Himanshu Verma

Himanshu Verma is an Assistant Professor at the Knowledge and Intelligence Design Group within the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology. His research focuses on Human-AI Collaboration, Cognitive Empathy, and designing AI systems attuned to human needs. Prior to TU Delft, he held postdoctoral roles at the University of Fribourg, EPFL, and HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (EPFL, Switzerland), focusing on collaborative group interactions and shared environments.
• Postdoctoral research in Human-Computer Interaction and Ubiquitous Computing.

Research Interests:

• Empathy-Centric Design for inclusive technologies.
• Social Signal Processing in human-AI interactions.
• Health, well-being, and accessibility in AI systems.

Key Projects:

• Co-leads the PERISCOPE (H2020) research project.
• Designs tools like EmpathiCH and COCTEAU for empathy-driven decision-making.

Teaching:

• Design Analytics (2023–2024).
• Empirical Design Research (2024).

Labs & Teams: Active in the Knowledge and Intelligence Design Group, focusing on AI ethics, hybrid workspaces, and empathetic systems.