Joyce H.D.M. Westerink

Joyce Westerink is a part-time Full Professor in the Human Technology Interaction group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), where she holds the Chair on Wellbeing and Psychophysiology. She joined TU/e in 2012 and has supervised numerous master's and PhD students. Concurrently, she maintains an ongoing industrial research career at Philips Innovation & Strategy since 1985, contributing to projects in personal care, media interaction, and brain-behavior studies.

Education:
• MSc in Experimental Physics, Utrecht University (1985)
• PhD, Eindhoven University of Technology (1991)

Research Focus:
Her work bridges psychophysiology and technology, investigating how physiological signals reflect wellbeing (stress, arousal, mental balance) and developing unobtrusive measurement methods. Applications span:

• Healthcare monitoring systems
• Affective computing interfaces
• Wearable technology for wellbeing
• Digital mental health solutions

Publication Trends:
Recent works (2022-2023) focus on wearable sensors for team performance, stress physiology, digital mental health adoption during COVID-19, interpersonal biosignal sharing, and infant sleep analysis - reflecting her dual expertise in physiological measurement and human-centered applications.

Awards:

• SMPTE Journal Award (1990)
• INGRoup Outstanding Poster Award (2021)
• Recent paper award for wearable tech review (2023)

Professional Activities:
She has delivered keynote talks on 'Wearable Wellbeing' (2017) and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through health technology research.