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Laurens Boer is an Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Design at the IT University of Copenhagen, leading the IxD Lab and the MSc in Digital Design and Interactive Technologies programme. His work bridges critical design practices with speculative futures research, focusing on material computing and participatory innovation. Boer's research emphasizes ethical technology through projects like provotypes and fabulation techniques to explore wellbeing and societal impacts.
Key research areas include: critical design methodologies, speculative design for futures studies, and design interventions in healthcare and biotechnology. He actively engages with Nordic tech imaginaries through the NORDICFAB project and IoT applications in production environments.
Recent work explores affective interactions for chronic illness management, slow technology for sustainability, and reimagining smartphone usage patterns. Boer's pedagogical contributions include studio-based education methods and material programming frameworks for physical computing.
His collaborative projects span academic-industry partnerships, emphasizing design anthropology and participatory approaches. Notable contributions include the 'Hedonic Haptics Player' wearable device and the 'Social Robotic Donuts' project investigating human-robot interaction.
