Peter A.M. Ruijten-Dodoiu

Peter A.M. Ruijten-Dodoiu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He holds dual roles as EAISI Foundational Assistant Professor and EAISI Mobility Assistant Professor, focusing on education technologies, student growth, and process-based assessment. His research emphasizes how innovative technologies can enhance education and human-technology interaction, particularly in social psychology and persuasive systems.

Academically, Ruijten-Dodoiu earned a BEng in Electrical Engineering from Avans University of Applied Sciences (2005), an MSc in Human-Technology Interaction from TU/e (2011), and a PhD in Social Psychology from TU/e (2015) on 'Responses to Human-Like Artificial Agents'. He transitioned from lecturer to assistant professor in 2017.

His research explores education technologies, student development, and process-based learning methodologies. Recent work includes serious games for sustainable behavior change, robot-human interaction in healthcare, and ethical design of autonomous systems. His projects, such as the GUARDIAN initiative, address societal challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Ruijten-Dodoiu has advised over 78 students and contributes to courses like 'Automotive Societal Factors' and 'Behavioral Research Methods'. He actively participates in conferences and media discussions on robotics ethics, persuasive technologies, and future societal impacts of AI.

His research spans 42 publications, with a focus on educational innovation, human-robot interaction, and sustainable behavior. He leads teams at TU/e's EAISI (Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute) and collaborates across engineering, psychology, and design disciplines to advance socially responsible technology.