Signe Louise Yndigegn

Signe Louise Yndigegn is a Lecturer at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), leading the Welfare Technology - Policy - People - Practices research group and serving as Head of Education for the BSc in Digital Design and Interactive Technologies. She is affiliated with ITU’s Center for Digital Welfare and focuses on participatory design, social innovation, and aging populations. Her work bridges technology, healthcare, and elder care practices, emphasizing co-design methods and infrastructuring for sustainable care solutions.

• Education: Not explicitly stated in texts, but academic qualifications implied by her role.
• Roles: Research Group Leader, Education Head, Co-Investigator in multiple projects.

Her research interests include welfare technology, participatory design, loneliness reduction in elderly populations, and scaling social innovations. She has led projects like TRACE (investigating human-technology interactions in care) and Give&Take (peer-to-peer platforms for senior engagement). Collaborations span Denmark, Sweden, and Japan, focusing on healthcare technology and community practices.

Key projects include designing reciprocal care services for seniors (Give&Take), co-design methodologies in living labs (COLAB), and exploring voice-based technologies for aging populations. Her work often addresses ethical dilemmas in participatory design and the digital divide affecting vulnerable groups.

Media contributions highlight her expertise in digital welfare, elderly care, and social innovation. She actively participates in hiring committees for academic positions at ITU, reflecting her leadership in shaping academic directions.