Wijnand IJsselsteijn

Wijnand IJsselsteijn is a Full Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, affiliated with the Human Technology Interaction group and the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute (EAISI). His research bridges psychology and technology design, focusing on digital environments' impact on human learning, health, and wellbeing.

• Academic background in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Neuropsychology (MSc, Utrecht University), PhD in Telepresence (2004).
• Leadership roles: Scientific Director of the Center for Humans and Technology, board member of EAISI.

Research interests include:

• Measuring human experiences in immersive media and serious games.
• Integrating data science and AI into psychological frameworks.
• Designing sensor-enabled mobile technologies and virtual environments for behavior tracking.

Recent publications highlight:

• Human-robot interaction strategies for health behavior change (2025).
• Emotional bonding with robots through caregiving (2025).
• Machine Ethics challenges in aligning computer scientists and ethicists (2025).
• Cybersecurity breach responses in domestic IoT contexts (2024).

Grants & Awards:

• NWO Gravitation grant "Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies" (co-PI).
• Support from EU FP6, FP7, and H2020 grants.

Additional affiliations include part-time professorship at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS).