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.







