Conversations between people and technology.: Lectorale rede dr. Aletta Smits, 17 december 2025, Lectoraat Digitale Transformatie

Aletta Smits

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.30993610

Conversations between people and technology. Lectorale rede dr. Aletta Smits, 17 december 2025, Lectoraat Digitale Transformatie

Aletta Smits

Human Centered Technologies

Onderzoeksoutput: Inaugural speech › Academic

Samenvatting

Creating meaning through technology in use, that is what we do in the Human-Centered Technology research group. Because technology without meaning is a billionaire making more money somewhere. Technology with meaning, hopeful meaning, helpful meaning, that can move mountains.

In this research group, we study good design of technology, both as a verb, the design process, and as a noun, the resulting design. We do that with the business partners in the region, and in national and international research consortia; with lecturers, PhD-candidates, researchers and students, in dedicated projects, in graduation trajectories and in – what we at the Hanze call – Innovation Work Places (IWPs)

Originele taal-2	Dutch
Plaats van productie	Groningen
Uitgeverij	Hanze, Centre of Expertise Ondernemen
Aantal pagina's	21
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30993610
Status	Published - 17 dec. 2025

Duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN

Deze output draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en)

SDG 03 – Goede gezondheid en welzijn
SDG 04 – Kwaliteitsonderwijs
SDG 09 – Industrie, innovatie en infrastructuur

Keywords

digital transformation
inaugurale redes

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Ondernemerschap

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise

Digitale Transformatie

Publinova thema's

Taal, Cultuur & Kunsten
ICT & Media
Mens en Maatschappij
Gezondheid
Techniek

Toegang tot document

10.6084/m9.figshare.30993610Licentie: Unspecified

2 Afgelopen
4 Actief

DUTCH Empathische communicatie met digitale collega’s en patiënten in XR
Smits, A. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
Hyperbridge
Groenboom, R. (PI), Smits, A. (PI), Elving, W. (PI) & D'Souza, A. (PI)
1/10/25 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
Enabling Student Ownership of Learning
Smits, A. (PI) & Braad, E. (PI)
1/09/25 → 1/11/26
Project: Research

13 Contribution to conference proceeding
2 Chapter
1 Article
1 Review article

Aanbevelingen van een computer: hoe betrouwbaar zijn ze?
Dinnissen, K., Hauptmann, H., Herder, E., Masthoff, J. & Smits, A., aug. 2025, In: Tijdschrift voor Human Factors. 50, 2, blz. 5-9 5 blz.
Onderzoeksoutput: Review article › peer review
Hardly any sliders in real-world apps: a library of algorithmic affordances to bridge the research-practice gap in Human-AI Interaction
Vertaalde titel van de bijdrage: Real-world apps hebben bijna nooit sliders: een bibliotheek van interacties tussen mens en AI om de kloof tussen onderzoek en praktijk te overbruggenSmits, A., Cardona, K., Berk, M., Marantika, T., Meeuwse, T., van Rossen, S., Sent, D., van Turnhout, K. & Hoekman, B. J., nov. 2025, (Accepted/In press) Arppid 2025. Springer Verlag, 18 blz.
Onderzoeksoutput: Contribution to conference proceeding › Academic › peer review

Open Access
Assessing the Utility of an Interaction Qualities Framework in Systematizing the Evaluation of User Control
Smits, A., Detweiler, C., Bartels, E., Pott, K., van der Stappen, E., van Rossen, S., Cardona, K., Shayan, S., Ziegler, J. & van Turnhout, K., 9 jul. 2024, Design for Equality and Justice: INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. Bramwell-Dicks, A., Evans, A., Winckler, M., Petrie, H. & Abdelnour-Nocera, J. (reds.). 1 uitgave Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, blz. 185–195 11 blz. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).
Onderzoeksoutput: Contribution to conference proceeding › Academic › peer review

4 Oral presentation
3 Invited talk
1 Consultancy

human-AI interaction: how to give people autonomy and control
Smits, A. (Speaker)
1 apr. 2026
Activiteit: Invited talk
Algorithmic Affordances
Smits, A. (Speaker)
27 jan. 2026
Activiteit: Invited talk
The designers’ perspective on Decision Support Systems
Smits, A. (Speaker)
23 mrt. 2026 → 27 mrt. 2026
Activiteit: Oral presentation

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