Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
- new media and technology; Human Computer Interaction; Human Robot Collaboration; Participatory Design; Internet of Things; Ontology methodology; Sociology; Healthcare; Care; Elderly; Persuasive Technology
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD in Political and Social Sciences, Sociology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IOF3037: Brubotics: sustainable humanity-centered robotics
Vanderborght, B. (Administrative Promotor), Verstraten, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Pauw, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Roelands, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Nowe, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Loeckx, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jansen, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Munteanu, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jacobs, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Witte, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Swinnen, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Beckwée, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brengman, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Willems, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van de Perre, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Paolillo, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Aeles, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Secades, L. (Mandate), Heiremans, L. (Mandate), El Makrini, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Verrelst, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lopez Garcia, P. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Terryn, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Applied
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IRP23: COMPASs 2.0 COMbining interdisciplinary Perspectives on Artificial intelligent Systems: navigating towards human-centred Artificial Intelligence in dynamical systems and large language models
Ginis, V. (Administrative Promotor), Nowe, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Dooms, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jacobs, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Danckaert, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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EUAR195: DIGIT-ABLE: Driving Digital Transition for Social Enterprises for Inclusion
Heyman, R. (Administrative Promotor), Lievens, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Jacobs, A. (Administrative Promotor)
2/09/24 → 1/03/27
Project: Applied
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IOF3028: SHALGO - A valorisation programme for social science and humanities research on algorithmic systems
Ballon, P. (Administrative Promotor), Van Audenhove, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Raats, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Picone, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Willems, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brengman, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van den Broeck, W. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Morganti, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Marien, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jacobs, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Heyman, R. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ranaivoson, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Smets, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Kalogeropoulos, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Delaere, S. (Mandate) & Lievens, B. (Mandate)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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OZR4335: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UWC (Zuid-Afrika), VAN LEEUWEN Cora
Jacobs, A. (Administrative Promotor)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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A Systematic Review of User-Centred Evaluation of Explainable AI in Healthcare
Donoso-Guzmán, I., Sirka Kacafírková, K., Szymanski, M., Jacobs, A., Parra, D. & Verbert, K., 2025, (Submitted) 114 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A User Typology for Digital Health Self-Management Technologies: A Qualitative Study of the Long-term User Experiences of Older Adults with a Digital Self-Management Platform for Multimorbidity (ProACT).
Polak, S., Sillevis Smitt, M., Jacobs, A., van Leeuwen, C., Doyle, J., Cullen-Smith, S. & Dinsmore, J., 2025, In: Journal of Healthcare InformaticsResearch. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-creating a digital tool with PROMs to enhance patient-centred cancer care: integrating innovation and implementation science
Van Landschoot, F., Scherrens, A.-L., Jacobs, A., Pardon, K., Deliens, L. & Beernaert, K., 2025, (Unpublished). 1 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Exploring Women’s Perceptions of Traditional Mammography and the Concept of AI-Driven Thermography to Improve the Breast Cancer Screening Journey: Mixed Methods Study
Sirka Kacafírková, K., Poll, A., Jacobs, A., Cardone, A. & Ventura, J.-J., 10 Sept 2025, In: JMIR cancer. 11, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HcAI Bootcamp: Innovating Healthcare via Human-centred AI design approach
Adnan, H. S., Sirka Kacafírková, K., Edelman, J. A., Jacobs, A., Bankhead, C. & Perera, R., 2025, (Submitted) 33 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Datasets
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Data set 1 for semi-structured interviews with older adults in Flanders for Digital Ageing Consortium
Van Leeuwen, M. (Creator), Jacobs, A. (Creator) & Marien, I. (Creator), Zenodo, 18 Feb 2025
Dataset
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Data set 2 for semi-structured interviews with older adults in Flanders for Digital Ageing Consortium
Van Leeuwen, M. (Creator), Jacobs, A. (Creator) & Marien, I. (Creator), Zenodo, 18 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14887374, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14887374
Dataset
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Job Seekers and Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies: Digitised Canvases from Workshops
Sirka Kacafírková, K. (Researcher), Bal, M. (Researcher), Elprama, S. (Supervisor), Dessers, E. (Supervisor) & Jacobs, A. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset
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Questionnaire and Topic Guide on Women's Perceptions of AI-Driven Thermography Screening and Traditional Mammography
Sirka Kacafírková, K. (Creator), Poll, A. (Researcher), Jacobs, A. (Supervisor), Cardone, A. (Project Member) & Ventura, J.-J. (Project Member), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset
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Template used during co-creation workshop 1 (Cao et al., 2024)
Elprama, S. (Creator), Jacobs, A. (Supervisor), Cao, H. L. (Researcher), Scholz, C. (Researcher), L. Siahaya, P. (Project Member), El Makrini, I. (Researcher), Ajoudani, A. (Project Leader) & Vanderborght, B. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2019
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Prizes
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Finalist science communication award 2019 Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts
Vanderborght, Bram (Recipient), Meeusen, Romain (Recipient), Maus, Michel (Recipient) & Jacobs, An (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Jaarprijs Wetenschapscommunicatie 2019
Vanderborght, B. (Recipient), Maus, M. (Recipient), Jacobs, A. (Recipient) & Meeusen, R. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Silver ITEA Achievement Award 2012
Jacobs, An (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sustainability Leadership Recognition in Robotics
Haidegger, T. (Recipient), Mai, V. (Recipient), Mörch, C. (Recipient), Boesl, D. B. O. (Recipient), Jacobs, A. (Recipient), Rao, B. (Recipient), Khamis, A. (Recipient), Lach, L. (Recipient) & Vanderborght, B. (Recipient), 13 Mar 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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How to study Future Human Robot Interaction in the Wild?
Jacobs, A. (Speaker) & Elprama, S. (Speaker)
4 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Lost in translation: Engaging super-non-native speaking participants in co-creation through a translation app
Verhellen, A. (Speaker), Polak, S. (Speaker) & Jacobs, A. (Contributor)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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BrIAS Forum on Human-Robot Collaboration
Jacobs, A. (Chair), Elprama, S. (Chair), Innocenti, B. (Member of programme committee), Haidegger, T. (Member of programme committee), Takács, K. (Member of programme committee) & Garone, A. (Chair)
26 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
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The implementation process of digital PROMs and PREMs in oncology care: A scoping review
Scherrens, A.-L. (Speaker), Raemdonck, E. (Contributor), Faric, N. (Contributor), Beernaert, K. (Speaker), Cresswell, K. (Contributor), Jacobs, A. (Contributor), Lundeby, T. (Contributor), Pardon, K. (Speaker), Williams, R. (Contributor), Fallon, M. (Contributor) & Deliens, L. (Speaker)
31 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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The Digital Health Data Mapping Methodology: practical guidelines to visualize digital health dataflows and infrastructures
Verhellen, A. (Speaker) & Jacobs, A. (Contributor)
8 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
Press/Media
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Robot en mens zij aan zij in Audi Vorst
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Bram Vanderborght & Ilias El Makrini
30/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Uniek Belgisch testproject laat mens en robot vlot samenwerken
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Ilias El Makrini & Bram Vanderborght
30/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Arbeider van de Audi fabriek
An Jacobs, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Bram Vanderborght & Ilias El Makrini
29/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Driekwart deelnemers aan grootschalige iMinds enquête zou gezondheidsapps en wearables gebruiken op aanraden arts
28/05/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Thesis
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"Gamification and the Olympic Games: A Study of Gameful Design Initiatives during London-2012 and Outcomes for Rio-2016"
Author: Nascimento Alencar de Lima, M., Jacobs, A., Bleumers, L. & Coenen, T., Aug 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis