Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
- cross-media technologies
- personal information management
- human-information interaction
- data physicalisation
- next generation user interfaces
- interactive paper
- rechnology-enhanced learning (MindXpres)
- document engineering
- ubiquitous and tangible computing
Education/Academic qualification
Senior Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Oct 2007 → Jan 2009
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Sept 2005 → Sept 2007
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SRP92: SRP-Groeifinanciering: Real-Time Cross-Media Data Exploration and Analysis for Next Generation Knowledge Workers
Signer, B. (Administrative Promotor) & Ketsman, B. (Co-Promotor)
1/10/22 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3934: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - KMS, VAN DER PAELT Piet
Signer, B. (Administrative Promotor)
9/06/21 → 8/06/25
Project: Fundamental
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VLAOO12: Baekeland mandate: A Design Toolkit for Knowledge Physicalisation and Augmentation
Signer, B. (Administrative Promotor)
1/06/21 → 31/05/25
Project: Applied
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FWOTM991: May AI Help You? Human-AI Interaction in End-User User Interface Development
Sanctorum, A. (Administrative Promotor) & Signer, B. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator))
1/10/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Fundamental
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ANI238: Francqui Leerstoel VUB 2019-2020: appointed to Jean Vanderdonckt (UCLouvain)
Signer, B. (Administrative Promotor)
1/11/19 → 30/10/21
Project: Fundamental
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A Hybrid GUI-LLM Interface Paradigm for 3D Scene Customisation
Valadez Mora, J. I., Avina, I. & Signer, B., 12 Jun 2026, DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Yen, C. C., Lee, J.-J., Do, E.Y.-L., Zheng, C., Yoo, D. & Tang, T. (eds.). ACM, p. 61-75 15 p. (DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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An Empirical Study on Personal Information Management Practices Across Scholarly Workflows
Xu, Q. & Signer, B., 13 Apr 2026, CHI 2026 - Extended Abtracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N., Shamma, D. A., Candello, H., Cesar, P., Lopes, P., Artizzu, V., Draxler, F., Lopez, G., Reinschluessel, A. V., Tong, X. & Toups Dugas, P. O. (eds.). ACM, 12 p. 87. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Augmenting Scholarly Reading with Cross-Media Annotations
Xu, Q. & Signer, B., Apr 2026, International Workshop on Science and Technology for Augmenting Reading (STAR), CHI 2026, Barcelona, Spain, April 2026. CoRR - Computing Research Repository, 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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I dOn'T (Z)Know: An Architecture for Zero-Knowledge Cross-Platform IoT Applications
Attoh, E. & Signer, B., May 2026, Proceedings of IoTBDS 2026, 11th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security, Benidorm, Spain, May 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Leveraging Generative AI, Knowledge Graphs and Personalised Learning Paths to Improve the Learning Experience of Neurodivergent Students in E-learning Courses
Nalli, G., Malaise, Y., Kapetanakis, S. & Signer, B., Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of AINA 2026, 40th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, Wellington, New Zealand, April 2026. Springer Nature, 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Datasets
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Survey on the Privacy and Transparency of Location Data
Van de Wynckel, M. (Creator) & Signer, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 31 May 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15564050, https://zenodo.org/records/15564052
Dataset
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Object Tracking on a Monopoly Game Board
Hoebeke, N. (Creator), Van de Wynckel, M. (Supervisor) & Signer, B. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 1 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7990434, https://zenodo.org/record/7990434
Dataset
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OpenHPS: Single Floor Fingerprinting and Trajectory Dataset
Van de Wynckel, M. (Creator) & Signer, B. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 9 May 2021
Dataset
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802.11 Managemement frames from a public location
Vermunicht, B. J. (Creator), Van de Wynckel, M. (Supervisor) & Signer, B. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 5 Jun 2023
Dataset
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Sphero Dead Reckoning and CV Tracking Dataset
Van de Wynckel, M. (Creator) & Signer, B. (Supervisor), Kaggle, 28 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.34740/kaggle/ds/6760212, https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/maximvandewynckel/sphero-dead-reckoning-and-cv-tracking-dataset/
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award CSEDU 2015
Signer, B. (Recipient), May 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award ICALT 2014
Signer, B. (Recipient), Jul 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award MobiWIS 2011
Signer, B. (Recipient), Sept 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award USAB 2008
Signer, B. (Recipient), Nov 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Honorable Mention Award MUM 2017
Signer, B. (Recipient), Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (Event)
Signer, B. (Chair)
Mar 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Thinking in Trade-Offs: Training Agents to Balance Conflicting Objectives Under Uncertainty (Event)
Signer, B. (Chair)
Feb 2026Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
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Foundations of the Information Dynamics of Thinking (Event)
Signer, B. (Chair)
Dec 2025Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
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ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (Event)
Signer, B. (Chair)
Sept 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Interoperable and Discoverable Indoor Positioning Systems (Event)
Signer, B. (Supervisor)
Jun 2025Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
Press/Media
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Maxim Van de Wynckel zoekt oplossingen om gebruikers meer controle te geven over hun locatie-gegevens
1/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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VUB-onderzoekers ontwikkelen model voor spelend digital leren voor jongeren met risico op schooluitval
1/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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VUB-onderzoeker ontwikkelt alternatieve presentatiesoftware
30/08/19 → 2/09/19
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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Applying Augmented Reality to Stimulate User Awareness in Urban Environments
Arbaoui, M. ((PhD) Student) & Signer, B. (Promotor), 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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