Food for Thought: CTRL + ALT + CONNECT

Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentationSocietal

Description

During this edition we look back and ahead: we spotlight two projects from the CoE CI Call 2025 and officially launch the new Call 2026, for which researchers, lecturers, and programme managers can once again submit project proposals. Out of the eighteen projects awarded in 2025, we highlight two today – one seed-funded project and one harvest-funded project – together illustrating the breadth and inspiration these themes can bring.

How can we design technology that not only thinks, but feels—technology that invites humans into connection, imagination, and awareness? Lecturer-researchers Stephanie Kramer and Yuri Westplat each explore, in their own way, the boundaries between humans and technology. Their work shows how digital systems—ranging from biofeedback to AI—are not only analytical tools, but also creative and sensory materials through which people can reshape their relationship to their bodies, environments, and society.
Period2 Dec 2025
Held atCentre of Expertise for Creative Innovation, Netherlands