22/07/2024 Studying human subjective time experience by introducing stressors and distractors in a photorealistic VR driving simulator

Time perception is a fundamental aspect of human cognition, influencing our interaction with the world and processing of experiences. Advances in VR technology have provided new opportunities to study time perception under controlled, immersive conditions. In a master's thesis by Stijn Oosterlinck, the specific effect of stressors and distractors on time perception was investigated, by conducting behavioral experiments using a VR driving simulator, inside the HomeLab. Read More ›

29/05/2024 Using IoT environments in gamified cognitive and physical training of elderly people

The aging global population, particularly in Flanders, is creating a surge in demand for elder care that traditional models cannot meet. A master’s thesis by Alexandre Camacho has elaborated on previous studies that conceptualized a game-based environment for the cognitive and physical monitoring of elderly people. Read More ›

29/05/2024 HomeLabGym

On May 21 and 22 the HomeLabGym was presented in one of the demo booths at the imec Technology Forum in Antwerp. Read More ›

06/05/2024 H2020 Project Interconnect

The recently finished H2020 Interconnect project focused on the development of a semantic interoperability framework to simplify the integration of smart homes and buildings into energy grids. Read More ›

29/11/2023 Combining Distributed Microphones in Smart (IoT) Environments for Acoustics Source Separation

In our everyday lives, we encounter a lot of devices which carry at least one microphone with them: think of smart phones, smart watches or laptops. Combining these microphones could be of great benefit for improving audio quality in for example hybrid meeting settings or for hearing aid users. Read More ›