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Aart van Halteren is an Endowed Professor of Health Behaviour Informatics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a principal scientist at Philips Research. He focuses on the interaction between people and their increasingly digital environments, where the boundary between the physical and digital worlds is blurring. His research addresses the challenges of automatically measuring and analyzing the physiological and psychological states of individuals and groups in a non-intrusive manner. A significant part of his work emphasizes promoting adherence to health behaviors, including medication adherence and physical activity to prevent obesity. He aims to design health behavior support systems that incorporate basic human needs such as autonomy, competence, and belonging to foster adherence. Additionally, he is involved in various activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflecting his commitment to leveraging technology for social good. Van Halteren's expertise spans multiple domains in health informatics, and he collaborates extensively in research projects focused on these themes.
Philips Research • Eindhoven
Leading research efforts in health behavior informatics and the application of digital health technologies.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.