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Bart Hengeveld is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, specializing in the Future Everyday cluster. With a background in industrial design and music, his research interests focus on 'body language' in the Internet of Things, specifically how embedded technology can be appropriately manifested in forms and how sound plays a role in the realm of ubiquitous computational technologies. Hengeveld is an active member of the ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI) Steering Committee and has been part of the TEI community since 2007, contributing to the organization of the TEI'16 conference held in Eindhoven. He completed his BSc and MSc in Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology, co-founding the NWWRK design architecture consortium during his studies, before working as a designer at 7U Digital Handmade Originals between 2003 and 2006. Hengeveld pursued his PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology from 2007 to 2011, during which he also studied double bass at Codarts Conservatory of Music in Rotterdam. In 2011, he took on the position of Assistant Professor at TU/e and has been recognized with Teacher of the Year awards for his contributions to education.
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