I started in October 2009 as a PhD student in the Agent Research Group of the AI Department at the VU University Amsterdam. My supervisor is prof. dr. Jan Treur.

Research Interests

My current research focuses on ambient intelligence. Within this area I am interested in the development of intelligent systems that support humans both in individual and in team contexts. I am working on the development of an intelligent support system for lifestyle behavior change, and on designing agents that are able to support complex decision making in human teams.

Related interests

1. • persuasive technology
   

2. • cognitive modeling
   

3. • human-computer interaction
   

4. • computer tailoring
   

5. • habit learning, behavior change
   

Nominations & Awards

Google Scholar 2010 for the EMEA Scholarship for Women in Computer Science (Europe, Middle East, Africa)

Nominated for a thesis award at Utrecht University: Vliegenthart Scriptieprijs 2009

Nominated for best paper award: (BNAIC 2010) Wissen, A. van, Gal, Y., Kamphorst, B., Dignum, V. Human-Agent Team Formation: An Empirical Study.