| Mission: |
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| Combining hands-on design expertise and a clear vision for emerging technologies to develop creative, practical solutions to societal challenges. |
| Degree: |
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| Bachelor of Science in Communication and Multimedia Design |
| Languages: |
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| Dutch (Native) English (Fluent) |
| Expertise: |
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| ◼️ Shaping creative development processes, both analogue and digital ◼️ Prototyping strategies ◼️ User-testing strategies ◼️ Coordination of multi-stakeholder research and innovation projects ◼️ AI-driven innovation |
| Professional highlight: |
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| Giel is involved as a strategic designer in research projects for Stichting Milo and OOK-OC. In these projects, he combines AI techniques and sensors to develop measurement instruments that support researchers in assessing cognitive abilities in children with multiple communicative impairments. The work focuses on translating complex and abstract challenges into robust, practically applicable solutions, demonstrating the value of strategic design, prototyping, and the integration of emerging technologies. Read more about this research and design collaboration: https://8d.nl/en/cognitive-skills-of-children-with-cmb-mapped-using-play/ |