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Yvonne de Kort is a Full Professor and Chair of Environmental Psychology of Human-Technology Interaction in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). With her group, she investigates the effects of lighting conditions on human functioning (e.g., alertness, stress, sleep, and health), specifically targeting light effects for day-active people in real-world conditions. This explicitly includes both visual effects and circadian and acute effects beyond vision, via our biological clock and neural regions related to alertness and mood. The research brings together insights from psychology, chronobiology, and neuroscience and aims to translate fundamental insights in human responses to light to implications for the design of environments, lighting scenarios, and intelligent lighting solutions. We use lighting technology and Virtual Reality to tune light spectra, temporal and spatial dynamics. We investigate their effects through self-reports, psychophysiology (e.g., HRV, EEG), and task performance and employ EMA, (ambulatory) sensing, advanced statistics, data science, and AI approaches.
Uniquely, in addition to controlled studies in laboratories, a growing part of the research of her group takes place in living labs and in the field, where the aim is to test the effects of interventions and interactive installations in real-life situations. Additional research topics include the restorative and invigorating effects of light and nature scenes.
Academic background
Yvonne de Kort is a full professor of environmental psychology in the Human-Technology Interaction group and vice dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. She obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology from TU/e. Yvonne manages the interdepartmental Sound Lighting research program in TU/e’s Intelligent Lighting Institute and the Mental Health program in TU/e’s Center for Humans and Technology. She coordinates national and European projects, among which a recently acquired European Training Network under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN framework: LIGHTCAP.
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The ties between our social, physical and technological context and human experience are many -- this web of relationships is the domain that I feel at home in, the domain of environmental psychology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Light Cognition Attention Perception IEIS GA860613
de Kort, Y. A. W., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Schlangen, L. J. M., Haans, A., Overeem, S., Schrijnemakers, L. R. R., Gecer, E., Verhoef, V. T. R. & Jedon, R.
1/03/20 → 29/02/24
Project: Research direct
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DYNKA - DYNamisch licht en binnenklimaat voor KAntoren
de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Kompier, M. E., de Kort, Y. A. W., Zeiler, W. & Smolders, K. C. H. J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
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OptiLight
Linnartz, J. M. G., Bonarius, J. H., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Vogels, I. M. L. C., Peeters, S. T., Dangol, R., Kruisselbrink, T. W., Özçelebi, T. & de Kort, Y. A. W.
1/11/16 → 31/10/20
Project: Research direct
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PILCS
de Kort, Y. A. W., de Kort, Y. A. W. & Smolders, K. C. H. J.
1/11/14 → 31/03/16
Project: Research direct
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Abrupt light transitions in illuminance and correlated colour temperature result in different temporal dynamics and interindividual variability for sensation, comfort and alertness
Kompier, M. E., Smolders, K. C. H. J. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 22 Mar 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 3, 24 p., 0243259.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Behavioural biometrics: using smartphone keyboard activity as a proxy for rest-activity patterns
Druijff-van de Woestijne, G. B., McConchie, H., de Kort, Y. A. W., Licitra, G., Zhang, C., Overeem, S. & Smolders, K. C. H. J., 5 Mar 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sleep Research. XX, XX, e13285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Diurnal effects of illuminance on performance: Exploring the moderating role of cognitive domain and task difficulty
Ru, T., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Chen, Q-W., Zhou, G. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 23 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Lighting Research and Technology. XX, XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Less is more? : Effects of more vs. less electric light on alertness, mood, sleep and appraisals of light in an operational office
Peeters, S. T., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Vogels, I. M. L. C. & de Kort, Y. A. W., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 74, 15 p., 101583.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Opinion: On becoming smart
de Kort, Y. A. W., Jan 2021, In: Lighting Research and Technology. 53, 1, p. 4 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review
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Effects of light transitions on subjective and objective measures of alertness, comfort and mood
Maaike E. Kompier (Speaker), Karin C.H.J. Smolders (Member) & Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Member)
20 Jun 2019 → 22 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (External organisation)
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Member)
Dec 2017 → Jan 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Playful design for Activation - Co-designing serious games for people with moderate to severe dementia to reduce apathy
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)
24 Apr 2017Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
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Using ambient lighting in persuasive communication
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)
5 Apr 2017Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
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Light conditions in nursing homes : visual comfort and visual functioning of residents
Yvonne A.W. de Kort (Examiner)
1 Oct 2016Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Courses
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L'X students will participate in EuroTech High Level Event 2019
27/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
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UC | CBL: FOMO vs FOJI
Daniël Lakens & Yvonne A.W. de Kort
25/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: Training the light experts of the future at TU/e
14/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
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Training Light Experts of Future at Eindhoven University of Technology
11/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: Marina Van Damme Grant to circular economy and balanced work life
30/09/19
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Student theses
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Onderzoek naar bejaardenoorden voor visueel gehandicapten
Author: de Kort, Y., 30 Jun 1993Supervisor: Dinjens, P. (Supervisor 2) & van Wagenberg, A. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master