Team and partners of the lab

The BMS Lab is run by a collection of scientists and professionals, is supported by a team of student assistants and advised by a special board of experienced academics. Lastly, the BMS Lab cannot innovate without the support and collaboration of its partners.

The Team of professionals behind the BMS Lab

The day-to-day activities of the BMS Lab are run by its core team. The team consists of a diverse group of academics and professionals with an expertise and experience equally diverse. Our core team ranges from teaching professionals to engineers and software developers.

Prof. dr. Ellen Giebels
Founder
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Dr. ir. Jan-Willem van ‘t Klooster
Managing Director BMS lab
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Peter Slijkhuis, MSc.
Educational Coordinator BMS lab & PhD Candidate
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Lucy Rabago Mayer, MSc.
Lead Development BMS lab
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Lorette Bosch
Facility manager and Management assistant BMS lab
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Johnny Lammers van Toorenburg
Data & facility management, support at the BMS lab
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Andre Bester, MEng.
Sr. Project Lead BMS lab
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Dr. Anna Machens
Data Scientist at the BMS Data Science Incubator
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Karel Kroeze, MSc
Data Scientist at the BMS Data Science Incubator
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Magdalena Szostak
Liaison officer
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Elvis Vrolijk, BSc
Developer
prof. dr. ir. Bernard Veldkamp
Vice Dean Research
Dr. Lyan Kamphuis-Blikman
Research coordinator and Ethics of the faculty of Behavioral, Management and Social Studies (BMS)
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Derwin Tromp
Full-stack developer

Student assistants of the BMS Lab

The BMS Lab is supported by a diverse and large group of student assistants. They get to practice their respective potential future professions and are able to learn from working with the lab. Each of our student assistants has their own set of responsibilities and their own expertise, which allows for an educational but professional collaboration.

Niklas Pollman
Assistant Social Media
Diana Zievinger
Instructional Designer
Teodora Spirova
Valorisatie
Thijmen Berteler
project: low-cost eye-tracking device
Elisha Akwali
Student assistant for the Furhat social robot
Melina Kowalski
Student Assistent (driving simulator)
Adrian Fagarasanu
Mixed Reality Development Intern
Torben Janne Kohler
Canvas Page Management
Harnoor Singh
Creative Technology Developer Intern
Arpit Thakkar
Creative Technology Developer Intern

The BMS Lab Advisory Board

The BMS Lab Advisory Board advices on the activities and ambitions of the BMS Lab. This ensures that lab maintains a connection to the daily reality and needs of the researchers and allows the lab to not just respond to current research needs, but be proactive.

Dr. Michel Ehrenhard
Associate Professor Strategic Enterpreneurship and Head of the Business Administration Programmes
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Dr. Suzanne Janssen
Assistant Professor Communication Science at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS)
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Dr. Matthijs Noordzij
Associate Professor department of Psychology, Health & Technology (PHT)
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Prof. dr. ir. Bernard Veldkamp
Professor Department of Research Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis (OMD)
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Dr. T.G. (Tim) Schweisfurth
Associate Professor
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Prof. dr. Ir. H. (Erik) Koffijberg
Full Professor
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Prof. dr. Maria Iacob
Full Professor
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External and collaborative partners

The innovations of the BMS faculty and BMS Lab are in large part possible thanks to the collaboration with various external parties. They range from software developers and technology creators to innovative organizations wherein some of the innovations can find their use.

Booqable
Collaborative partner
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Amberscript
Collaborative partner
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Thales
Collaborative partner
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Noldus Information Technology
Collaborative partner
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Artinis Medical Systems
Collaborative partner
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VidiNexus
Collaborative partner
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Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Collaborative partner (various research projects)
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZGT)
Collaborative Partner
Imotions
Tetem
Collaborative Partner