Management & Business team
dr. Martijn Vastenburg
Founder and managing director
Martijn Vastenburg is founder and managing director of ConnectedCare and assistant professor at Radboud University. He coordinates collaborative projects with research organizations, companies, care organizations and users. His core expertise is in designing ehealth innovations for care collaboration, persuasive technology and social robotics for behavior change.
dr. Harm op den Akker
Lead R&D Health
Harm is a senior researcher with over 15 years of experience in coordinating complex, international R&D projects, with a background in computer science, human computer interaction, and a PhD degree obtained in the area of Digital Health. Harm is responsible for coordinating the R&D activities in the Health domain, and translating R&D results into valuable improvements to our healthcare products.
dr. Natalia Romero
Lead R&D Sustainability
Natalia Romero is a senior researcher and new business at ConnectedCare. She is an associate professor at Delft University of Technology, with more than 20 years of experience in coordinating and conducting human-centered design research projects. Her expertise brings together living lab methodologies, data-driven design, and interactive digital and physical concepts to demonstrate the role of technology in shaping social practices to become more sustainable.
Research & Design Team
Lotte van der Jagt (M.Sc.)
Designer and Researcher
Lotte is an Industrial Designer passionate about Medical Design. Increasing people’s quality of life through design, is what she aspires to do. She is skilled in involving the target group during the design process and translating qualitative insights toward innovative concepts.
Miha Arink (B.Sc.)
Junior Designer
Miha is currently pursuing her Master’s in Integrated Product Design at TU Delft, where she combines her passion for healthcare design with a curiosity about the interaction between humans and technology. She aims to blend creativity and empathy, striving to bridge the gap between functionality and user-centered experiences in the healthcare sector.
Oscar Vastenburg
Junior Designer
With his experience in Mechanical Engineering, Oscar is particularly interested in the intersection of robotics, automation, and healthcare innovation, aiming to design systems that enhance both patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
Development team
Niels Cornelissen (M.Sc.)
AI Researcher / Software Developer
Niels finished his master in artificial intelligence with a thesis on human robot interaction in human-machine teams. He is interested in the exciting new roles technology can play to support people in their workplace and home environment.
Gil Oliveira
Frontend Developer
Gil is a frontend developer and multimedia designer with a background in both web and mobile development. He enjoys turning ideas into intuitive digital products, combining technical skills with an eye for design. His work ranges from building responsive apps to creating visual identities and prototypes.
Vince van Diermen
Junior Software Developer
Vince is an experienced software developer, who is mainly interested in creating scalable and efficient solutions, and seeing how technology, primarily the rise of artificial intelligence, can improve people’s lives.
Luuk van der Heijden
Junior Software Developer
Luuk enjoys tinkering with software and making stuff that can be helpful to people. He enjoys looking critically at how things are done that could be done better.