M.M.A. de Graaf, MSc., Maartje

PhD Candidate

Presence	:	Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday
Building	:	Cubicus, room C140
Telephone	:	+31 (0)53 – 489 2942 +31 (0)53 – 489 3299 (secretary)
Fax	:	+31 (0)53 – 489 4259
Personal website
e-mail	:	m.m.a.degraaf@utwente.nl

Expertise

During her bachelor’s Maartje has worked in various project-based environments. At energy company NUON she was the central link in manufacturing (digital) magazines. After a few years as project leader and business consultant, Maartje pursued a master degree in Communication Science. With her vision on future jobs and the growing potential of technology she specialized in New Media Research & Design and graduated at the University of Twente in January 2011 on the influence of personality characteristics on online self-presentation. Maartje is now a PhD-Candidate at the University of Twente.

Maartje’s expertises:

- Usage and Acceptance of New Media in Everyday Life

- Usage and Acceptance of Social Robots in Domestic Environments

- Relationship building between Humans and Social Robots

Research projects

Since March 2011 Maartje is working as a PhD-Candidate on the acceptance and usage of social robots in domestic environments. The main goal of this research project is to get insight in: (1) how people gradually accept or reject social robots in home environments; (2) how they built relationships with these robots; and (3) what ethical issues occur when social robots enter our homes.