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Featured projects

Discover our ongoing and completed research initiatives spanning futures research, inclusive design, and living lab methodologies.
ZIMPACT
Starting soon
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Project funding: 
VLAIO COOCK+
Empathy in action
Ongoing
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Project funding: 
ENLIGHT incubator grant
Comon
Ongoing
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Project funding: 
Stad Gent, imec & UGent
Comon is our permanent Living Lab. A collective of scientists, technologists, and creatives. The Operating System of De Krook, and our methodological playground.
Inclusive and collaborative design of emerging technologies
Ongoing
07/07/2025
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20/09/2029
Project funding: 
BOF
Proeftuin Werkbaar Werk in de Zorg
Ongoing
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Project funding: 
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ASTRA Conversational Interfaces & AI agents
Ongoing
01/01/2026
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01/01/2028
Project funding: 
imec AAA
The ASTRA project develops a research-grade experimentation platform for studying Agentic AI and conversational interfaces in real-world settings. By combining rapid prototyping across devices with a behavioral experimentation suite, it allows researchers to evaluate user trust, acceptance, and human-in-the-loop dynamics through rigorous "in-the-wild" testing.
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AI powered product design
In submission
01/09/2026
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01/09/2028
Project funding: 
Vlaio TETRA
The rapid rise of generative and agentic AI is fundamentally changing how products and services are conceived, designed, and improved. This TETRA project translates complex technologies into concrete applications for the New Product Development (NPD) process.

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Contact
Bibliotheek De Krook, Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent
Bastiaan.Baccarne@UGent.be