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Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.

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Courses
YearCourseBSc/MScStaffProgrammesECTSLevelPeriod
2026‑2027Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Challenge (4032AIROB)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Moerland, dr. T.DSAI2200
2026‑2027Digital Skills and Programming Introduction (4031DISKPY)BScAthanasiadis, dr. C., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E, DSAI3100
2026‑2027Embodied Conversational Agents (4032ECAGX)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Ren, dr. Z.DSAI6200
2026‑2027Symbolic AI (4032SYAIXY)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2025‑2026Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Challenge (4032AIROB)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Moerland, dr. T.Inf, DSAI2200
2025‑2026Digital Skills and Programming Introduction (4031DISKPY)BScAthanasiadis, dr. C., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E, DSAI3100
2025‑2026Human-Agent Interaction (4032DSHAI)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2025‑2026Symbolic AI (4032SYAIXY)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2024‑2025Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Challenge (4032AIROB)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Moerland, dr. T.Inf, DSAI2200
2024‑2025Human-Agent Interaction (4032DSHAI)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2024‑2025Symbolic AI (4032KISYM)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2023‑2024Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Challenge (4032AIROB)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Moerland, dr. T.Inf, DSAI2200
2023‑2024Human-Robot Interaction (4032KIHR6)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2023‑2024Symbolic AI (4032KISYM)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2022‑2023Human-Robot Interaction (4032KIHR6)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Saunders, dr. R.DSAI6200
2022‑2023Symbolic AI (4032KISYM)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI6200
2021‑2022Human-Robot Interaction (4032KIHR6)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Saunders, dr. R.6200
2021‑2022Symbolic AI (4032KISYM)BScBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.6200
Supervised theses

Information below is sourced from the LIACS Thesis Repository.

Year Student Thesis Supervisors Programme
2025‑2026Bol, E. (Emile)Engagement-driven Strategies on Social Media: User Perceptions and Imp...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Haring, prof.dr. S.DSAI
2025‑2026Ludlage, N. (Nika)Does it Matter Who is Rude? Exploring Politeness and Perceived Agency ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Duijn, dr. M.J. vanDSAI
2025‑2026Rietveld, A. (Anthony)Generative AI as a Content Generator for Educational GamesBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.DSAI
2025‑2026Ma, K. (Kezhuoya)Understanding Mathematical Misunderstandings: Enhancing LLMs' Support ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Duijn, dr. M.J. vanCS
2024‑2025Koppers, M. (Maurits)Optimizing Multimodal Emotion Expression for an Appearance-Constrained...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., B. HilpertDSAI
2024‑2025Mushmush, R. (Riham)A Study on the Effects of Speech Performance of a NAO Robot on Informa...Saunders, dr. R., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2024‑2025Nanhekhan, T. (Thalia)Sensitivity of Automatic Speech Recognition on Non-Native Speakers Acc...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M.DSAI
2024‑2025Ruijven, L. van (Lee)The Effect of Different Voices in RobotsBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verhoef, dr. T.DSAI
2024‑2025San Juan Palacios, D. (Daniel)Embodied LLMs Spatial Perception, Understanding, and PredictionBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derDSAI
2024‑2025Buter, J. (Joël)Prompting a Smaller-Scale LLM for Goal-Oriented Emotional Support Dial...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2024‑2025Steennis, C. (Christian)Analysis of the Relation Between Bitdepth and Timesteps in ANN to SNN ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Chen, dr. Q.CS
2024‑2025Xu, Z. (Zhen)EvHandFPP: Efficient Event-Based 3D Hand Tracking from First-Person Pe...Chen, dr. Q., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2024‑2025Bos, R.M.A. (Renier)Enhancing RAG-Based Question Answering: A Case Study on Chunking, Prom...Putten, dr. P.W.H. van der, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E
2023‑2024Ruijters, S. (Stan)PTP: Partiture to Performance using Speech Synthesis with Encoder-Deco...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.DSAI
2023‑2024Sleeuwaegen, R. (Ryan)The Effect of Robot Personality on Gameplay InteractionBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derDSAI
2023‑2024Bhatt, S. (Shubham)Unlocking Human-Like Speech: Enhancing TTS with Predicted Prosodic lab...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M.CS
2023‑2024Fan, S. (Shuang)Big Five Personality Trait Prediction from Text Using Language Technol...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2023‑2024Soni, S. (Swati)Gender and cultural bias in text-based emotion assessment: A critical ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2023‑2024Zwol, E. van (Elske)Predicting the Outcome of Behavioral Economic Games by Analyzing Robot...Kleijn, dr.ir. R.E. de, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E
2023‑2024Klaver, A. (Arie)LLM Personalization Using Summarization: A Robotic Fitness Coach Case ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derInf
2022‑2023Aaldering, B. (Bart)The Performance of Information Set Monte Carlo Tree Search in the Game...Rijn, dr. J.N. van, Koning, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Beusichem, L. (Luuk) van The effect of humanoid embodiment on the perceived intelligence, usabi...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Dijkstra, R. (Rachel)The integration of facial expression recognition as a game mechanic in...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.DSAI
2022‑2023Lee, J. (Jennifer)Adapting Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Boss Fights in Hollow K...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Terentev, M. (Maksim)Emergent Theory of Mind in Large Language ModelsDuijn, dr. M.J. van, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Chen, LanGe‘I Feel You’: Enhancing conversational agents with empathyVerberne, prof.dr. S., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2022‑2023Liang, YuanStyle Matters: Evaluation on Communication Styles of a Restaurant Robo...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derCS
2022‑2023Smit, TazA study into human interaction with dysfunctional social behavior in r...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derCS
2022‑2023Tsiftsi, KaterinaThe effect of robot errors on children in the context of educationBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Dr. Mike Ligthart, Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derCS
2022‑2023Venkatesh, VinuthaA study on Speech Enhancement using ResUNet: Evaluating the Influence ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M., Jorge BustosCS
2021‑2022Dijke, J. (Job) van Extracting Characteristics of Emotions from AudioBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derInf
2021‑2022Keulemans, J. (Jelle)Automatically Detecting when Participants Want Help from their Facial ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.Inf
2021‑2022Rooij, J. (Justin) deLearning a NAO Robot to Balance Using Reinforcement LearningBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., M.T. van der MeerInf
2020‑2021Zhao, XueyuThe effect of robot role and reading comprehension on children's learn...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derCS
2019‑2020Plas, L.P. (Leendert) van derThe Influence of Behavioral Richness on Human's Perception of Receptio...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.I&E
2019‑2020Coret, T. (Thomas)The Effect of Social Reward on Swarm Robots in a Foraging TaskBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.Inf
2019‑2020Stee, J. (Jesper) vanCreating an AI for the Rhytm Game osu!Preuss, dr. M., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.Inf
2019‑2020Verschuur, L. (Luit)The Impact of the Naturalness of a Robot’s Voice on Human-Robot-Inte...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten, dr. P.W.H. van derInf
2018‑2019Gennip, S. vanWhat's Going On? An Explorative Study on the Information Processing of...Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2018‑2019Polatoglu, P.S.Gender and Style Effects in Voice AssistantsVerhoef, dr. T., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., dr. Morana LukacCrIT
2018‑2019Domela Nieuwenhuis. D.O. (Damian)Improving Public Speaking Performance by Facial Emotion, Body Language...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.Inf
2018‑2019Meyer, S (Samuel)Psychology-Inspired Memory Sampling in a Deep Q NetworkBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.Inf
2017‑2018Gurbanzadeh, M.Trust Me If You Can: Exploratory Study on the Effects of Anthropomorph...Heide, E. van der, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2014/2015Bernd DudzikHaving a heart-to-heart: Exploring the capacity of heartbeat-feedback ...Putten, dr. P.W.H. van der, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2013/2014Pinos Cisneros, TamaraSynthetic Emotions Bicycle (SEB): Building a Human-Bicycle Emotional B...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2012‑2013Kindt, TijlAffective Metadata from Movies Helps Predict a Viewer’s Mood for Moo...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2011‑2012Borsboom, BarryGuess Who? A Game to Crowdsource the Labeling of Affective Facial Expr...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2010‑2011Rooij, Alwin deAbstract Affective RoboticsLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2009‑2010Dijk, Nico vanVirtual Team Performance Depends on Distributed LeadershipBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Lamers, dr. M.H.CrIT
2009Vries, T. (Timo) dePredicting High-Level Cognitive Decisions using Low-level Features fro...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.CS
2007Hogewoning, E. (Eric)Strategies for Affect-Controlled Action-Selection in Soar-RLBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2005‑2006Bennis, MaartenLoveGlow: Intimate Communication in a Simple WayLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2005‑2006Rutjens, BertConverting Impulse Buying into Impulse Giving: The Donating MachineLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT

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