Hannelore Strauven

Hannelore Strauven

Hannelore is a postdoctoral researcher currently investigating (technological) innovation to promote continence in nursing home residents.

In her PhD, Hannelore conducted a human-centred design and development of an ambient monitoring technology to support continence care in nursing homes. This research was aimed to support both care personnel and residents by improving the quality of care and quality of life.

Hannelore received a Master in Industrial Engineering Electronics/ICT (2009) and a Master in Biomedical Science Nanotechnology & Bio-electronics (2011). She started her first job as an electrical engineer at a distribution grid operator in Flanders. Still eager to learn, she followed and succeeded a postgraduate Relation & Communication Management (2016). After four years in industry, she decided to change her path and started a PhD, finalised in 2024.