An Jacobs

An Jacobs’ scientific research focuses on the people centered development of digital applications in the health and work context. Topics covered include coordination, communication, monitoring, and experience.

She built her expertise in the application domain of health over the years in many different local and European collaboration projects. Examples include self-management at home; collaboration of different health care stakeholders (GP’s, pharmacists, …); and the use of digital tools in hospitals, ORs and nursing homes.

Jacobs is Principal Investigator at the research center SMIT (Studies on Media, Innovation and Technology). In this position, she is Program manager of the Data and Society program, and leader of the research unit Digital Health and Work, in close cooperation with imec. She is also part-time Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel where she teaches interpretative research methods and data-driven technology.