CV, Anne Marie Kanstrup

Education

PhD in Human Centered Informatics, AAU   2005
MA in Human Centered Informatics, AAU   2000
BA in Human Centered Informatics, AAU   1998

Employment

Prorector, Aalborg University (AAU)   Since 2021
Professor, Department of Planning, Aalborg University (AAU)   2018-2021
Professor MSO, Department of Communication, AAU   2013-2017
Director of Research & Development, University College North Denmark.   2011-2013
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, AAU   2007-2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Planning, AAU   2005-2007
PhD-student, Department of Communication, AAU   2001-2005
Systems designer and project manager, Logimatic Software A/S   2000-2001
Additional employment:
  • External examiner at The Danish examiners Corps for computer science (since 2010), The Danish examiners Corps for higher educations in engineering (since 2010) and at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (since 2011), University of Limerick (2017-2020).
  • PhD assessments at University of Tasmania (2019), Copenhagen University (2019), Queensland University of Technology (2018),  Victoria University (2017), The University of Limerick (2016), Flinders University (2016), Gothenburg University (2013), Blekinge Institute of Technology (2013), Oslo University (2011), and at Aalborg University (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019).
  • Member of assessment committees for professors, assistant- and associate professors at Chalmers University (2021), Agder University (2020), NTNU: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (2019), Østfold University College (2019, 2021), Roskilde University (2018), University of Southern Denmark (2018), Aarhus University (2015, 2017, 2021), the IT University of Copenhagen (2015, 2016, 2020), Aalborg University (2016, 2018).
  • Board member: Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut EVA (since 2021), Nordjyske Holding (since 2017), Aalborg Stiftstidende Fond (since 2017), Aalborg Stiftstidende A/S (since 2017).
  • Reviewer for VeluxFonden (2021), the Research Council of Norway (2018), the Flemish Government Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (2010).
  • External lecturer at Aarhus University (2011) and AAU (2000-2001 and 2011-2012).
   Since 2000

Scientific qualifications

100+ publications.   Since 2000
Research management:    
  • Head of the research group Techno Anthropology and Participation
   2018-2021
  • Director for DaCHI: Danish Centre for Health Informatics
   2018-2021
  • Head of the Doctoral Programme in Development and Planning
   2018-2021
  • PI for the DiGi-project: Digital social relations for young people with cognitive disabilities. Supported by the Velux Foundation (4.263.786 DKK).
   2018-2022
  • PI for the EAST-project – Engage in health with social technology. Supported by TrygFonden (1.836.925 DKK) and UCN (PhD position). Including the interventions PulsUp (2015-2017) and MOVE (2017-2019).
   2013-2021
  • PI for the MaXi-project – IT-services for everyday living with diabetes. Supported by the Danish Business Authority (5.700.000 DKK)
   2007-2011
  • PI for the Mini-project – mLearning for junior doctors. Supported by the Danish IT Authority (1.000.000 DKK)
   2006-2007
Co-Investigator:    
  • EXOTIC – design of rehabilitation robotics. Supported by Aalborg University’s strategic initiative for interdisciplinary research.
   2018-2021
  • Human-Robot Interaction Laboratory: HRI-Lab. Supported by the TECH Faulty’s strategic initiative for interdisciplinary research.
   2019-2021
  • App(etite) – an app(etite) for life with hearing impairment. Supported by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. A co-operation between Eriksholm Research Centre, Oticon and AAU.
   2016-2017
  • LabX – living laboratories for Ambient Assisted Living. Supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
   2013-2015
  • Creative North – Technological Potentials. Supported by The North Denmark Region & AAU.
   2014
  • PSIP – Patient safety through intelligent procedures in Medication. Supported by the European 7th Framework Programme.
   2009-2011
  • FEEDBACK – feedback-motivated electricity consumption in private households. Supported by AKF and Energy Net.
   2005-2008
  • Citizens & eGovernment – interviews with 100 citizens in Aalborg. Supported by IT-Forum. A sub-activity in the eGov+ project.
   2008-2009
  • The Digital North Denmark – PhD study of local IT-support.
   2001-2005
Committees:    
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  2018
  • HEALTHINF 2018, 11th international conference on health informatics (PC)
   2017
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  2016
  • NordiCHI’16; 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (PC)
   2016
  2015
  2015
  2014
  • International Symposium on End User Development: EUD ’11 (OC)
   2011
  • Participatory Design Conference: PDC’10 (OC)
   2011
  • Danish Hci Research Symposium: DHRS ‘09 (OC)
   2009
  • Danish Hci Research Symposium: DHRS ‘08 (OC)
   2008
  • Human Factors Engineering in Health Informatics 2007 (OC)
   2007
Reviews for the International Journal of Medical Informatics, ACM Transactions of Computer-Human Interaction, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, and for the international research conferences MedInfo, CHI, PDC, Interact, C&T, and CSCW.   Since 2009

Teaching

Teaching and supervision at graduate and postgraduate level within the areas Participatory Design, Technology intervention and innovation, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Action Research. For details, see the Teaching Portfolio (in Danish)   Since 2000
PhD supervision    

Petko Atanasov Karadechev: “Digital interventions with youth living with cognitive disabilities”

   2019 – 2022

Ditte Lystbæk Andreasen: “Digital social relations for youth with cognitive disabilities”

   2018 – 2021

Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard: “Participatory design of rehabilitation robotics”

   2018 – 2022

Co-supervisor for Simon Kristoffer Johansen: “ADAPT: Application Design for Assisting adolescents in sustaining self-directed Treatment of ongoing onset knee pain at home”

   2018 – 2022

Jacob Madsen: “Underprivileged adults’ use of technology for engagement in health related occupation: a conceptualization of how technology can support health promotion”

   2013 – 2017

Marie Glasemann: “Designing mobile learning for children and teenagers living with diabetes: a conceptualisation through design participation”

   2008 – 2016

Honors

Appointed member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV)   Since 2014
Appointed member of the bibliometric research indicator group 66 (2010) and group 67 (since 2014).   2010 – 2021
Appointed member by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation for the Danish ICT-group of the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020.   2013 – 2019
Appointed chair for the Academic Council, Arts, AAU.   2016 – 2018
Appointed member of the Research Political Committee for the Danish University Colleges   2011- 2013
Board member at the post doctoral research school Human Centered Informatics, AAU   2003 – 2004 & 2008 – 2011
Board member at sigchi.dk – Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction   2006 – 2010
Member of the PhD board at the Faculty of Humanities, AAU   2001 – 2002

Awards

Receiver of Monday Morning’s ‘Welfare Innovator Award’ for results in the maXi-project: mastering chronic illness with ICT.   2010

Research visits

Visiting Professor at the Living Environments Laboratory at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madision   Spring 2015
Research visit to the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design / d.school at Stanford University   May 2010
Visiting researcher at IIT Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, US.   October 2009