Vibe Research Lab / TU Delft
AI & Experience Design
I design AI systems that enhance human wellbeing and create resonant experiences. Professor of Positive AI at TU Delft, founder of three ed-tech companies reaching 5M+ students, and builder of Source Library — an open archive of 12,000+ rare historical texts with 11,000+ new English translations.
- 75+publications
- 1,500+citations
- 5M+students reached
- 12,347rare texts digitized
- 11,218new translations
Currently
May 2026Positive AI at TU Delft
Designing AI systems that promote wellbeing — supervising PhD work on aesthetic alignment, EEG-based meditation feedback, and AI-as-design-research-instrument.
Source Library
Expanding the open archive of pre-1700 Hermetic, alchemical, and natural-magic texts. Recent translations: Rithmomachia, the Philosopher's Stone literature, first-translated works.
Writing & Lab
Long-form essays on building with AI, plus interactive Three.js experiments — most recently a GPU ocean-current simulator and an animated Sankey of 280 years of occult publishing.
Recent
- May 2026New paper: Parametric Analysis of Feature-Specific Neural Coding During Music Imagery and Perception (IEEE)
- Apr 2026Source Library passes 12,347 books and 11,218 new English translations across 152 languages
- 2025Invited talk at Ozora Festival, Hungary: "Vibes, Resonance and Harmony in the Age of AI"
- Mar 2026Playpower Games launches free K–8 math platform with live Kahoot-style quizzes
- Feb 2026Essay: To Create a Second Renaissance, Translate the First
- 2025Chapter: The Harmony of Opposites in Design and Philosophy (Bloomsbury)
Selected Work
- Prompt ArchaeologyAI
What does a body of work look like when building with AI daily? An analysis of 10,497 prompts across 68 days and 53 projects.
- Source LibraryEsoteric
12,347 rare historical texts from the 15th–18th centuries, 11,218 translated into English across 152 languages — the largest open archive of Hermetic, alchemical, and pre-modern scientific writing.
- Playpower GamesEducation
Free K–8 math games aligned to Common Core and TEKS. Teachers assign in 30 seconds, host live quizzes Kahoot-style, and track student progress in real time.
- Smart PaperAI
AI for paper assessments by EdOptimize. Computer vision turns hand-completed worksheets into instant feedback — reaching 5+ million students across India.
- NeuroUXResearch
HIPAA/GDPR-compliant cognitive assessment and Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) platform. Validated tests for executive function, memory, attention; passive sensing and wearable integrations (Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch, ActiGraph).
- Playpower LabsEducation
EdTech company providing data science and software development for digital education. Products include Math Planet (1M+ downloads) and Numbaland.