Projects
From ancient manuscripts to AI-powered education—exploring the full range of what technology can do for human flourishing.
Design
Earth Love
Every cloud on Earth, as five weather satellites saw it, ten minutes at a time, on a globe you can turn and play back.
AI
MakeMode
A sovereign AI coding agent for a whole organization — simple enough for someone who has never coded, serious enough for an engineer, on European infrastructure.
Design
Quantum Resonance
Interactive art exhibit shown at UNESCO for the International Year of Quantum. Uses cymatics — visible sound vibrations — to make quantum physics tangible through resonant standing waves and interference patterns.
Research
Quantum Vibecoding
AI as the interface between humans and quantum. AI agents replicated 6 landmark quantum papers on 3 real chips through natural language — 93% of claims held, with zero quantum code written by hand.
AI
Prompt Archaeology
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.
Esoteric
Source Library
41,927 historical texts in 114 languages, 17,159 translated into English — the largest open archive of Hermetic, alchemical, and pre-modern scientific writing.
Education
Playpower Games
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.
AI
Smart Paper
AI for paper assessments by EdOptimize. Computer vision turns hand-completed worksheets into instant feedback — reaching 5+ million students across India.
Education
STEAMQuest
Educational 3D games with professional voice acting. Gamified learning through Three.js visualizations and immersive problem-solving.
Books
BabySees & FunBookies
Visual vocabulary books for toddlers featuring complex imagery: fractals, honeycombs, nebulae, microscopic structures. Plus decodable readers for early literacy.
Research
NeuroUX
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).
Research
VIBE Research Lab
TU Delft research lab combining science, design, and AI to explore positive human experiences through vibration, resonance, and sensory interaction.
Research
My Wellness Check
System for measuring and improving community wellbeing. Deployed assessments across all 30,000 students and staff at TU Delft over two years during COVID-19.
Design
Resonance Pod
Enclosed environment using warm pulsing lights, soft vibrations, and music to reset breathing rhythms. Exhibited at Dutch Design Week 2020.
Design
Feel the Vibe
Interactive installation exploring vibro-tactile and acoustic stimuli as aesthetic drivers. Published at EuroHaptics 2020.
Design
Escape the Smart City
Critical pervasive game raising awareness about AI-surveillance in smart cities. Players experience how AI perceives the world. Published at CHI 2019.
Design
Envision Glasses
AI-powered smartglasses for the visually impaired with text recognition, face recognition, and remote sighted-person assist. Student: Ferkan Metin.
Design
LANDSHAPES
AI-generated landscape art installation for climate exhibitions. Morphing photorealistic landscapes that never existed, sparking wonder about climate change.
Education
UpGrade
Open source A/B testing platform for education software, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Schmidt Futures.
Design
Design Space Cards
Physical card deck for generating game design concepts by sampling a design space. Published in CHI PLAY / PACM HCI.
Education
Playpower Labs
EdTech company providing data science and software development for digital education. Products include Math Planet (1M+ downloads) and Numbaland.
Education
PlayPower
Educational initiative leveraging $12 8-bit TV-computers for game-based learning. Won 2009 MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Grant.
Research
NeuroAesthetic Resonance
EEG-based cybernetic aesthetic experience exploring neural correlates of beauty and resonance through real-time brainwave feedback.
Education
Entrepreneurial Thinking
AMS Institute master's course teaching entrepreneurship through design thinking, lean methodology, and real-world startup challenges.
Design
Haptic Vision
VR haptic glove prototype for SenseGlove exploring how touch feedback enhances immersion and spatial understanding in virtual environments.