Catherine Elsen is Professor at University of Liège and Member of the Collegium of the Royal Academy of Belgium. She holds a PhD in Engineering Sciences and MS degrees in Social Sciences and Architectural Engineering. Her research interests cover design processes and the impact tools and methods have on such…

Clémentine Schelings holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Sciences. Her research focuses on the renewal of participatory approaches for the making of cities and territories and her research interests are user-centered design, co-design and citizen (e-)participation.

Gwendoline Schaff is a PhD Candidate in Architecture at the University of Liège (Team11 & Inter’Act labs) and at Hasselt University (ArcK lab). Her research focuses on the architecture of home for older people and the relationships between housing and the wellbeing of the inhabitants in later life.

Louise Masciarelli holds a degree in Architectural Engineering from ULiège. She conducts her thesis at the University of Liège and at Hasselt University (ArcK lab). Her research focuses on how architecture can contribute to the well-being of long terme patients in hospitals environments.

Audrey holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering from ULiège. After some field experience in architectural agencies, she returns to research and takes a step back from the profession through her thesis, studying the interactions between architects and their end-users.

Valériane holds a MS degree in Architecture from ULiège. Her PhD research is about ageing well at home, and specifically how the internal/external living environment impact ageing, considered through the specific lens of sleep and physical activity.

Alice Daminet holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering. She is a teaching assistant at ULiege. Her research interests encompass the integration of user perspectives in adaptive reuse of heritage projects, as explored in her master’s thesis, and now extend to examining the spatial well-being of patients with breast cancer.

As an enthusiast of co-creation, Çiğdem is currently studying the tools and methods operationalized for co-design and how they support designers and users interaction. By this investigation, she aims to improve the architectural service experience for both architects and their users/clients.

Lara Vigneron is co-founder of WeLL (Wallonia e-health Living Lab) which supports innovation projects in the health domain. After a MS degree and a PhD in Engineering Sciences, she collaborate scientifically with Inter’Act throughout the development of participatory and user-centered solutions.

Yaprak’s works unfold in two intertwined axes: pragmatic aesthetics and social design, both driven by ethnographic fieldwork and research through design. Through a politico-anthropological approach, her research and practice investigate the engagement between humans and non-humans for the ecological transition of the artificial.

Maxim Lamirande, a post-doctoral researcher, holds a BSc of Industrial Design and a MASc in Design and Complexity from the UdeM. They hold a PhD in Design & Innovation from the Open University. Their research focuses on amplifying the voices and lived experiences of users across the project development process.