Research center
established by:

KTH, Stockholm University and RISE

Madeline Balaam

Associate Professor, Division of Media Technology and Interaction Designs at KTH, Co-PI: Mid-sized Seated Haptic Interactions for Autonomous Vehicles, Main supervisor: Technology Mediated Collective Caring through Menstrual and Reproductive Journeys, Former Co-supervisor: Relational Aspects of Care in Intimate Digital Health Technologies, Former Co-PI: Layering Trust in Intimate Digital Health Technologies, Digital Futures Faculty

+46 8 790 66 27

balaam@kth.se

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Active in these projects

Ongoing

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Postdoc Fellowships

Design and Policy Considerations for (Inter)Personal Intimate Data

About the project ObjectiveThis research will develop...

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Postdoc Fellowships

Technology Mediated Collective Caring through Menstrual and Reproductive Journeys

About the project ObjectiveAligning with the Digital...

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Flagship

Redefining Mobility for Aging Adults

About the project Objective O1. Co-creation of...

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Katia Vega

Scholar in residence 1 August 2026 –...

Completed

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Research Pair Consolidator

Layering Trust in Intimate Digital Health Technologies: Learning from Challenging Experiences

About the project ObjectiveThis project will complement...

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Research Pair

Layering Trust in Intimate Digital Health Technologies

About the project ObjectiveThis project will produce...

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Lucca Geurts

Scholar in residence August – December 2024Lucca...

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Postdoc Fellowships

Caroline Yan Zheng: Design Guidelines for Recognisable Digital Social Touch from Soft Robotic Haptic Technologies

About the project ObjectiveThis project aims to...

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Postdoc Fellowships

Deepika Yadav: Relational Aspects of Care in Intimate Digital Health Technologies

About the project ObjectiveThe research aims to...

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Demonstrator

Mid-sized Seated Haptic Interactions for Autonomous Vehicles

About the project ObjectiveThis demo project will...

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