Journal Articles

Sun, X., Li, T., Miao, K., Zhang, M., and Ren, X. InfecBlock: investigating the effects of a tower-defense serious game for increasing epidemic-related health literacy. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2024. [ pdf ]

Yan, R., Ren, X., Wang, S., Bai, X., and Zhang, X. RainMind: investigating dynamic natural soundscape of physiological data to promote self-reflection for stress management. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2024. [ pdf ]

Ren, X. Zhang, X., Zou, R., Yan, R., and Yu, B. EmoVis: exploring data-enabled analogue journaling to promote self-reflection for mental wellness among college students. Behaviour & Information Technology, 2024. [ pdf ]

Wang, N., Shi, D., Li, Z., Chen, P., and Ren, X. Investigating emotional design of the intelligent cockpit based on visual sequence data and improved LSTM. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2024. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Ren, X., Vos, S., and Brombacher, A. NutriColoring: designing a doodling toolkit to support daily self-reported dietary assessment among office workers. Frontiers in Psychology, 2023. [ pdf ]

Sun, Q., Lu, Z., and Ren, X. The influence of humanities on art and design learning performance: an empirical study. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2023. [ pdf ]

Zheng, Y. and Ren, X. Developing a multimodal HMI design framework for automotive wellness in autonomous vehicles. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2022. [ pdf ]

Qu, J., Cui, L., Guo, W., Ren, X., and Bu, L. The effects of a virtual reality rehabilitation task on elderly subjects: An experimental study using multimodal data. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2022. [ pdf ]

Zou, R. and Ren, X. A Review on the information product design of telemedicine (in Chinese). Packaging Engineering, 2022. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Guo, Z., Huang, A., Li, Y., Xu, X., and Zhang, X. Effects of social robotics in promoting physical activity in the shared workspace. Sustainability, 2022. [ pdf ]

Lucassen, D., Lasschuijt, M., Guido, C., Van Loo, E., Fischer, A., de Vries, R., Haarman, J., Simons, M., de Vet, E., Vos, E., Pan, S., Ren, X., de Graaf, K., Lu, Y., Feskens, E., and Brouwer-Brolsma, E. Short and long-term innovations on dietary behavior assessment and coaching: present efforts and vision of the pride and prejudice consortium. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021. [ pdf ]

Zhang, T., Ham, J., and Ren, X. Why exercise at work: development of the office exercise behavior determinants scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Spina, G., de Vries, S., Bijkerk, A., Faber, B., and Geraedts, A. Understanding physician’s experience with conversational interfaces during occupational health consultation. IEEE Access, 2020. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Yu, B., Lu, Y., Zhang, B., Hu, J., and Brombacher, A. LightSit: an unobtrusive health-promoting system for relaxation and fitness microbreaks at work. Sensors, 2019. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Yu, B., Lu, Y., Chen, Y., and Pu, P. HealthSit: designing posture-based interaction to promote exercise during fitness breaks. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2018. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Yu, B., Lu, Y., and Brombacher, A. Exploring cooperative fitness tracking to encourage physical activity among office workers. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2018. [ pdf ]
- full paper presentation at ACM CSCW 2018 conference.

Valk, C., Lu, Y., Ren, X., Wintermans, M., Kraaijevanger, I., Steenbakkers, J., and Visser, V. Towards personalized persuasive strategies for active ageing. Gerontechnology, 2017. [ pdf ]

Conference Papers

Liu, X., Ren, X., Ren, X., and Sun, X. Hicclip: sonification of augmented eating Sounds to intervene snacking behaviors. In Proceedings of the 2024 DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, ACM, 2024. [ pdf ]

Elvitigala, D., Karahanoglu, A., Matviienko, A., Vidal, L., Postma, D., Jones, M., Montoya, M., Harrison, D., Elbæk, L., Daiber, F., Burr, L., Patibanda, R., Buono, P., Hämäläinen, P., Delden, R., Bernhaupt, R., Ren, X., Rheden, V., Zambetta, F., Hoven, E., Lallemand, C., Reidsma, D., and Mueller, F. Grand challenges in sportsHCI. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2024. [ pdf ]

Sun, X., Wang, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, S., Li, Y., and Ren, X. CO-Coffee: a technology probe study to facilitate coffee breaks in open offices. In Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2024. [ pdf ]

Li, Z., Zhang, X., Guan, J., and Ren, X. MagnaDip kit: a user-friendly toolkit for streamlined fabrication of electromagnetic responsive textiles. In Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2024. [ pdf ]

Gao, B., Niu, S., Zhang, X., Sun, X., and Ren, X. Plant Playmate: exploring effects of interactive plants for mental wellness microbreaks during knowledge-based work. In Proceedings of International Association of Societies of Design Research Congress, IASDR, 2023. [ pdf ]

Han, D., Sun, X., Zhang, X., Yan, R., and Ren, X. Exploring healthful spatial interface with bodystorming: a case study from the vertical workspace workshop. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI'23), ACM, 2023. [ pdf ]

Zhang, X., Han, D., Dong, Y., and Ren, X. DataVisage: a card-based design workshop to support design ideation on data physicalization. In IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, Springer, 2023. [ pdf ]

Sun, X., Yuan, L., and Ren, X. Dogs need friends too: unleashing the potential of dog wearables in enhancing canine social well-being. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, ACM, 2023. [ pdf ]

Qiu, C., Liu, F., Wang, H., Xin, Y., Zhang, X., and Ren, X. Wryneck Tree: designing a multimodal interactive system for sedentary office forward head postures correction. In IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, Springer, 2023. [ pdf ]

Zhao, T., Sui, A., Shi, J., Hu, T., Zhang, X., and Ren, X. Crimson Tendons: designing a mouse usage visualization system to prevent mouse overuse behaviors. In IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, Springer, 2023. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Brouwer-Brolsma, E., Ren, X., Vos, S., Brombacher, A., and Lucassen, D. Record or recall? exploring self-reported dietary assessment methods for office workers during the covid-19 work-from-home period. In Proceedings of the 12th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI), ACM, 2022. [ pdf ]

Xun, W., Zhang, P., Liu, Z., Meng, Y., Zheng, Y., Zou, R., and Ren, X. SleepHill: designing an incrementally bouncing pillow as a comfortable wake-up approach. In IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing, Springer, 2022. [ pdf ]

Liu, X,, Ren, X., and Sun, X. Hicclip: a smart sealing rack using interactive sounds to intervene snack addictions. In Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2022. [ pdf ]

Liu, X,, Ren, X., and Pan, S. Persuasive design for healthy eating: a scoping review. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), Springer, 2022. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Ren, X., Vos, S., and Brombacher, A. EAT@WORK: designing an mhealth app for promoting healthy eating routines among Dutch office workers. In PervasiveHealth’21: 15th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Springer, 2021. [ pdf ]

Cui, W., Li, Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, L., and Ren, X. Co-Drink: exploring social support water bottles to increase the hydration status of individuals with intimate relationship. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of Chinese CHI, ACM, 2021. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Ren, X., Vos, S., and Brombacher, A. Digital tools to promote healthy eating for working-age individuals: a scoping review. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of Chinese CHI, ACM, 2021. [ pdf ]

Liu, Z., Cheng, E., Zhang, X., and Ren, X. LUNOST: connected tangible messengers for enhancing off-site parent-teenager relationships. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of Chinese CHI, ACM, 2021. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Sherif, S.A., Thijs, B., and Lu, Y. Steadi: proactively preventing burnouts among office workers through app-based workflow management services. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Technology (ICBBT), ACM, 2021. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Ren, X., Vos, S., and Brombacher, A. Design opportunities of digital tools for promoting healthy eating routines among Dutch office workers. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), Springer, 2021. [ pdf ]

Brombacher, H., Ren, X., Vos, S., and Lallemand, C. Visualizing computer-based activity on ambient displays to reduce sedentary behavior at work. In Proceedings of the 32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI), ACM, 2020. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., An, P., Bekker, T., Chen, Y., Khot, R., Bhömer, M., Wang, Y., and Spina, G. Weaving healthy behaviors into new technology routines: designing in (and for) the COVID-19 work-from-home period. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM DIS Conference on Designing Interactive Systems Companion, ACM, 2020. [ pdf ]
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Ren, X., Spina, G., Faber, B., and Geraedts, A. Engaging stakeholders to design an intelligent decision support tool in the occupational health context. In Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2020. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Wang, Z., Nast, C., Ettema, D., and Brombacher, A. Integrating industrial design and geoscience: a survey on data-driven research to promote public health and vitality. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Public Health, ACM, 2019. [ pdf ]

Pan, S., Ren, X., Brombacher, A., and Vos, S. Designing technology to encourage healthy eating at work. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Public Health, ACM, 2019.

Ren, X., Hollander, L., Marel, R., Molenaar, L., and Lu, Y. Step-by-Step: exploring a social exergame to encourage physical activity and social dynamics among office workers. In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM, 2019. [ pdf ]

Lu, Y., Ren, X., Valk, C., den Haan-Wintermans, M., van Berlo, A., Li, P., Li, T., Li, J., and Yang, G. Situating societal challenges in an industrial design classroom. In 21st DMI: Academic Design Management Conference, the Design Management Institute, 2018.

Ma, Y., Bekker, T., Ren, X., Hu, J., and Vos, S. Effects of playful audio augmentation on teenagers' motivations in cooperative physical play. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, ACM, 2018.

Ren, X., Ma, Y., Lu, Y., and Brombacher, A. ShuttleKicker+: designing gamified sonification to augment the physical leisure activity. In Extended abstracts publication of the annual symposium on computer-human interaction in play, ACM, 2017. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Lu, Y., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., and Brombacher, A. Perswedo: introducing persuasive principles into the creative design process through a design card-set. In IFIP conference on human-computer interaction (INTERACT), Springer, 2017. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Lu, Y., Visser, V., Le, P. H., and van den Burg, R. Interaction matters? exploring interactive music as a reminder to break sedentary office time. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC, 2017.

Ren, X., Visser, V., Lu, Y., Brankaert, R., Offermans, S., and Nagtzaam, H. FLOW pillow: exploring sitting experience towards active ageing. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct, ACM, 2016. [ pdf ]

Ren, X., Lu, Y., Brombacher, A., and Bogers, S. Mind the gap: probing exertion experience with experiential design landscapes. In 20th DMI: Academic Design Management Conference, the Design Management Institute, 2016.

Ren, X., Lu, Y., Brombacher, A., and Bekker, T. Shuttlekickers: exploring social persuasions to encourage physical activities. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference: Fusion!, ACM, 2016. [ pdf ]

Book Chapters

Lu, Y., Brankaert, R., Valk, C., den Haan, M., and Ren, X. Designing digital services to enhance older person’s access to public transport. Urban Environments for Healthy Ageing: A Global Perspective, 2019.

Theses

Ren, X. Work or workout? designing interactive technology for workplace fitness promotion. Ph.D. dissertation. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2019