About us

Our mission

Empowering people in a digitizing society

We study and shape how humans, society and technology interact,​

to inspire people, organisations and policymakers in creating more sustainable futures.

Our interdisciplinary DNA

imec-mict is affiliated with imec and the Department of Communication Sciences of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the one hand and with the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University on the other hand and the Department of Product Development at University of Antwerp

The research group is based in De Krook, the epicenter of digital media innovation in Flanders. The architectural hotspot is a bustling meeting place between science, digital technology, entrepreneurship, media, culture and arts.

Research Expertise

Across these disciplines, we collaborate in seven research labs:

• Changing Attitudes and Behaviors - CABS Lab
• Design research for smart and circular products - SMART Lab
• Dis/Connection in Everyday Life and Society- DIS/CO Lab
• ​Experience, Measure and Unravel human-technology interaction - EMU Lab
• Media Transformation and Platformisation - MTP Lab
• Power, agency & datafied societies - PAD Lab
• Inclusive future-oriented technology for humans & society - Societal Imagineering Lab