Agata Otrebska
Agata is the Polish partner in SHARE IT. Agata Otrębska is a Member of the Board and a Project management specialist at „U Siemachy” Association, with 5 years of experience in project management and 8 years of experience in social science and research. U. Siemachy Association is experienced in organisation and realisation of projects addressed at young people, also marginalised, as well as in practical day-to-day work at the day care centre for children and youngsters facing social exclusion. She is/was a project manager within the following EU programmes and initiatives: EQUAL, INTERREG IIIC, 5th and 7th Framework Programmes, Youth in Action.
Jan Steyaart
Jan Steyaart is the social expert for Fontys on SHARE IT. Since 1995, he works at the Fontys University of Professional Education in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with the School of Social Studies. He is also adjunct research professor at the University of Southampton, linked to the Centre for Human Service Technology. Since October 2008, his a professor at the master of social work at the university of Antwerp, teaching the module on technology and social work.
Ben Schouten
Ben Schouten is the project chief for SHARE IT at Fontys. Ben graduated from the Rietveld Art Academy in 1983 and worked as a professional artist. He found himself interested in patterns and iconography, and after travelling in the Magreb and studying number theory he rediscovered his fascination for mathematics. He received his master's degree in mathematics, specializing in chaos theory, in August 1995. In 1996 Ben Schouten founded Desk.nl, an Application Software Provider, providing innovative internet related solutions to a wide range of customers. Since 2008 he is lector Ambient Intelligence & Design and Serious Game Design at Fontys Hogescholen, Eindhoven. His group focuses on multimodal interaction and ambient game design in intelligent systems.
