René van Egmond received the Ph.D. degree from the Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, Radboud University, in 1996. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with The Ohio State University from 1996 to 1997 and a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Dutch Science Organization (NWO) from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he joined the Department of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology. His research interests include product sound design and perception and human information processing. He teaches classes on interactive audio design, embodied audio design, and cognitive ergonomics for complex systems. He has conducted research projects in cooperation with external partners, such as Philips, Toyota, European Space Agency, and in external funded projects by the European Union.