ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø researchers receive funding for AI-driven lifestyle change project
Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology are part of a newly funded consortium developing AI-powered tools to support healthier lifestyles among vulnerable populations. The project, L4Change — Living Lab for Lasting Lifestyle Change, has been awarded funding within the Health Holland Tailored Lifestyle program (funded through the Health Holland PPP-call 2025).
The Tailored Lifestyle project L4Change addresses a growing challenge: despite lifestyle being central to the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases, achieving lasting behaviour change remains difficult — particularly for people with a low socio-economic position, certain ethnic backgrounds, or older age.
The project will develop and deploy AI-driven personalised digital health tools focusing on physical activity, nutrition, mental health and sleep. Two Living Labs, in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, will serve as co-creation environments where citizens, healthcare professionals, policymakers and technology developers work together. Digital tools such as wearables, mobile apps and dashboards will be combined with community-based social and physical activities to create accessible, tailored interventions.
The project is led by BmE professor Natal van Riel, with dr. Pieter van Gorp (IE&IS) as co-applicant. Together they head a nine-partner consortium of academic institutions — ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø, Wageningen University & Research and Amsterdam UMC — and private partners Máxima Medical Centre, smartQare, Symfon.AI, Behaviour Club, QR-FIT and Clear.bio. Three EngD positions will be embedded in the project.
The total project budget is €1,048,043, with €663,830 awarded in subsidy. L4Change starts in September 2026 and runs for four years.
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