Transforming the future through design-led research
Our research explores the role of design for speculating on the future, and to envision, define and inform the interactions and experiences between people and digital and emerging technologies.
Through making and imagining new forms of existence we critically rethink objects, systems and processes that shape human experience and life on the planet. We combine methods and approaches from the social sciences, humanities, science, engineering and the arts to explore and evaluate ideas, prototypes, new materials and experiences through the lens of design.
We collaborate across disciplines and with external partners, including industry, not-for-profit, government and community groups and organisations. Our areas of research span interaction design, design innovation, co-design, computational creativity, designing for health and well-being, digital place-making, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, smart cities and urban data science.
The group’s expertise contributes to the following Labs:
Designing human-centered technologies that generate affective experiences
Prototyping new kinds of intelligent design materials, processes, and collaborators
Good design needs good sound
Interrogating the role of emerging technologies in cities through speculative prototypes
Our researchers
- Associate Professor Lian Loke (Head of Design)
- Dr Naseem Ahmadpour
- Madeleine Borthwick
- Liam Bray
- Associate Professor Densil Cabrera
- Dr Clare Cooper
- Associate Professor Wendy Davis
- Dr Joel Fredericks
- Dr Melinda Gaughwin
- Dr Philip Gough
- Dr Kazjon Grace
- Dr Leigh-Anne Hepburn
- Dr Luke Hespanhol
- Dr Wenye Hu
- Dr Erez Nusem
- Dr Callum Parker
- Dr Somwrita Sarkar
- Professor John Redmond
- Professor Martin Tomitsch
Adjuncts
- Oliver Weidlich
- Dr Manuj Yadav
PhD researchers
- Yuxiao Chen
- Louis Chew
- Shuyao Dai
- Rob Dongas
- Joelene Elliott
- Alex Elton-Pym
- Reza Ghanavi
- Adam Hannouch
- Hamish Henderson
- Marius Hoggenmueller
- Brittany Klaassens
- Zhuosi Lai
- Geoffrey Lazarus
- Yihan Lu
- Kristina Mah
- Joanne Martin
- Khushnood Naqshbandi
- Mariana Papa
- Dorian Peters
- Ajit Pillai
- Mary Rapp
- Crispin Rock
- Tram Tran
- Yiyuan Wang
- Yi Zhao
Former PhD researchers
- John Bassett
- Mark Bassett
- Hugo Caldwell (MPhil)
- Karen Cochrane
- Augusto Dias
- Frank Feltham
- Sam Ferguson
- Robert Fitzell
- Mohammad Khan
- Youngdong Kim (MPhil)
- Doheon Lee
- Ella Manor
- Luis Miranda
- Crighton Nichols
- Claudia Nunez-Pacheco
- Ian Stevenson
- Hong Jun Song
- Manuj Yadav
Come join us in the Design Lab (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) and teach into our exciting Masters programs: https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Darlington-Campus/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Design_0086287-1
Tonight: Join our own Dr Martin Tomitsch @martintom for a lively discussion about the urgent need for smart and sustainable cities. https://twitter.com/martintom/status/1442271891134160897
I’ll be moderating a webinar on Sustainable Design, Smart Cities & the Future of Architecture w Davina Rooney, CEO at @gbcaus & Avner Yashar, Founder of Yashar Architects.
Tue 12 Oct 7-8pm AEST
Organised by Technion Australia in partnership w @Sydney_Uni
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainable-design-smart-cities-and-the-future-of-architecture-registration-175203035997?aff=USYD
Happy World Interaction Design Day! 🎉🎉🎉
To celebrate the occasion, you can download three methods from our book "Design Think Make Break Repeat" for free!
Download your copies ➡️ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rXjJsKxpdjatdDnP-kk5EamlGvTRnZLV
(available for the next 48 hours)
#ixdd #ixd #interaction #design
The hidden impact of UX design on climate change https://buff.ly/3DBqyje — by @martintom
Join us on Friday 17 September for an online talk by @aquigley on Human Object Interaction. Sign up and more info via https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydchi-talk-by-prof-aaron-quigley-tickets-169902885103