I am an interaction designer and researcher interested in systems, services, and products that can shape people, societies, and cultures in profound ways. I'm invested in design that positively affects the human condition in terms of (i) supporting personal growth, enjoyment and meaning making (ii) as well as facilitating systemic change capable of crafting viable human and environmental futures. I'm interested in designing for complex environments that are in constant states of negotiation and change, such as 'the home' or urban settings. My background spans interaction design, informatics, and anthropology. I have completed two fantastic internships at Microsoft Research Cambridge in the Socio-Digital Systems group. I also previously was a Fulbright Scholar in the design department at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, Australia. I am currently a PhD student in the HCI Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where I work with John Zimmerman & Jodi Forlizzi, and several esteemed people in the Living Environments Lab. I also studied interaction design at Indiana University.
This site features some my research and design projects.
Design Portfolio
See some of my design projects.
Curriculum Vita
Take a look at my CV
Blog
Read my blog at culturalogic.com
I'll be giving a lecture on different design methodologies involving prototyping to explore potential futures in which technology may (or may not) be appropriate. This talk draws on two recent projects I have been working on. My talk is scheduled for 5 August, 1pm-2pm at the Culture Lab.
I'm co-organizing a two day workshop at CHI 2011 along with some fantastic colleagues. The workshop focues on grassroots movements and how they shape our cities, cultures and politics. We invite HCI researchers, activists and artists to engage with the processes, materials, challenges, and goals of grassroots communities in Vancouver, the city hosting CHI’11. Our workshop will facilitate a dialogue around the practical and active engagement of HCI research with grassroots communities. Working together with local organizations, workshop participants will conduct explorations of urban spaces and activist headquarters, participatory design sessions, reflection, critique and creative design of political artifacts. We hope these activities result in concrete design strategies, opportunities for technical interventions and future collaborations in the domain of political computing. Please read more about our workshop themes and visit our call for submissions. Submit something!!!
I'll be presenting 3 papers at the DIS 2010 conference in Aarhus, Denmark. See you in Scandinavia!
I'm organizing a workshop at CHI this year along with some colleagues from the UK and Canada. We're planning to engage with a range of issues having to do with the persistence of digital data, issues of ownership (beyond the life of the original owner) and the new design spaces this suggests. An area of particular interest is how forms of digital residua of one's life might be treated in the design of technologies that might become imbued with sentimental or reminiscent value over time. The workshop is scheduled for April 10th in Atlanta. You should submit something!
I'll be giving a lecture on notions of endurance from a design perspective and strategies for designing enduring interactive products at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. My talk is part of the School of Design seminar series and scheduled for May 1st, 11am-12pm in the SoD lecture hall.
I'll be giving a talk on sustainability-oriented HCI research and opportunities suggested by product and interaction design perspectives. It's a part of the the University of Melbourne Interaction Design Group's weekly research seminar and scheduled for March 6th, 3-4pm in the IDEA lab (4th floor). Come check it out!
Paper accepted to Ubicomp 2011
*we received a best paper award!*
Interning in the SDS group again!
2 papers accepted to CHI 2011
*we received a best paper award!*
A few papers accepted to DIS 2010!
Paper accepted to CHI 2010
*we received best paper nomination*
Made the move to PA to start my PhD
Interning in the SDS group
Finished up a great run in OZ