DRS2016 PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

ALISON THOMSON

PhD by Design Event Chair
PhD student and Organiser of PhD by Design
Goldsmiths University, UK

MARIA PORTUGAL

PhD by Design Event Chair
PhD student and Organiser of PhD by Design
Goldsmiths University, UK

BIANCA ELZENBAUMER

PhD by Design Event Chair
Research Fellow and Organiser of PhD by Design
Leeds College of Art, UK

Michael Tovey

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Professor of Industrial Design
Coventry University, UK 

Rebecca Cain

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Associate Professor in Experiential Engineering
Warwick University, UK 

Hua Dong

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Professor of Inclusive Design
Tongji University, China 

Tom Fisher

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Professor of Art and Design
Nottingham Trent University, UK 

Nithikul Nimkulrat

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Professor of Textile Design
Estonian Academy of Arts, Talinn 

Rhoda Trimmingham

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Design
Loughborough University, UK

Sarah Kettley

Special Interest Group Sub-Chair
Senior Lecturer in Product Design
Nottingham Trent University, UK

Carl Di Salvo

Executive Advisor
Associate Professor in Digital Media
Georgia Institute of Technology, US

Kees Dorst

Executive Advisor
Professor of Design
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 

Janet McDonnell

Executive Advisor
Professor of Design Studies
University of the Arts London, UK

Kristina Niedderer

Executive Advisor
Professor of Design and Craft
University of Wolverhampton, UK

Erik Stolterman

Executive Advisor
Professor of Informatics
Indiana University, US

 

PETER LLOYD

DRS2016 General Chair
Professor of Design
University of Brighton, UK

TRACY BHAMRA

Co-Chair and Review Chair
Professor of Sustainable Design
Loughborough University, UK

JONATHAN CHAPMAN

Co-Chair
Professor of Sustainable Design
University of Brighton, UK

STEPHEN BOYD-DAVIS

Co-Chair
Professor of Design Research
Royal College of Art, UK

Peter Childs

Co-Chair
Professor of Engineering Design
Imperial College, UK

Lin Lin Chen

Review Chair
Professor of Industrial and Commercial Design
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Paul Hekkert

Review Chair
Professor of Form Theory
TU Delft, The Netherlands

Nathan Crilly

Review Chair
Senior Lecturer in Engineering Design
University of Cambridge, UK

Erik Bohemia

Submissions and Proceedings Chair
Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design
Loughborough University, UK

Cameron Tonkinwise

Debates Chair
Director of Design Studies
Carnegie Mellon University, US

Stella Boess

Conversations Chair
Assistant Professor in Design for Interaction
TU Delft, The Netherlands

Carlos Peralta

Workshops Chair
Senior Lecturer in Experience Centred Design
University of Brighton, UK

Dan Lockton

Conference Experience Chair
Research Tutor in Innovation Design Engineering
Royal College of Art, UK

Veronica Ranner

Conference Experience Chair
PhD Researcher in Information Experience Design
Royal College of Art, UK

JOHAN REDSTRÖM

Executive Advisor
Professor of Design
Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden 

ANNA VALTONEN

Executive Advisor
Dean of Aalto School of Arts
Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland


Local Organisation Committee

gavin ambrose

Design Director
University of Brighton, UK

Tom Ainsworth

3D Design Coordinator
University of Brighton, UK

Jerry Loft

Finance Officer
University of Brighton, UK

LESLEY WHITWORTH

50th Anniversary Exhibition Curator
The Design Archives
University of Brighton, UK

Donna Close

Business Development Manager
University of Brighton, UK

 

Lucy Cooke

Conference Coordinator
University of Brighton, UK

Jim Wilson

3D Design Coordinator
University of Brighton, UK

denice penrose

Conference Administrator
University of Brighton, UK

Clare Hodgson

Delegate and Events Manager
SouthCoast Conferences
University of Brighton, UK

Beth Salter

Graphic Designer
University of Brighton, UK

KIRSTEN ENTICKNAP

Graphic Design Assistant
University of Brighton, UK