Episode Details

Are you interested in interaction design? Do you think we have the knowledge to save the world? What is the purpose of academic research?

Interview with Jeni Paay, professor of human-computer interaction design and the leader of Centre for Design Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, interaction design, the digital city and twins, the need for discovering uncomfortable truths, and many more.

Professor Jeni Paay is a leading international researcher in Human Centred Computing. She is Professor of Interaction Design at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia and the Director of the Centre for Design Innovation in the School of Design and Architecture. She is also a Program Director of the “Future Urban Living” program in Swinburne’s Smart Cities Research Institute. Jeni has a transdisciplinary background spanning architecture, computer science, and Human-Computer Interaction. Her research areas include: Design Methods; Interaction Design for Mobiles, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality; Digital Health; Interaction Design for Smart Spaces and Digital Twins; Design for Digital Workspaces and User Experience Design.

You can find out more about Jeni through these links:

• Jeni Paay on LinkedIn;
• @jenipaay as Jeni Paay on Twitter;
• Jeni Paay website;
• Jeni Paay as Professor of Interaction Design in the School of Design and Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology;
• Centre for Design Innovation led by Jeni Paay at Swinburne University of Technology;
• Future places for living led by Jeni Paay at the Smart Cities Research Institute;

Connecting episodes that might interest you:

• No.042 - Interview with Professor Mark Burry about digitalised cities;
• No.069 - Interview with Dr. Eva Kereszty about educational development;
• No.075 - Interview with Gavin Cotterill about digital twins

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I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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