Design Descriptions: Disruptive Technologies in Future Design & Development Systems
? Call for Papers! ? Sunday 3 July, 9–12:30, Glasgow Workshop Chairs Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen (University of Exeter, UK) S.Ahmed-Kristensen@exeter.ac.uk Alison McKay (University of Leeds, UK) a.mckay@leeds.ac.uk Recent advances in disruptive technologies are creating new opportunities for the design world. For example, the availability of big data is increasing, Industry 4.0 is changing the nature of […]
ASM Bio-Inspired Workshop
1 March Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen led this workshop and presented findings Bioinspired workshop to generate ideas for ASM,
Too Big to Fail
I remember the first time that I began to really understand the broad impact of the internet across all of our lives. Several years ago, I rang at the front door of a geeky friend of mine for a meeting we’d arranged. No answer. I kept trying with the same response. Eventually, I called him […]
Sensor to Senses PhD programme: Join a world-leading, cross-continental research team
The University of Exeter and the University of Queensland are seeking exceptional students to join a world-leading, cross-continental research team tackling major challenges facing the world’s population in global sustainability and wellbeing as part of the QUEX Institute. The joint PhD programme provides a fantastic opportunity for the most talented doctoral students to work closely […]
Data-driven Design – Not a Game of Chess
The increasing availability of data provides opportunities to improve, optimise and reduce waste in current systems, products and processes. One of my research interests lies in understanding how data can be used to innovate, create, customise, or design products and experiences – as opposed to optimising systems based on available data. Thus, within this context, […]
Patterns and insights for distributed design teams
Paper by Philip Cash, Elies Dekoninck, and Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen Distributed design teams are commonplace, with globalisation, where parts of the value chain are offshored or outsourced. Today, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-co-located design teams are everywhere. Shared understanding is central to a design team’s performance and to the success of distributed development […]
