Our people
Meet and learn more about our team, advisory board and PhD candidates at the Centre for Design Innovation.
The Centre of Design Innovation is comprised of experienced researchers grounded by practice. Our team are passionate about working with end-users, businesses and government to transform innovative ideas into reality.
Here you’ll learn about different team members, their roles and how to make contact to start a collaboration or partnership together.
Leadership team
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Professor Jeni Paay
Director, Centre for Design Innovation; Program Leader, Smart Cities Research Institute -
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Professor Marcus White
Deputy Director, Centre for Design Innovation; Core Program Director, Urban Design Architecture -
Dr Charles Ranscombe
Program Leader, Human Centred Product DevelopmentHuman-Centred Product Development
Academic staff
Name |
Position |
Research Area |
Email |
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Associate Professor Carolyn Barnes | Associate Professor, Communication Design | Service Design, Public Good Design, Strategic & Transformative Design: Design Thinking | cbarnes@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Jane Burry |
Dean, School of Design |
Mathematics and computing in contemporary architecture |
jburry@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Mark Burry AO |
Director, Smart Cities Institute |
Complex Architecture and Convergent Design |
mburry@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Dylan Davis | Lecturer, Communication Design | Interaction Design, Digital Storytelling | ddavis@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Boris Eisenbart |
Course Director – Product Design Engineering |
Design process and methods, Industry 4.0 |
beisenbart@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Lisa Given | Professor, Information Science | Information Behaviour, User Experience Design, Research Practice & Impact | lgiven@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Daniel Huppatz | Associate Professor, Architectural and Industrial Design | Design History, Philosophy, and Theory | dhuppatz@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Blair Kuys | Associate Dean Research, School of Design and Architecture | Product Design, Product Diversity, Productivity Design | bkuys@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Abdullah Al Mahmud |
Deputy Academic Director: Research Training |
Design research, human-computer interaction |
aalmahmud@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Rachael McDonald |
Department Chair, Health & Medical Sciences |
Health, disability and assistive technology |
rachaelmcdonald@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Diego Muñoz | Research Fellow | Motivational modelling, ageing research, human-computer interaction | dmunoz@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Belinda Paulovich | Lecturer, Communication and participatory co-design | Design for Health and Wellbeing, Participatory and Codesign, Information Design | bpaulovich@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Charlie Ranscombe |
Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering |
Ergonomics and aesthetics |
cranscombe@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Gianni Renda |
Deputy Chair, Department of Architectural and Industrial Design |
Design for health, inclusive design |
grenda@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Emeritus Leon Sterling | Professor Emeritus | Software Engineering, Agent-based systems, Human Computer Interactions | lsterling@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Mark Taylor |
Professor of Architecture |
Design innovation, architecture |
marktaylor@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Christine Thong |
Academic Director, Design Factory Melbourne | Industrial design, Design innovation | cthong@swinburne.edu.au |
Dr Ian Woodcock |
Senior Lecturer, Urban Design |
Sustainable mobilities design, urban design |
iwoodcook@swinburne.edu.au |
Associate Professor Nicki Wragg | Associate Dean Education, School of Design and Architecture | Strategic & Transformative Design, Design Research Education | nwragg@swinburne.edu.au |
Advisory board
Tina Hogarth-Clarke
CEO, COTA Victoria
Advisor to Future Self Living Lab
Sarah Bridges
Principal Design Integrator, AURECON
Advisor to Urban Design Architecture
Jeremy Yuille
Principal, Meld Studios
Advisor to Service Design and Organisational Design
Professor Voytek Gutowski
CSIRO Fellow
Advisor of Scientific Content and Advanced Manufacturing
Carla Zampaglione
Director, Sento Solutions
Advisor to Human Centred Product Design
Adjunct fellows
Name |
Position |
Research Area |
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Dr Hwee Boon Jeanie Beh |
Research Fellow – Centre for Design Innovation |
User centred co-design |
Dr Michael Lo Bianco |
Director of Product & Service Design, Minneapolis, USA |
Design for Health |
Mr Gareth Priday | Co-director Australian Living Lab Innovation Network (ALLiN) | Living Lab approach, co-design, foresight |
Dr Agustin Chevez Bernaldo De Quiros |
Senior Researcher. HASSELL. Melbourne, Australia |
Workplace architecture |
Professor Emeritus Leon Sterling |
Professor Emeritus. Swinburne University of Technology. Melbourne, Australia |
Computer Human Interaction |
Professor Steffen Walz |
Professor of Design/Art in the School of Design and Art at Curtin University |
Games and experimental design |
Gigi Fook Chi Wong |
Executive Director, COO. King’s Flair (Group) Development Limited, Hong Kong |
Product innovation, manufacturing |
PhD candidates in design and other disciplines
Family name | First given name | Thesis title | Principal coordinating supervisor |
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Arevalo |
Nataly |
Bridging Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) with Fear-of-Crime: A Micro-scale Approach |
Professor Mark Taylor |
Brewer |
Scott |
The benefits and opportunity of digital technology on the fields of spatial and interior design in spaces built for public use |
Professor Jeni Paay |
Chai |
Boon Xian |
Process modelling and optimization of Resin Transfer Moulding for composites manufacturing. |
A/Professor Boris Eisenbart |
Chen |
Canhui |
Affordable sophistication: Investigating reusing, repurposing and upcycling in architecture through exploiting computational design and digital fabrication. |
Professor Mark Burry AO |
Chia |
Nicholas |
University-Industry collaboration: A case study on improving new product development with small and medium enterprises. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Choy |
Sonny |
Expanding industrial design’s contribution to Hong Kong manufacturers: why the ‘Balanced Scorecard for industrial design management’ is pragmatic. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Constantin |
Kathy |
Move naturally: Increasing the wellbeing of retirees through engaging their natural movement identity. |
A/Professor Sonja Pedell |
Deighton |
Kathryn |
What is the value and 21st century relevance of current Industrial Design education practice across primary, secondary, TAFE and university education levels in Australia? |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Gutowski |
Matthew |
High-Tech Modular Building Components with High Contents of Australian Hardwoods |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Iskandar |
Sonya |
Beyond Vision: Spatial Design for People with Visual Impairments |
Professor Mark Taylor |
Koch |
Christoph |
The future of industrial design and its role in Industry 4.0 |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Maluleem |
Kassameerat |
Investigating the design elements of typicality and novelty to enhance the appeal of souvenirs. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Maluleem |
Kassamarat |
Investigating the significance of typicality and novelty. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Melles |
Fanni |
Making future cities smart by supporting future city designers in smart design. |
Professor Jeni Paay |
Mesa |
David |
Contributions of Product Design to Scientific Research: Taking early-stage technologies to market. A case study with graphene supercapacitors. |
A/Professor Christine Thong |
Moulton |
Leon |
Curtains are not soundproof: Emergency departments, built environments and mental health disorders. |
Professor Mark Taylor |
Perera |
Ethmadalage |
Eco-centric urban design approach for peri-urban water resource planning: A common framework of regenerative design. Special reference to; traditional cascade system in Sri Lanka |
A/Professor Gavin Melles |
Rautray |
Priyabrata |
Design of affordable passenger drone suitable for personal mobility in India's growing cities |
A/Professor Boris Eisenbart |
Rodda |
Jacob |
Designing hedonic haptic aesthetic for improved user experience to augment material selection in the design process. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Rutten |
Julian |
Making Places for Plants through Computational Observation, Analysis and Simulation |
Professor Mark Burry AO |
Suhaimi |
Safia Najwa Binti |
Investigating the Significance of Typicality and Novelty in the Visual Design of Industrial Products |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Tan |
Lihuang Linus |
Identifying, articulating and translating design values to influence business practice in knowledge-centered architecture firms. |
Professor Jane Burry |
Trevena |
Lee |
Enhancing training practices in the disability sector using augmented reality technology |
Professor Jeni Paay |
Vettorello |
Mattia |
Advancing Anticipatory Systems (AS): Strategically navigating uncertainties and ambiguity to drive new growth strategies |
A/Professor Boris Eisenbart |
Wang |
Jing |
Thinking and Doing Design: Integrating novel innovation approaches with established design practices |
Dr Charles Ranscombe |
Wangzom |
Dorji |
Built environment and perception of traffic safety for children’s active school travel. |
Professor Marcus White |
Wichmann |
Robert Lawrence |
Supporting Concept Assessment of Risk to Function Fulfillment in Evolutionary Engineering Design. |
Professor Blair Kuys |
Wickramarathne |
TharushiIndeewari |
Thermal Comfort of Endurance Athletes and the Role of Smart Textiles |
Dr Abdullah Al Mahmud |
Zhang |
Zhi |
E-Government Services for the Elderly |
Professor Jeni Paay |
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We always welcome new partners. If you are interested in transforming ideas into commercially competitive outcomes, need the support of our research or have any other queries, contact us on +61 3 9214 6072 or email cdiadmin@swinburne.edu.au.