Professor David Harrison
Honorary Professor
- Email: david.harrison@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266321
Summary
David Harrison is a Professor of Design Research and lectures in Sustainable Design and Environmentally Sensitive Design. His specialisms include exploring technological solutions to environmental problems. He has a BSc in Engineering Science and a PhD in Robotics.
Employment
- BBC 1980-82 Engineer
- BBC Education 1984-89 Researcher and Director
- University of Portsmouth 1990-94 Senior Lecturer
- Brunel University London 1994-2002 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader
- Brunel University London 2002- Chair in Design
- Brunel University London 2005-06, 2008-2010 Subject Leader, Design
Qualifications
BSc Engineering Science, Exeter University
PhD Robotics Portsmouth Polytechnic
Responsibility
Brunel Roles
- Director of Research, Brunel Design Department
Selected Professional Activities
- EPSRC Innovative Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre, Management Executive (“05-"15)
- External Examiner, Sussex University, Product Design BSc, 2014-2018.
- Steering Panel EPSRC Electrotextiles network 2018 -
- Refereeing for EPSRC College, and a range of journals
Newest selected publications
Kasemsarn, K., Sawadsri, A., Harrison, D. and Nickpour, F. (2024) 'Museums for Older Adults and Mobility-Impaired People: Applying Inclusive Design Principles and Digital Storytelling Guidelines—A Review'. Heritage, 7 (4). pp. 1893 - 1916.Open Access Link
Bodini, A., Manohar, A., Colecchia, F., Harrison, D. and Garaj, V. (2023) 'Envisioning the future of virtual production in filmmaking: A remote co-design study'. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 83 (7). pp. 19015 - 19039. ISSN: 0942-4962 Open Access Link
Kasemsarn, K., Harrison, D. and Nickpour, F. (2023) 'Digital Storytelling Guideline Applied with Inclusive Design for Museum Presentation from Experts’ and Audiences’ Perspectives for Youth'. International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, 16 (1). pp. 99 - 118. ISSN: 1835-2014 Open Access Link
Kasemsarn, K., Harrison, D. and Nickpour, F. (2023) 'Applying Inclusive Design and Digital Storytelling to Facilitate Cultural Tourism: A Review and Initial Framework'. Heritage, 6 (2). pp. 1411 - 1428.Open Access Link
Bodini, A., Colecchia, F., Manohar, A., Harrison, D. and Garaj, V. (2022) 'Using Immersive Technologies to Facilitate Location Scouting in Audiovisual Media Production: A User Requirements Study and Proposed Framework'. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 82 (8). pp. 12379 - 12400. ISSN: 0942-4962 Open Access Link