Harrison
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 david harrison holds a chair in design in the school of engineering and design. he is a chartered engineer and has research interests in sustainable design and emerging technologies and design, is a member of the iet, and a fellow of the higher education academy. current research projects in 2019 are inclusive immersion, in collboration with cambridge university engineering design research centre and funded by epsrc, and storyfutures, funded by the ahrc creative clusters initiative, in collaboration with royal holloway university. he worked for fifteen years on innovative approaches to electronic manufacturing, and collaborating with dr peter evans, he developed, patented and successfully licensed a number of new manufacturing processes in printed electronics, yielding approximately £300,000 of license income for brunel. he was a co investigator with the epsrc innovative electronics manufacturing research centre, with particular interests in reducing the environmental impact of electronics manufacturing. he served on the epsrc/dti sustainable technologies initiative panel, and is a member of the epsrc college of peers. david harrison founded the cleaner electronics research group and their work on renewable energy has included projects on the design of daylight capture systems, regenerative energy storage systems based on hydrogen fuel cells, and the design of low cost thermoelectric devices. the group has also carried out many research projects in environmentally sensitive design, including the first ecological footprinting of electronic products, and the development of a method for calculating the optimal ecological lifetimes for products, based on analysis of build energy and energy consumption. david harrison was also a co investigator on two epsrc projects on the active disassembly of products for recycling. he led the second phase of a large framework 5 project on active disassembly, in close partnership with sony and nokia, and was a partner on “paperworks”, a framework 6 project integrating the digital world with paper. other projects have included the epsrc/tsb empower project, carried out with more associates and warwick manufacturing group, which aimed to integrate creative, empathic user-centred design techniques with genuinely novel product design innovation, to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. this has developed out of a phd project in which daniel lockton developed the “design with intent” method, a suggestion tool offering guidance to designers in choosing design techniques to encourage more sustainable behaviour. projects with buro happold consulting engineers included lifecycle impacts of novel retrofit technologies incorporating translucent silica aerogel – with mark dowson. (the aim was to design, build and characterise a new retrofitable building product which reduced the energy use of buildings), and the influence of user interface design on energy consumption in uk residential buildings –with nicola combe. this was a project investigating tools and methods to support sustainable and inclusive aspects of building design. recent projects have included power weave - development of a supercapacitor thread to store energy in clothing dascip - a patent knowledge base which enables comparison of an emerging design to existing patents thereby enabling early identification of potential conflict prior art. (mark atherton is p.i., epsrc funded a manufacturing process for a wearable energy storage device using 3d printing of supercapacitors (phd student work by milad arier a robotic and autonomous system that services fluids on passenger train vehicles specialities: professor of design research. and lecturer in sustainable design and environmentally sensitive design, specialising in sustainable design. david harrison teaches the sustainable design module on the msc in integrated product design, and a third year undergraduate module called environmentally sensitive design. he is module leader for two further electronics modules related to embedded systems.
Professor David Harrison
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 David Harrison holds a Chair in Design in the School of Engineering and Design. He is a Chartered Engineer and has research interests in sustainable design and emerging technologies and design, is a Member of the IET, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Current research projects in 2019 are Inclusive Immersion, in collboration with Cambridge University Engineering Design Research Centre and funded by EPSRC, and Storyfutures, funded by the AHRC Creative Clusters Initiative, in collaboration with Royal Holloway University. He worked for fifteen years on innovative approaches to electronic manufacturing, and collaborating with Dr Peter Evans, he developed, patented and successfully licensed a number of new manufacturing processes in printed electronics, yielding approximately £300,000 of license income for Brunel. He was a co investigator with the EPSRC Innovative Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre, with particular interests in reducing the environmental impact of electronics manufacturing. He served on the EPSRC/DTI Sustainable Technologies Initiative panel, and is a Member of the EPSRC College of Peers. David Harrison founded the Cleaner Electronics research group and their work on renewable energy has included projects on the design of daylight capture systems, regenerative energy storage systems based on hydrogen fuel cells, and the design of low cost thermoelectric devices. The group has also carried out many research projects in environmentally sensitive design, including the first ecological footprinting of electronic products, and the development of a method for calculating the optimal ecological lifetimes for products, based on analysis of build energy and energy consumption. David Harrison was also a co investigator on two EPSRC projects on the Active Disassembly of products for recycling. He led the second phase of a large Framework 5 project on Active Disassembly, in close partnership with Sony and Nokia, and was a partner on “Paperworks”, a Framework 6 project integrating the digital world with paper. Other projects have included the EPSRC/TSB Empower project, carried out with More Associates and Warwick Manufacturing Group, which aimed to integrate creative, empathic user-centred design techniques with genuinely novel product design innovation, to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. This has developed out of a PhD project in which Daniel Lockton developed the “Design with Intent” method, a suggestion tool offering guidance to designers in choosing design techniques to encourage more sustainable behaviour. Projects with Buro Happold Consulting Engineers included Lifecycle impacts of novel retrofit technologies incorporating translucent silica aerogel – with Mark Dowson. (The aim was to design, build and characterise a new retrofitable building product which reduced the energy use of buildings), and The influence of user interface design on energy consumption in UK residential buildings –with Nicola Combe. This was a project investigating tools and methods to support sustainable and inclusive aspects of building design. Recent projects have included Power Weave - Development of a supercapacitor thread to store energy in clothing DASCIP - A patent knowledge base which enables comparison of an emerging design to existing patents thereby enabling early identification of potential conflict prior art. (Mark Atherton is P.I., EPSRC funded A manufacturing process for a wearable energy storage device using 3D printing of supercapacitors (PhD student work by Milad Arier A robotic and autonomous system that services fluids on passenger train vehicles Specialities: Professor of Design Research. and lecturer in Sustainable Design and Environmentally Sensitive Design, specialising in sustainable design. David Harrison teaches the Sustainable Design module on the MSc in Integrated Product Design, and a third year undergraduate module called Environmentally Sensitive Design. He is module leader for two further electronics modules related to embedded systems.
Jahwari
laila is a full-time doctoral researcher in design integrated phd program under the supervision of dr vanja garaj (head of the department of design). her current research is about using virtual immersive technologies to support user testing in new product design process. qualifications m.sc. in advance multimedia design and 3d technologies, brunel university (2011) bsc in multimedia design, college of applied sciences, oman (2005-2010) the use of extended reality technologies, specifically, immersive virtual reality, to support design thinking process and its integration in new product design prototyping. global implementations of design and the 3d technologies industry. the opportunities to shift the paradigm of how visual education through the use 3d virtual contexts is approached and taught in design and to non-design students within interdisciplinary product development teams. multimedia design lecturer in college of applied sciences, ibri, ministry of higher education in sultanate of oman from 2011.
Mrs Laila Al Jahwari
Laila is a full-time doctoral researcher in Design Integrated PhD program under the supervision of Dr Vanja Garaj (Head of the Department of Design). Her current research is about using virtual immersive technologies to support user testing in new product design process. Qualifications M.Sc. in Advance Multimedia Design and 3D Technologies, Brunel University (2011) BSc in Multimedia Design, College of Applied Sciences, Oman (2005-2010) The use of extended reality technologies, specifically, immersive virtual reality, to support design thinking process and its integration in new product design prototyping. Global implementations of design and the 3D technologies industry. The opportunities to shift the paradigm of how visual education through the use 3D virtual contexts is approached and taught in design and to non-design students within interdisciplinary product development teams. Multimedia Design Lecturer in College of Applied Sciences, Ibri, Ministry of Higher Education in Sultanate of Oman from 2011.
Alja'afreh
aseel mohammed aljaafreh is a phd student in the design department. aseel's doctoral research investigates the inclusive design and co-design approaches in revitalizing heritage buildings in jordan. aseel holds a double masters's degree : - ma in architecture from the university of liverpool- united kingdom, that investigated '' regenerate historical buildings in amman – jordan'' (2018 -2019). - msc in spatial planning from german jordanian university- jordan, in '' evaluation open space in informal settlements in terms of physical and social dynamics '' (2015-2018). worked as a senior architect at a regional professional architectural consulting in jordan and saudi arabia. inclusive design revitalizing historical building co-design sustainability accessibility built space spatial cognition and behaviours
Mrs Aseel Mohammad Irsheid Alja'afreh
Aseel Mohammed Aljaafreh is a PhD student in the design department. Aseel's doctoral research investigates the inclusive design and co-design approaches in revitalizing heritage buildings in Jordan. Aseel holds a double Masters's degree : - MA in architecture from the University of Liverpool- United Kingdom, that investigated '' Regenerate historical buildings in Amman – Jordan'' (2018 -2019). - MSc in Spatial Planning from German Jordanian university- Jordan, In '' Evaluation open space in informal settlements in terms of physical and social dynamics '' (2015-2018). Worked as a senior architect at a regional professional architectural consulting in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Inclusive design Revitalizing historical building Co-design Sustainability Accessibility Built space Spatial cognition and Behaviours
Manohar
arthi is a senior lecturer and director for the bsc product design in brunel design school. she is a design researcher, investigating the relationship between social design and technology. arthi joined brunel university in 2018 as a lecturer in design. previous to brunel, she was a research fellow at northumbria university newcastle where she explored complex socio-digital problems including designing for trust within tapestry project, funded by the rcuk digital economy. she has experience in working across interdisciplinary research groups including mixed reality lab at the university of nottingham and the innovation school at the glasgow school of art. arthi’s doctorate was a part of an epsrc digital economy project ‘tales of things and electronic memories’ (totem) from university of dundee’s socio digital group. her research interests include participatory design, co-design, user-centered design and human computer interaction (hci). her research and teaching explore the role of human values by investigating the relationship between the social design and technology. arthi is a reviewer for hci, cscw, ieee, interdisciplinary journals and conference series. she has been part of various conference program chairs including british hci 2021, designing interaction systems (dis) 2019 and indiahci 2019. she is also the equality, diversity and inclusion (edi) champion for the department of design since 2020. teaching responsibilities: programme director, bsc product design equality, diversity and inclusion director module leader level 3 bas and bsc, interaction and user experince design dm3607 tutor level 4 msc integrated product design, professional design studio dm5534 module leader level 1 bas and bsc, design communication module leader dm2555 professional practice and dm2554 preperation for professional practice - 2019 and 2021 selected masters dissertation supervision: inclusive design to reduce gender bias in public transport - qingyang xu, 2020-2021 women are for mars? speculative design fro future habitats on mars with a focus on women. jon ruscoe, 2021 to 2022. felt-experience in data visualisation of quantified-self. kanchan bapan, 2020-2021 enhancing the in-store customer experience by using ai and ar - fahad alhathal, 2018-19. heritage rejuvenation: design-led branding strategy to save heritage from obsolescence - ting ya chuang, 2018-19. exploring the role of design thinking within artificial intelligence - andrea gomez de la vara, 2018-19.
Dr Arthi Manohar
Arthi is a Senior Lecturer and Director for the BSC Product Design in Brunel Design School. She is a design researcher, investigating the relationship between social design and technology. Arthi joined Brunel University in 2018 as a Lecturer in Design. Previous to Brunel, she was a Research Fellow at Northumbria University Newcastle where she explored complex socio-digital problems including designing for trust within TAPESTRY project, funded by the RCUK Digital Economy. She has experience in working across interdisciplinary research groups including Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham and the Innovation School at the Glasgow School of Art. Arthi’s Doctorate was a part of an EPSRC Digital Economy project ‘Tales of Things and Electronic Memories’ (TOTeM) from University of Dundee’s Socio Digital group. Her research interests include participatory design, co-design, user-centered design and Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Her research and teaching explore the role of human values by investigating the relationship between the social design and technology. Arthi is a reviewer for HCI, CSCW, IEEE, interdisciplinary journals and conference series. She has been part of various conference program chairs including British HCI 2021, Designing Interaction Systems (DIS) 2019 and IndiaHCI 2019. She is also the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Champion for the Department of Design since 2020. Teaching Responsibilities: Programme Director, BSc Product Design Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director Module Leader Level 3 BAs and BSc, Interaction and User Experince Design DM3607 Tutor Level 4 MSc Integrated Product Design, Professional Design Studio DM5534 Module Leader Level 1 BAs and BSc, Design Communication Module Leader DM2555 Professional Practice and DM2554 Preperation for Professional Practice - 2019 and 2021 Selected Masters Dissertation supervision: Inclusive Design to reduce Gender Bias in Public Transport - Qingyang Xu, 2020-2021 Women are for Mars? Speculative Design fro Future Habitats on Mars with a Focus on Women. Jon Ruscoe, 2021 to 2022. Felt-Experience in Data Visualisation of Quantified-Self. Kanchan Bapan, 2020-2021 Enhancing the in-store customer experience By using AI and AR - Fahad Alhathal, 2018-19. Heritage Rejuvenation: Design-led Branding strategy to save heritage from obsolescence - Ting Ya Chuang, 2018-19. Exploring the Role of Design Thinking within Artificial Intelligence - Andrea Gomez de la Vara, 2018-19.