The Centre for Design Informatics brings together two diverse disciplines to transform the ways in which we work, live, care for each other and play. The Centre for Design Informatics The Centre for Design Informatics brings together two diverse disciplines to transform the ways in which we work, live, care for each other and play. A collaboration between the Schools of Design and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, the Centre’s vision is for Scotland to be a world leader in designing with data. Image Image from film 'Uninvited Guests' by Superflux for ThingTank project. Changes in computing and communications technologies serve to de-emphasise computers as devices, and re-emphasise the flow of data between people, machines, and things. They focus on three related lines technical development: personal data; the internet of things; and social computing; in each case, they want to ensure that: people can use their systems to interact with data; they can use data to interact with the systems; and what they can do is sensitive to their role in the larger system. Its research is action-led and design-based, with every project addressing a practical challenge. The Centre places particular emphasis on mentoring a new generation of researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs. It has developed excellent partnerships with non-academic bodies and a growing Community of Interest for knowledge exchange and ideas generation. The Centre is supported through a series of RCUK grants that span the EPSRC, AHRC and ESRC. Visit the website of the Centre for Design Informatics for futher information. This article was published on 2024-08-28
