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Aalto makes an impact in design research

Aalto people made important research contributions in the Design Research Society DRS conference in Limerick, Ireland.
Aallon edustajat konferenssissa takavasemmalta: Paulo Dziobczenski, Camilla Groth, Virpi Roto, Philip Hector, Sampsa Hyysalo, Janin Koch, Marium Durrani, Elif Erdo千鈥巃n 脰ztekin, Mar铆a Ferreira Litowtschenko, Seungho Lee, Ramia Maz茅 ja 陌dil Gaziulusoy.

An unprecedented number of submissions from Aalto researchers were peer-reviewed and accepted for presentation and publication at this year鈥檚 DRS conference in June.

鈥淭his says a lot for the quality of our research and researchers. It also means Aalto researchers were highly visible and impactful within the conference and thus within the international design research community鈥, rejoices Ramia Maz茅, Professor in Design Practices at Aalto University.

Two Aalto people were also invited as conference keynote sessions: Ramia Maz茅 as a keynote and Andrea Botero as a keynote moderator.

鈥淚 believe it鈥檚 the first time that Aalto people were involved in organizing two paper tracks at the conference, though Aalto people have always had great and proactive contributions鈥, says Maz茅.

The conference is organized biannually by the University of Limerick and it is one of the main international research conferences internationally, it is both well-ranked and well-attended with 600 participants this year.

The DRS is a learned society committed to promoting and developing design research worldwide. Founded in 1966, it is the longest established, multi-disciplinary worldwide society for the design research community.

Contributions by Aalto people:

Keynotes
Sadie Red Wing and Arturo Escobar, moderated by Andrea Botero, 鈥淲hose Design?鈥. 

Andrea Siodmok and Ramia Maz茅, moderated by Simon O'Rafferty, 鈥淪ocial & Public鈥. 

Papers
 

Marium Durrani, 鈥.

Paulo DziobczenskiOscar Person, Leandro Tonetto and Roberta Mandelli, 鈥

陌dil Gaziulusoy and Elif Erdo千鈥巃n 脰ztekin, 鈥溾.

Camilla Groth and Arild Berg, 鈥淐o-creation in Professional Craft Practice鈥.

Sampsa HyysaloSofi PerikangasTatu Marttila and Karoliina Auvinen, 鈥溾.  

Janin KochMagda L谩szl贸Andr茅s Lucero and Antti Oulasvirta, 鈥".

Seungho Park-Lee and Oscar Person, 鈥溾.  

Tracks

Kristina Lindstr枚m, Ramia Maz茅, Laura Forlano, Li Jonsson and 脜sa St氓hl, 鈥溾, includes short introductions to the theme and to the 11 papers accepted and presented in the track.

Nithikul Nimkulrat and Camilla Groth, 鈥淓ditorial: Experiential Knowledge in Collaborative Interdisciplinary Design Research鈥.

Conversations

Mar铆a Ferreira Litowtschenko, Federico Vaz, and Nicol谩s Rebolledo, 鈥. 

D贸nal Padraic Holland, Ramia Maz茅, Alex Milton, Ingrid Mulder and Cristiano Storni, 鈥.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

Workshop

Mauricy Motta-Filho, Ksenija Kuzmina, Virpi Roto and Dominika Noworolska, 鈥. 

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