Academic experience
2020 – Current – Postdoctoral Researcher, Digital Futures and MID. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Sweden.
2018- 2020 – Assistant Professor, School of Design. Universidad Austral de Chile. Chile
2014- 2017 – Sessional Lecturer, Design Lab. The University of Sydney. Australia
Education
2018- PhD in Interaction Design, University of Sydney.
Thesis title: Designing Aesthetic experiences through the body and Felt-sense.
2012 – Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (Research) University of Sydney, Australia
2006 – Bachelor in Graphic Design– University of Valparaíso, Chile
Training
2021 Micro Phenomenological Interview and Analysis (One-year certification). Laboratorio de Fenomenología Corporal. http://fenomenologiacorporal.org/ 180 hours of training, Santiago, Chile.
2021 – Micro phenomenology of Nature. 35 hours of training with Claire Petitmengin. Paris, France.
2014- 2017: Focusing training. Instructor: Jane Quayle. http://previous.focusing.org/cfp-page/867/quayle_jane.html
Books
Tomitsch, M., Borthwick, M., Ahmadpour, N., Cooper, C., Frawley, J., Hepburn, L.A., Kocaballi, A.B., Loke, L., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Straker, K., Wrigley, C. (2021). Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat. A Handbook of Methods (revised edition). BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Available at https://www.bispublishers.com/design-think-make-break-repeat-revised-edition.html
[First edition] Tomitsch, M., Wrigley, C., Borthwick, M., Ahmadpour, N., Frawley, J., Kocaballi, B., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Straker, K. and Loke, L. (2018) Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat. A Handbook of Methods. BIS Publishers, The Netherlands. Available at http://www.bispublishers.com/design-think-make-break-repeat.html
Papers
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Frid, E. (2023) Sharing Earthquake Narratives: Making Space for Others in ourAutobiographical Design Process. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems. Hamburg, Germany (Forthcoming).
Garrett, R., Popova, K., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Asgeirsdottir, T., Lampinen, A., Höök, K (2023) Felt Ethics: Cultivating Ethical Sensibility in Design Practice. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems. Hamburg, Germany (Forthcoming).
Kilic Asfar, O., Cotton, K., Luft. Y., Stepanova, E., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Kleinberger, R., Ben Abdesslem, F., Ishii, H and Höök,K.(2023) Corsetto: A Kinesthetic Garment for Designing, Composing for, and Experiencing an Intersubjective Haptic Voice. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems. Hamburg, Germany (Forthcoming).
Joe Marshall Claudia Núñez Pacheco Vasiliki Tsaknaki Paul Tennent Rachael Garrett Christine Li Kristina Höök Praminda Caleb-Solly Steven Benford (2023) Collision Design. ACM Alt.CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems. Hamburg, Germany (Forthcoming).
Frid, E., Panariello, C., & Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2022). Customizing and Evaluating Accessible Multisensory Music Experiences with Pre-Verbal Children—A Case Study on the Perception of Musical Haptics Using Participatory Design with Proxies. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 6(7), 55. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mti6070055
Núñez Pacheco, C., and Loke, L. (2022) Focusing for Interaction Design: An Introspective Somatic Method. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems, New Orleans, US.
Popova, K., Garrett, R., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Lampinen, A., and Höök, K. (2022) Vulnerability as an Ethical Stance in Soma Design Processes. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems. New Orleans, US.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2022) Dialoguing with Tangible Traces: A Method to Elicit Autoethnographic Narratives. ACM TEI Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. Daejeon, Korea.
Cochrane, K., Mah, K., Ståhl, A., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Balaam, M., Ahmadpour, N., and Loke, L. (2022) Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-Based Design. ACM TEI Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. Daejeon, Korea.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2022) Applying Gestalt Laws through Somatic Sensibility. Journal Diseña, 20, January 2022.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Olivares-Retamal, J. (2021) Art as Refuge: The Symbolic Transformation of an Electronic Installation in the Midst of Chile’S Social Unrest. Leonardo Journal. 1-2. MIT Press.
Cochrane, K., Loke, L., Ahmadpour, N., Schiphorst, T., Campbell, A., and Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2021). A Comparison Design Study of Feedback Modalities to Support Deep Breathing Whilst Performing Work Tasks. WORK -A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation.
Rabello-Mestre, A., Núñez-Pacheco, C. And Carrasco, M. (2021) Finding art and the art of finding: O que vos nunca cuidei a dizer. Leonardo Music, MIT Press.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2021) Tangible Body Maps of Felt Sensing Experience. TEI 2021 Studio, Salzburg, Austria.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2020) Getting Into Someone Else’s Soul: Communicating Embodied Experience. Journal of Digital Creativity. Volume 31, Issue 4.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2020) Aesthetic Qualities of Thermal and Vibrotactile Materials for Somatic Contemplation. ISEA Montreal, Canada.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Olivares-Retamal, J. (2020) Pulsante– Integrating anatomy lessons into the artistic process. TEI 2020 Sydney, Australia.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2019) Interaction Aesthetics: In and Beyond the Flow. Revista Diseña UC, 15. August 2019.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2018) Towards a technique for articulating aesthetic experiences in design using Focusing and the Felt Sense. The Design Journal.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2018). Reflection through Inner Presence: A Sensitising Concept for Design. Journal of Multimodal Technologies Interact. 2, no. 1: 5.
Loke, L. and Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2018) Developing somatic sensibilities for practices of discernment in interaction design. The Senses and Society Journal 13 (2), July 2018 (in press), Routledge.
Kocaballi, A.B and Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2018) Rethinking Context-aware Computing to Support Reflective Engagement. British Human-Computer Interaction BHCI
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2017) Tacit Narratives: Surfacing Aesthetic Meaning by Using Wearable Props and Focusing. In Proc. TEI17. Yokohama, Japan.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2017) The Body as a Source of Aesthetic Qualities for Design: Explorations and Techniques. TEI17 Yokohama, Japan.
Loke, L., de Berigny, C., Kim, Y., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Cochrane, K. (2017) Visualising the Meditating Mind: the Aesthetics of Brainwave Data. ISEA.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2016) Felt-sensing Archetypes: Analysing Patterns of Accessing Tacit Meaning in Design. In Proc. OzCHI 2016.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2015) Expanding our Perceptual World Through Technology: A Subjective Bodily Perspective. Position paper in BodysenseUX, Ubicomp 2015.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2015) The Felt Sense Project: Towards A Methodological Framework For Body-Centric Artifact Design. ISEA 2015
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2014) Aesthetic Resources for Technology-mediated Bodily Self-reflection: The Case of Eloquent Robes. OzCHI 2014
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2014) Crafting the Body-Tool: A Body-centred Perspective on Wearable Technology. In DIS ’14: Proceedings of the 2014 Designing Interactive Systems Conference, ACM.
Other publications
Núñez-Pacheco, C., Loke, L. (2012) Eloquent Robes – Conference Poster OzCHI, Melbourne 2012.
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
2019 – FONDART Nacional en Nuevos Medios – Chilean National Art Grant. Project: Pulsating: Expliciting the inner rhythms.
2015 – Design Research Society (DRS) student research bursary 2015
2013 – Becas Chile Scholarship – CONICYT / National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (PhD)
2012 – BrainArt awards – Winner in the category of Interaction Design 30+ More info: http://www.brainartproject.com/entry/claudia-nunez-pacheco/Becas Chile Scholarship
2008 -Becas Chile Scholarship CONICYT / National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (Master Degree)
Projects
2019 – FONDART Nacional en Nuevos Medios – Chilean National Art Grant. Project: Pulsating: Expliciting the inner rhythms. Role: Project director.
2019 – FONDART Regional – Línea de actividades formativas. Chilean Regional Art Grant. Project: Luthiers del siglo XXI: Diseñando instrumentos musicales inclusivos. Role: Collaborator
2019 – FONDART Regional – Línea de actividades formativas. Chilean Regional Art Grant. Project: Taller Cuerpo Sur: Paisajes del cuerpo. Role: Collaborator
2019- InnovING2030 – Proyecto: Nucleo transdisciplinario cod. NA201801. Universidad Austral de Chile. Role: Collaborator.
Teaching in Design and IxD
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2020- ongoing)
2021- Degree Project in Computer Science and Engineering, specialising in ICT Innovation, Second Cycle (DA256X and DA268X), master thesis supervisor.
2021- Interaction Design as a Reflective Practice (DH2629), teacher.
2021- Media Technology and Interaction Design (DM2601), course responsible.
2020 – Advanced Project course in Interactive Media Technology (DM2799), teacher.
Universidad Austral de Chile (2018- 2020)
2019- Visual perception and communication (Semester 1)
Unit coordinator. Tutorials and Lectures / Bachelor of Design
2018- Video and image experiments (Semester 2)
Unit coordinator. Tutorials and Lectures / Bachelor of Design
2018- Socio-contextual Workshop (Semester 2)
Co-coordinated. Tutorials and Lectures / Faculty of Architecture and Arts
2018- Abstraction and Space Studio (Semester 1)
Unit coordinator. Tutorials and Lectures / Bachelor of Design
2018- Transdisciplinary Seminar (Semester 1)
Co-coordinated. Tutorials and Lectures / Faculty of Architecture and Arts
University of Sydney (2014-2017)
2015 -2017 Design Thinking (IDEA9106) Semester 1 and 2
Tutorials and lectures / Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (MIDEA)
2015- 2017 IDEA Studio (Wearable technology) (IDEA9201)
Tutorials and lectures / Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (MIDEA)
2015 -2016 Design Thinking (DECO1006) Semester 1
Tutorials / Bachelor of Design Computing / Bachelor of Architecture and Environments
2015- IDEA Lab (Wearable technology) (IDEA9202)
Tutorials and lectures / Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (MIDEA)
2014 – Understanding design and Cognition (DECO1006) Semester 1
Tutorials/ Bachelor of Design Computing
2014 – Sound Design and Sonification (DECO1013) Semester 2
Tutorials and lectures in wearable technology / Bachelor of Design Computing
Public Exhibitions, Festivals and events
2020 – PULSANTE 2.0 – “Never odd or eveN” collective exhibition, as part of the TEI 2020 Conference. Tin Sheds Gallery. February, Sydney.
2019 – PULSANTE – Galería Barrios Bajos, December, Valdivia.
2019 – PULSANTE- Casa Luis Oyarzún, October, Valdivia
2018- DigitArt Festival. Organised by Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong, Australia / Exhibition of wearable sculpture Mellifera.
2017- sARTorial. Organised by DLUX as part of the VIVID Sydney Festival 2017 / The Connection, Rhodes, Australia / Exhibition of wearable sculpture Mellifera.
2017 – SOUL – Storytelling the felt sense [Story one]. Solo art installation / Tin Sheds gallery, 25th to 31st January. Sydney, Australia
2016- sARTorial. Organised by DLUX as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival / Exhibition of wearable sculpture Mellifera. Performance artist: Lian Loke. Sydney, Australia
2015 – Research Visions Exhibition / The Felt Sense Vest. University of Sydney, Australia
2014 – MAKE, CODE, PLAY Exhibition – Web Directions Conference 2014 / Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2014- Celebrating The Founders Circle- Presentation ofElectronic Chimeras of the Deep Sea . Sydney, Australia. http://inspired.sydney.edu.au/founders-circle-2/
2013- Electric Dreams – Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/aroundtown/events/35373/electric-dreams
2012 – Organised Cacophony – The Rocks Pop up, Sydney, Australia
http://therockspopup.tumblr.com/post/35607346283/new-media-curation
2012 – Ghost(s) and the(ir) Machine(s), Old School, University of Sydney
http://www.newmediacuration.com/gatm/01-13/10.html
2012- Sparc Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
http://www.vividsydney.com/business/events/sparc-design-2012/
2011 – Attract, Relate, Sustain, The Verge Gallery, University of Sydney
http://www.newmediacuration.com/ars/masters/Portfolio-Claudia_NUNEZ_PACHECO.html
Workshops and Talks
Núñez Pacheco, C. (2022) Focusing for Interaction Design: An Introspective Somatic Method. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors and Computer Systems, New Orleans, US.
Núñez Pacheco, C (2022) Foreignness as a Conceptual Framework for Interaction Design. Digital Futures Open Research day. Poster presentation. (Winner 2nd Place) 21st April. Stockholm, Sweden.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2022) Practices of Evocation for Soma Design. Chalmers Seminar Series Interaction Design. 1st March, Gothenburg, Sweden
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2022) Dialoguing with Tangible Traces: A Method to Elicit Autoethnographic Narratives. ACM TEI Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. Daejeon, Korea
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2020) Diseño y Feminismo. Seminario Diseño PUC. November, 2020.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2020) Aesthetic Qualities of Thermal and Vibrotactile Materials for Somatic Contemplation. ISEA Montreal, Canada. October 2020.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2020) Foreignness as a Conceptual Framework for the Design of Interactive Systems. Dive deep Lunch Seminars, Digital Futures, KTH, Sweden. October 2020.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2019) La tecnología como experiencia: Un ejercicio de sensibilidad en diseño. Ponencia para el Encuentro CTS (Ciencia, Tecnología, Sociedad) Osorno, Chile
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2019) Sobre trayectoria y tecnología. Charla-conversatiorio para la primera versión del Campamento de Verano Cyberpunk, en Galería Barrios Bajos. Organizadores: Posternura Records. Colaboradores: Galería Barrios Bajos, Taller compartido La Cisne Negro, Espacio En Construcción, PAM / Plataforma Arte & Medios, Dirección de Vinculación con el Medio UACh
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2018) Focusing Bodystorming. Workshop parte del TCS (Taller Cuerpo Sur), 12 Octubre Universidad Austral de Chile.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2018) Visualizando experiencias estéticas a través del soma. Coloquio “Variaciones sobre la imágen técnica”. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Universidad Austral de Chile. Organizado por Dr. Claudio Celis.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2017) Tacit Narratives: Surfacing Aesthetic Meaning by Using Wearable Props and Focusing. TEI17. Yokohama, Japan.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2017) The Body as a Source of Aesthetic Qualities for Design: Explorations and Techniques. Full-day workshop at TEI17 Yokohama, Japan.
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2016) Felt-sensing Archetypes: Analysing Patterns of Accessing Tacit Meaning in Design. Presented at OzCHI 2016. Launceston, Australia.
Focusing-oriented Design: A series of 8 workshops, starting from 2nd of September 2016 (Ongoing). Design Lab, University of Sydney.
Research Visions presentation: Focusing-oriented Archetypes for Design. Presented at the University of Sydney, 6th September 2016
Workshop: Focusing-oriented Ideation.16th April 2016. Design Lab, University of Sydney.
Workshop: Body-based evaluation, A Focusing-oriented approach. 30th April, 2016. University of Sydney
Núñez-Pacheco, C. (2015) Expanding our Perceptual World Through Technology: A Subjective Bodily Perspective. Presented at BodySenseUX, UBICOMP. Osaka, Japan.
Workshop: Focusing-oriented Bodystorming for Designers and Artists. 27th March and 10th April 2015. Design Lab, University of Sydney.
Research Visions presentation: Body-centred technology. Presented at the University of Sydney, 25th September 2014
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2014) Aesthetic Resources for Technology-mediated Bodily Self-reflection: The Case of Eloquent Robes. Presented at OzCHI 2014 Sydney, Australia
Núñez-Pacheco, C. and Loke, L. (2014) Crafting the Body-Tool: A Body-centred Perspective on Wearable Technology. Presented at DIS 2014, Vancouver, Canada.
Press
Electronic Chimeras – Feed on your pulse / Adafruit / Blog by Leslie Birch
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2014/11/19/electronic-chimeras-feed-on-your-pulse-wearablewednesday/
My Top 5 Almost Famous Wearables for 2014 /Adafruit / by Leslie Birch
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2014/12/31/my-top-five-almost-famous-wearables-for-2014-wearablewednesday/
Memberships
ACM Professional Membership
The Senses and Society Research Directory (http://www.sensorystudies.org/)
Editorial work
2021 – Editorial Board, Journal Diseña
https://diseno.uc.cl/2021/03/claudia-nunez-pacheco-nueva-integrante-del-comite-editorial-de-revista-disena/
2021 – Guest editor special issue “Design and Somatic Sensibilities”
http://revistadisena.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/announcement/view/67
2020 – TEI Australia – Studio Chair
https://tei.acm.org/2020/participate/
2018 – Journal of Multimodal technology Interaction
Guest editor special issue “Designing for the body”.
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/design_body
Paper reviewing
TEI 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
DIS 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
CHI 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
TOCHI Journal
The Design Journal
Journal of Digital Creativity
Journal of Multimodal Technology Interaction
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