Student supervision

I am open to supervising master’s and PhD students working on Interaction Design and HCI aligned with the following themes:

Somaesthetic Design involves the use of first—and second-person research methods and how these articulate knowledge for design use. This involves a strong commitment to rigorously documenting first-person experiences and performing self-experiments.

I have a particular interest in introspective practices, and how these can contribute as methods for interaction design. Through my doctoral dissertation, I was the first researcher to generate a methodology around Focusing involving design ideation, prototyping and evaluation. You can find more information here.

Topics dealing with design methods, user-centred design and artistic research are also part of my interests.


PhD Evaluation Committee

• Nesli Hazal Oktay – Thesis title: Far-away bodies: Co-creating design(s) in and for remote intimacy. EKA Estonian Academy of Arts. Member of the Defence Committee (September 2024).

• Arife Dila Demir – Thesis title: Extended Textile Soma: Somaesthetics of Bodily Discomfort. EKA Estonian Academy of Arts. Thesis reviewer and opponent (December 2023).
  

PhD Supervision

• Michelle Rennerová – Project title: The Role of Biometrics in Interactive Art: Enhancing Emotional Self-Awareness (co-supervision). Department of Communication, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. Primary supervisor: Frederic Ferrero Sole. Intended graduation: 2028
  

Master’s supervision

• Alice Berg – Better Sleep with Soma Design. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023.
• Christoffer Eriksson – Supporting Caring Touch – A toolkit for sensitizing soma designers through subtle disruptions. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023
• Rebeca Blanco – Reflections on one’s own body: A study on the understanding of body image in HCI. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023.
• Eduardo Alvarez Nowak – Designing a Learning Analytics Dashboard for boot camp students. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023
• Tieng-Ying Lu – Designing for moments of micro-meditations. Uppsala University, 2023
• Leonardo Rignanese – Exploring different experience modalities of electronic tennis line calling. KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Aalto University, 2022.
• María Campo Wojtuk – Design of Smart Wearable Button Interactions for Women’s Street Safety in Stockholm. Awarded 2022. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Awarded 2022.
• Lin Liu – Applying Focusing to Design Somaesthetic Translations for interpreting Chu Ci. Technische Universität Berlin, 2022.
• Betzabe Salinas Tovar – Share My Meal: A Social Catalyst for Interactions around Food. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Awarded 2021.
• Karolin Valaszkai – Seeing Feelingly through the Feet: A Design Space for Micro Opportunities. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Awarded 2021.
• Pepi Nedkova – Friendship & Collaboration: Girls Partnering in a Storytelling- Motivated Programming Experience. KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Awarded 2021.

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