Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Date: Thursday, 11/Sept/2025
10:20am
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12:35pm
1E: Integrating user experiences in different life phases of products and services
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Chair: Ian Marcus Edgecomb, University of Strathclyde
 
10:20am - 10:42am

GENERATIVE DESIGN AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN ASSISTIVE DEVICES: EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN-CENTRED SOLUTIONS

Adrian Mercieca, Philip Farrugia, Nicholas Patiniott, Jonathan C. Borg

University of Malta, Malta



10:42am - 11:04am

Designing for Sustainable Cities: A Course on User Experience and Urban Mobility

Aykut Coskun, Berre Su Demir

Koç University, Türkiye



11:04am - 11:26am

EXPLORING THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF WEB LOADING PAGE COLOURS, BRIGHTNESS VALUES, AND ICON SHAPES WITH PUPILLOMETRY

Rachel E. Hunt, Alex M. Edwards, Bryan F. Howell

Brigham Young University, United States of America



11:26am - 11:48am

Using Queer Methods to Create Equity in Engineering Education

Chloe Agg

Imperial College London, United Kingdom



11:48am - 12:10pm

The Role of “Good” Behaviours in Behavioural Design

Wenbo Lu, Bahareh Shahri, Barro De Gast

University of Canterbury, New Zealand



12:10pm - 12:32pm

Bridging Human-Centred Design and Engineering Education: A Case Study of Pharmaceutical Packaging for the Elderly

Alessandra Bianco1, Philip Farrugia1, Nicolette Sammut Bartolo2

1: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Malta, Malta; 2: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Malta

1:30pm
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3:00pm
2E: Discussions on societal and ethical issues
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Chair: Rebecca Macfie, University of Strathclyde
Chair: Ross Brisco, University of Strathclyde
 
1:30pm - 1:52pm

ONGOING COMMUNICATION AS KNOWLEDGE IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA -DEMOCRACY IN TEACHING AND WORKING

Tore Gulden1, Linda Blaasvær2

1: oslo metropolitan university, Norway; 2: Norwegian welfare services NAV, Norway



1:52pm - 2:14pm

Ontological Modelling for Consequence-Driven Learning: A Human-Centred Simulation Approach to Smart Prosthesis Design and Education

Nicholas Patiniott, Jonathan C Borg

University of Malta, Malta



2:14pm - 2:36pm

Smart Assistive Technology for Vulnerable People in Public Services: A Multi-approach Didactic Framework

Miriam Saviano, Mariia Ershova, Viktor Malakuczi, Graziano Blasilli

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy



2:36pm - 2:58pm

A Master Programme in Sustainable Product Design: An Engineering Approach

Arlindo Silva1, Jacob Kang1, Meixuan Tan1, David Rosen2

1: Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore; 2: Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

3:20pm
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5:10pm
3E: New methods, tools, and models for assessment in multidisciplinary teams
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Chair: Lyndon Buck, University of Southampton
 
3:20pm - 3:42pm

D-LAD - A framework for project-based design assessment: educators’ insights

Elies Dekoninck1, Ross Brisco2, Francesca Mattioli3, Erik Bohemia4, Yakhoub Ndiaye5, Hilary Grierson2, Gordon Krauss6

1: University of Bath, United Kingdom; 2: University of Strathclyde, UK; 3: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 4: Shandon University of Arts & Design, China | HVL, Norway; 5: University of Arkansas, USA; 6: Harvey Mudd College, USA



3:42pm - 4:04pm

CO-DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: METHODS, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS FROM PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

Ingrid Berg Sivertsen1, Åshild Wilhelmsen1, Ole Andreas Alsos2

1: Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Norway; 2: Department of Design, NTNU, Norway



4:04pm - 4:26pm

The use of brainwalking for informal team ideation in design education

Jacob Ronald, Ross Brisco, Ian Edgecomb

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom



4:26pm - 4:48pm

Using an integrated project management approach to design graduate projects as an engineering product

Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Almaguer, Natalia Frías Reid, Verónica Saavedra Gastélum, Claudia Zubieta Ramírez, Jorge Peñalva Soto

Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Queretaro, Mexico



4:48pm - 5:10pm

Seeing the Process: Empowering Students in Design and Engineering through Visual Frameworks

Martina Labarta Labrador, Francesca Mattioli, Silvia D. Ferraris

Politecnico di Milano

Date: Friday, 12/Sept/2025
10:40am
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12:30pm
4E: Pedagogical considerations across product-service system design education
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Chair: Antra Lodha, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
 
10:40am - 11:02am

Reflections on an Education for Sustainable Development Mapping Exercise

Florence May Reeves, Steven James Birnie, Kepa Mendibil

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom



11:02am - 11:24am

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A RESEARCH TOOL FOR CONSTRUCTING UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM

Miroslava Nadkova Petrova

Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico



11:24am - 11:46am

Assessing the Understanding of Intellectual Property Implications of AI Use in Product Design Undergraduates

Alexander "Freddie" Holliman, Ross Brisco, Kieran Gunn

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom



11:46am - 12:08pm

Towards a Storytelling Pedagogy for Design

David Anthony Parkinson

Northumbria University, United Kingdom



12:08pm - 12:30pm

Group Work in Engineering Education: Insights and Issues

Anette Heimdal

University of Agder, Norway

1:30pm
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3:20pm
5E: New educational methods in product design education
Location: Wignacourt (Room 3 - Level 0)
Chair: Bas Flipsen, TU Delft
 
1:30pm - 1:52pm

Iterating with Intent: A Retrospective on Accessible Human Centred Design Processes

Sara Nicole Weir

Lenovo, United States of America



1:52pm - 2:14pm

Fostering Student Reflection through Sustainability Diaries

Erica Löfström, Marikken Høiseth, Trude J. Arntsen

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway



2:14pm - 2:36pm

Integrating Ecodesign and AI in Yacht Design Education: A Workshop Case Study

Massimo Piccioni, Ludovico Ruggiero, Arianna Bionda

Design Department - Politecnico di Milano, Italy



2:36pm - 2:58pm

The “Digital Lifecycle Lab” as an interdisciplinary engineering environment for future engineers and industry for enhancing engineering education

Stefan Kollegger1, Gerolf Schalk1, Michael Bitzer2, Carsten Burchardt2, Hannes Hick1

1: Institute of Machine Components and Methods of Development, Graz University of Technology, Austria; 2: Siemens Industry Software GmbH



2:58pm - 3:20pm

THE ROLE OF DESIGN FICTION IN SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL DISCOURSES

Sunniva Münster

Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway