Positive Technology Visions

Manifesto

The vision talks are about creating inspiration and exchanging ideas. The key point is to foster exchange and share inspiration in the intersection between technology, science and art. However, to not produce repetition/competition, the series adds a slightly different spiel with the focus on positive visions and interdisciplinary work grounded in research which could be industrial, arts-based or science-based. The series was inspired by the amazing seminars run by Uppsala on HCI.

Thus, white papers, early research ideas, societal impact work or positive provocations for a better tomorrow can be presented.

Where to find the Seminars?

Just look under Current Seminars to find the times and links to the live sessions!

Next Seminar: 9th of Dec, 13:15 (CET)🎄

• Speakers: Sara Ljungblad & Thommy Eriksson (Chalmers, SV)

• Topic: Unfolding Ethics

• Link: Zoom

• Bio:

  • Sara Ljungblad is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design and has been doing research in the area of Human Computer interaction and Human Robot Interaction for 20 years. She conducts interdisciplinary, contextual studies of robotic and autonomous systems, and has initiated Critical Robotics as a research movement, a methodology and design theory - inviting more critical perspectives in robotics. She is now setting out to explore more artistic research directions within this field, focusing on children’s rights and peace.
  • Thommy Eriksson – with a PhD. in Applied IT – teach and do research on digital media and its application in storytelling, teaching and for remote collaboration. His PhD. thesis from 2016 explored how virtuality is represented in fiction, primarily science fiction feature films, and since then Thommy has been doing research on virtual reality for education and for remote collaboration, as well as virtual companions and mental health. He is studio director for the Kuggen Medialab (research lab).

• Abstract: Unfolding ethics, what is that? During this talk, Sara Ljungblad and Thommy Ericsson will each share a personal experience of an academic crisis point as a turning point in their respective research orientations, and how this impacted their work in a good way. This is a seminar about different research paths, and ethics and holistic perspectives.

Format

The talks are 15min and then 20min for discussion. The talks are spaces out over the year to not create pressure and will ocure on each 2nd Tuesday in a month (except for the summer break).

Want to contribute or know more?

Interested in attending the seminar on zoom or have a topic to share / have an idea for whom to invite?

Just contact Swen via email or LinkedIn and let him know that we should put you on the list.