Design Director, PhD Informatics (PhD) Cognitive Science (BSc)

Johan Redström has an educational background in philosophy, cognitive science, and music. He did his PhD studies in philosophy, and received a PhD in Informatics on interaction design from Göteborg University, Sweden. He has worked as a researcher at the Viktoria Institute, and then at the Interactive Institute, where he is currently active as Research Director of Interactive Institute DESIGN Göteborg. He has extensive experience in developing, conducting and leading research projects involving multiple disciplines from both academia and industry. He also has had a position as guest lecturer at Chalmers Technical University where he developed, tutored and managed a multidisciplinary Masters Program in Interaction Design. His main research interests include design theory and philosophy, experimental and critical design and the development of design methodology based on combinations of user-centred and artistic approaches. Recent research projects have been centred on computational technology as design material, on the aesthetics of information technology, and on emerging applications for IT and textiles in interaction and product design. In 2006, Johan will be working as visiting associate professor at the Center for Design Research
(Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark).