The conference is themed as ‘Out of Control’!

The review process has two stages: extended abstracts and full papers:

1 April 2011Call for papers

1 June 2011Abstract submission opens

1 September 2011Deadline for abstracts! (14 more days and 800 words

1 October 2011Abstracts accepted

1 [...]]]> http://drs2012bangkok.org/index.php?page=Call-for-Papers

The review process has two stages: extended abstracts and full papers:

1 April 2011Call for papers

1 June 2011Abstract submission opens

1 September 2011Deadline for abstracts! (14 more days and 800 words

1 October 2011Abstracts accepted

1 December 2011Deadline for full papers

10 January 2012Papers accepted/revised

7 February 2012Deadline for full paper corrections

30 March 2012Deadline for author registration

1 July 2012Conference Opens

Data is one of the most essential, complex and fascinating aspects of research. [...]]]> Call for Papers – DATA as Art – ART as Data
September 20th and 21st, 2011
Aalto University School of Art and Design, Helsinki, FINLAND

Data is one of the most essential, complex and fascinating aspects of research. Research and data are inseparable and bounded together in multiple ways. However, what is data? Is there a common understanding to what could be perceived as data? What is the relationship between art, design and data? Can art and design be turned into as data? Additionally, how should we treat data so that it would be seen as art? Is it even necessary? What kind of modalities these kinds of approaches might reveal?

The seminar invites researchers to discuss data – a topic that is common to all researchers regardless their backgrounds or scientific families. The seminar takes place at the Aalto University School of Art and Design. During the seminar, the theme will be addressed by invited keynote lectures from different perspectives. The questions will be further discussed in parallel paper sessions.

We invite doctoral students, researchers and scholars to submit extended abstracts (max 3 A4 pages, font 12) by 15th August 2011. The papers should discuss the following questions as they appear in author’s own research project. The paper can answer the following questions, but might also stimulate other relevant questions:

How to use and interpret data in a creative way?
What is the relationship between a research object and data?
How to document art and design processes for research purposes?
What is the role of data – how is it used in different phases of study?
How does the research question guide the acquisition of data?

Proposals are to be sent to ELOMEDIA Coordinator Michaela Bränn michaela.brann@aalto.fi Please, include your name, contact information and affiliated organisation in the paper.

More information – see seminar page:
http://designresearch.fi/dcds/events/data-as-art-art-as-data-seminar/

More information:
Maarit Mäkelä (maarit.makela@aalto.fi)
Coordinator of Design Connections Doctoral Program, Aalto University School of Art and Design Helsinki

Eija Timonen (eija.timonen@ulapland.fi)
Head of the board of ELOMEDIA Doctoral Program, University of Lapland

Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau.

I’m visioning a cell phone with flip cover, lying on [...]]]> For those who wonder how future home appliances could power themselves, while simultaneously handling domestic pest control, check:

Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau.

I’m visioning a cell phone with flip cover, lying on the table, and then quickly opening and catching a passing-by fly with a sort of chameleon projectile tongue (sticky rubber), then blinking for battery charge!

(Note: there was a call for abstracts on Dec 2010, but the main paper is due for end of March 2011)

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KSA_ShiftTerritories_Presn_23Jan2011

(Note: Some slides may not [...]]]> This link contains the slides of Karthikeya Acharya as student speaker from the seminar titled ‘Shifting Territories’. We shall upload more presentations of the speakers as it gets available to us.

KSA_ShiftTerritories_Presn_23Jan2011

(Note: Some slides may not be clear or in good resolution because of downsampling. You can get in touch with the author of the slides at: karthikeya.acharya@aalto.fi)

“Each TRL represents the evolution of an idea from a thought, perhaps written on a cocktail napkin or the back of an envelope, to the full deployment of a product in the marketplace.”

“The [...]]]> http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/trl_demystified.html

“Each TRL represents the evolution of an idea from a thought, perhaps written on a cocktail napkin or the back of an envelope, to the full deployment of a product in the marketplace.”

“The lowest level, TRL 1, indicates that information already learned from basic scientific research is taking its first step from an idea to a practical application of a lesson learned.”

“A technology that has achieved TRL 9 is one that has been incorporated fully into a larger system. It has been proven to work smoothly and is considered operational.”