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Algorithmic approach to engineering design
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We Are Not Users: Dialogues, Diversity, and Design, MIT Press - A new book on design (Subrahmanian, Reich, Krishnan, 2020)
This book culminates work of over three decades on design. It addresses issues at the heart of contemporary challenges and debates and written in a way accessible to a large audience.
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Design Society 'Rigi' Meeting 2020
Every year the Board of Management, Advisory Board and SIG and Chapter Leaders of the Design Society meet to discuss the development and administration of the Society and, in a day of scientific discussions.
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20 years of The Design Society
The year 2020 marks a milestone for The Design Society achieving 20 years of a worldwide community towards Design research, education and practice.
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New Members' Dashboard
We have made it easier for you, as Design Society member, to access and edit your data and to contribute to the Design Society website.
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Job Vacancies
Job Vacancies
PhD, scholarship, healthcare: Designing Sustainable Behaviour Change to Prevent Spread of Infections in Nursing Homes
DTU-Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a 3-year position in Designing sustainable behaviour change to prevent the spread of infections in nursing homes. Starting ideally in September 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Job Vacancies
Industrial PhD scholarship in Sustainable Product-as-a-Service Offerings
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), global manufacturer of food production equipment, Aasted and the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) hereby announce an Industrial PhD scholarship in Circular Value Chain Design.
Job Vacancies
PhD Scholarship in Dual Circularity Modelling
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) hereby announces a PhD scholarship in Dual Circularity Modelling, in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) EuroTech Universities Alliance.
Job Vacancies
Industrial PhD Scholarship in Circular Value Chain Design
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), global healthcare company, Novo Nordisk and the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) hereby announce an Industrial PhD scholarship in Circular Value Chain Design.
Job Vacancies
Industrial PhD Scholarship in Integrated Circular Design for Sustainability
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), international pump manufacturer, Grundfos and the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) hereby announce an Industrial PhD scholarship in Integrated Circular Design for Sustainability.
Job Vacancies
Set-based optimisation for hybrid-electric aircraft PhD
This PhD project is part of a multi-partner Horizon 2020 project on the topic of Future Propulsion and Integration: Towards a Hybrid/Electric Aircraft, named FUTPRINT50.
Conferences
Conferences
Ninth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition - DCC'20
Bringing artificial intelligence, cognitive science, neuroscience and computational theories to design research. 14-16 December 2020. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. Preceded by Workshops 12-13 December 2020.
Conferences
International Upcycling Symposium 2020: Research and Practice
This symposium aims to collate state-of-the-art research and practice on upcycling in the world and identify opportunities for future research and business collaborations.
Conferences
22nd International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference (DSM 2020)
The International DSM Conference provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and developers of DSM-related tools to exchange experiences, discuss trends, and showcase results and tools.
Conferences
The 6th International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2020)
Update: ICDC has been changed to an online event this year. Visit the website for more. Creativity at the Extremes. ICDC 2020 is an official conference of the Design Society promoted by its Special Interest Group (SIG) on Design Creativity.
Conferences
NordDesign 2020
The NordDesign conferences serve as a Nordic complement to the larger international conferences in design and product development, but we also wish to welcome participants from all other countries.
Conferences
DESIGN 2020 - 16th International Design Conference
The DESIGN Conference programme offers broad exchange possibilities to researchers and practitioners, strategic decision makers, managers, design and engineering professionals, national or regional agencies or governmental bodies.
Research schools and courses
Research schools and courses
Computational Design for Additive Manufacturing IDEA LEAGUE Summer School
The DfAM SIG, in collaboration with colleagues of TU Delft, will be offering a Summer School on “Computational Design for Additive Manufacturing” (1-11 September 2020).
Research schools and courses
Symposium Design for X 2020
DFX 2020 offers young scientists a platform for presenting new ideas and approaches for improving product development. Industry representatives and professors contribute to the intensive discussion with their professional experience.
Research schools and courses
5th Tutorial of the Design Theory SIG
Research schools and courses
Research Methods in Design and Engineering Management (PhD short course)
The objective of this course is to train doctoral students in planning and execution of research methods in the field of design, innovation, and management research.
Workshops & Seminars
Workshops & Seminars
Are companies ready for the Circular Economy?
In this webinar series, you will have the chance to get to know more about some of the research being developed by our Steering Committee. Join us!
Workshops & Seminars
International Workshop on Design Theory
Workshops & Seminars
Canadian Design Workshop
The Canadian Design Workshop (CDW) is a biennial workshop modelled after the Clive L. Dym Mudd Design Workshops and in collaboration with the Center for Design Teaching at Harvey Mudd College.
Call for Papers
Call for Papers
Strategic Design Research Journal special issue on COVID-19
SDRJ is a peer-reviewed, open-access, international journal that publishes articles related to the design process, for developing design theory and practice.
Call for Papers
Special Issue "Design to Drive Behavior Change for Sustainability and Circular Economy"
A special issue in the MDPI Sustainability journal, edited by the Sustainable Design SIG
Call for Papers
Applied Sciences: Special Issue "Requirements in design processes: open issues, relevance and implications"
Submissions are open until October 31st, 2020. Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; CODEN: ASPCC7) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal on all aspects of applied natural sciences published semi-monthly online by MDPI.
Call for Papers
Call for Papers on Sustainable Consumption and Production by Upcycling: Advances in Science and Practices
We invite contributions for a Special Issue on "Sustainable Consumption and Production by Upcycling: Advances in Science and Practices", to be published by Sustainability.
Call for Papers
IEEE Transactions on ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Special Issue: Innovation in Design Processes
This special issue aims to foster this collaboration across fields and to explore the latest, emerging and innovative concepts, methodologies, tools and strategies for structuring, managing and planning design processes ...
Call for Papers
Lightweight Design in Product Development
The purpose of this thematic collection is to selectively address and discuss actual topics along the entire value chain from material to design and fabrication, sharing achievements at the leading edge of research ...
Past events
Past events
Summer School on Integrated Product Development 2020 (IPD ISS)
With the industrial world looking at ways of how to overcome increasing demands on product performance and product individualisation, there is an increasing need to exploit product development to cope with these business challenges.
Past events
Swinburne Design Lecture Series 2020
This lecture will reveal the foundations upon which the Armadillo Vault, NEST-HiLo, KnitCandela and many other projects by the BRG were based.
Past events
National Symposium - The Need for System Integration Capability
The objectives of this seminar are to explore the current situation within the UK in the education and industrial experiences of Engineers, Product Designers and Computer Scientists in taking a systems approach to disciplinary integration.
Past events
Symposium on Design Theory and Innovation
The event will offer a unique opportunity to meet some of the leading researchers from the SIG, learn about their research and practical work on data-driven design, artificial intelligence, creativity, design thinking and more...
Past events
DTU Ørsted Lecture with Professor Steven Eppinger on 28th October 2019
DTU's next prestigious Ørsted Lecture will be delivered by Professor Steven Eppinger from Management Science and Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management. All welcome to attend.
Past events
Design Practice Speaker Series - Prof. Tim McAloone and Dr. Daniela Pigosso - Your Sustainability Impact?
Design Practice SIG - Our mission is to “foster interaction between academics and practitioners to capture, understand, develop, improve, support, exchange and share design practice.”