CONFERENCES
E&PDE 2026 - 28th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education
The Conference will bring together representatives from education and industry interested in sharing new perspectives on design education.
In addition to research papers, the Design Society is developing several valuable resources for those interested in the study of design. These include a repository of PhD theses, a library of case studies and transcripts of design activities, and an archive of our newsletters. Please note that these resources are accessible exclusively to Design Society members.
DIVERSITY IN FINAL YEAR PRODUCT DESIGN PROJECTS: WHO ARE WE DESIGNING FOR?
Batley, Abigail; Reynolds, Timothy
METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE INGENUITY OF LOW-TECH DESIGNERS IN THE CONTEXT OF A STUDENT HACKATHON
GIRARD, Ulysse; REYES, Tatiana
SUPPORTING DIVERSITY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION: EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS WITH VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS
Thomassen, Malena; Norheimdal, Anette; Lande, Ingrid
FROM DIVERGENCE TO CONVERGENCE: A STUDY ON THE CO-CREATIVE PROCESS OF MULTICULTURAL TEAMS ADDRESSING SOCIAL DESIGN ISSUES
ZHANG, Yanfang
PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION: A LABORATORY FOR COLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE DESIGN
Curralo, Ana Filomena; Miranda, Micael; Lucena, Iris; Curado, Antonio
THE T-SHAPE OF FEMALE DESIGN ENGINEERS: STUDYING HOW THE DESIGN SKILLS OF FEMALE DESIGN ENGINEERS EVOLVE THROUGH THEIR CAREERS
Dekoninck, Elies; Jones, Nia
HOW DID WE END UP HERE? MAKING DESIGN HISTORY RELEVANT FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERS
Eggink, Wouter
A STUDY ON ENHANCING FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ STEM CAREER AWARENESS THROUGH CAREER EDUCATION IN JAPAN
TSAO, Yung Chiau; LIU, Yuli; LOH, Leon
FROM BEATS TO BLUEPRINTS: RETHINKING CREATIVITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Lugnet, Johan; Ericson, Åsa; Gullberg, Anna-Karin
DIVERSITY AND DISCOMFORT
Agg, Chloe
DIVERSE (DIGITAL) TEXTILE DESIGNING MODELS AND THE UN-/TOUCHABLE LEARNING EFFECTS
Wachs, Marina-Elena; Rem, Kristina; Scholl, Theresa; Lemper, Michèle
CO-CREATING A PROGRAMME OF BELONGING FOR UNDERGRADUATE WIDENING PARTICIPATION ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Bell, Jaclyn; Agg, Chloe; Quazi, Sophia; Sheikmohamud, Amira
INCLUSIVE SOCIAL DESIGN IN PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION DEVELOPING THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS FOR SPASTICITY IN THE MEXICAN PUBLIC HEALTH CONTEXT
Marquez Cañizares, Juan Carlos; Oyervides-Ramirez, Griselda Esthela
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS IN ENTERPRISE INNOVATION STRATEGIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TALENT CULTIVATION
Fan, Yun; Zhang, Yang; Erik, Bohemia
TOWARDS A TOOL FOR SCAFFOLDING DESIGN SYNTHESIS
Smit, Annet Jantien; van Turnhout, Koen; Hoogenboom, Mark C; van Rij, Evelien; Struik, Martin
RESEQUENCING CAD IN DESIGN EDUCATION: A CURRICULAR CRITIQUE OF 3D MODELLING METHODS IN PRODUCT DESIGN LEARNING
White, Eoin; Vinzuda, Vipul
UNCOVERING NEUTRALITY: A CRITICAL PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BIAS IN DESIGN THINKING FRAMEWORKS
Raghani, Smruti
THE COLOUR + GENDER FRAMEWORK: RE/DECOLOURING GENDERED SYMBOLISM IN PRODUCT LANGUAGE
Labarta Labrador, Martina; Calvo Ivanovic, Ingrid
MAKING SENSE BEFORE MAKING THINGS. BUILDING DESIGN RESEARCH LITERACY AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN FIRST-YEAR MASTER STUDENTS IN DESIGN
Gramegna, Silvia Maria; Mattioli, Francesca; Valusyte, Ruta
CAREER PATHWAYS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRADUATES
Hagins, Carly; Asmi Jan, Amelea
A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE FOR FUTURE-PROOF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS INTO THE DIGITAL LIFECYCLE LAB
Schalk, Gerolf Alfred; Bitzer, Michael; Hick, Hannes
INTEGRATING POSTGRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE, AND K–12 DESIGN LEARNING THROUGH INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL MOBILITY
van der Linden, Julio Carlos de Souza; Rossetto, Tânia Mara Mattiello; Silvani, Priscilla dos Santos
CULTURAL AESTHETICS IN DESIGN LEARNING: BUILDING SPARSH, AN EMOTIONALLY DURABLE HYBRID GRINDER THROUGH NAVARASA AND EDD9
Pal, Prabhu; Vaidya, Gaurav
ENGINEERING INCLUSION THROUGH TACTILE INNOVATION: CO- DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE URBAN MODELS FOR DISABLED USERS IN LAMBETH
Solly, Nicholas; Fishlock, Sam; Thompson, Matt; Cunningham, Amy; James, Lauren
DESIGNING COLLABORATION, NOT ONLY PROJECTS. EMBEDDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Mattioli, Francesca; Labarta Labrador, Martina
IMPLEMENTING CONTRACT GRADING IN A PRODUCT DESIGN COURSE TO PROMOTE ITERATION AND LEARNING THROUGH BUILDING
Benjamin, Stacy; Anderson, John
FROM INDIVIDUAL TO INTERCONNECTED: AI-MEDIATED MICRO-STORIES AS A PEDAGOGICAL BRIDGE FOR RELATIONAL AND ETHICAL DESIGN LEARNING IN AUSTRALIA
Gudur, Raghavendra Reddy; Petraki, Petraki; Subramanian, Ram; Aslan, Marjan
RETHINKING DESIGN EDUCATION IN AN AI-ENABLED ERA: A COLLABORATIVE AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACH
Tekmen Araci, Yasemin; Ranscombe, Charlie; Tan, Linus; Zhang, Wendy
IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING DESIGN WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY BIOMIMICRY.
Acuña, Alejandro
PROMPT, COMPARE, REFLECT, REPEAT: LEARNING RESPONSIBLE AI USE FOR PRODUCT DESIGN
Brisco, Ross; Gunn, Kieran; Holliman, Alexander "Freddie"
COMPONENT SWAP ON VIRTUAL CATAPULTS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Nutzmann, Marc; Dietmüller, Thomas; Venzky-Stalling, Tobias; Bärenweiler, Simon; Huber, Manuel
DESIGNING TO THRIVE – EXAMINING PERCEPTIONS AND EMBEDDING PRACTICE TO SUPPORT HUMAN FLOURISHING IN PRODUCT DESIGN STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS
Potter, Claire; Ponce Cuspinera, Luis; Ellis, Giles
EDUCATING FOR CRISIS PREPAREDNESS THROUGH DESIGN STORYTELLING
Wattne, Ole Edward; Fladvad Nielsen, Brita
MENTAL IMAGERY VIVIDNESS AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNING ATTAINMENT IN DESIGN EDUCATION
Macfie, Rebecca; Brisco, Ross
SIMULATION WITH OR WITHOUT DEPTH? DIDACTIC OPPORTUNITIES AND BOUNDARIES OF FEA USE IN EARLY ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Kröpfl, Patrick; Probst, Andreas; Ortner-Pichler, Alexander; Landschützer, Christian
INCLUSIVE DESIGN PRACTICE - INCREASING ADOPTION BY ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Woolman, Tim
BEYOND HUMAN INCLUSION: AI AND THE EXPANSION OF CREATIVE PARTICIPATION IN DESIGN
Bruno, Carmen; Canina, Marita
FACILITATING MULTIDISCIPLINARYITY WHEN DESIGNING HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH DIVERSE STAKHOLDERS
Kiernan, Louise Brigid; Yoshida, Ayuko; Thundathil, Manu
CHALLENGES OF TEACHING SOFT SKILLS IN DISTANCE LEARNING: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Gleed, Fiona; Storey, Karen; Addis, Mark; Eckert, Claudia
THE VITRUVIAN WOMAN FROM PATRIARCHAL DESIGN TO GENDER EQUITY THROUGH ERGONOMICS EDUCATION
Franco, Eran
HOW ENGINEERING DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS HAVE AN IMPACT ON EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI): A LOCAL STUDY
White, Matthew
ECOSYSTEMS SURROUNDING NEURODIVERSITY IN DESIGN EDUCATION; A CASE STUDY
Green, Clare
UNDERSTANDING GENAI USE IN STUDENT ENGINEERING DESIGN WORK: INSIGHTS FROM A PILOT INTERVIEW STUDY
Kamjoo, Shima; Rennick, Chris; Nelson, Nancy; Hurst, Ada
REFLECT, REPRODUCE, OR CHALLENGE? DECOLONISATION AND THE FUTURE OF IRISH PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION
Almrott, Ceri; Mokgatla, Oratile Rose; McMahon, Muireann; Brook, Alastair
THE VALUE OF BEING LOST: WHY UNCERTAINTY MATTERS IN DESIGN EDUCATION
Almrott, Ceri
MAPPING KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION CHALLENGES IN PARTICIPATORY AND CO-DESIGN PROCESSES: TOWARDS A DESIGN KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION SPECTRUM
Yuan, Zhongtian; Zhang, Yang
ROLL THE DICE, RANDOM QUESTIONS IN THE MIDDLE
Persaud, Stefan; Flipsen, Bas
APPLYING GENERATIVE AI IN DESIGN EDUCATION: AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT WORK AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Kahlon, Yuval; Majumder, Anubhab; Law, Stephen
DETERMINING THE COMPETENCIES IN DESIGN LITERACY AND PEDAGOGICAL LITERACY FOR NON-DESIGN-TRAINED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO EFFECTIVELY FACILITATE DESIGN-BASED COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING IN GENERAL EDUCATION
LOH, Wei Leong, Leon; ZONG, Chen
DIVERSIFY EXPERIENCES: MOTIVATE SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN PROJECTS
Tessier, Virginie
MORE-THAN-HUMAN DESIGN PEDAGOGIES IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Oygur, Isil; Ilhan, Ali O.; Ghim, Yong-Gyun; Doehler, Steve
USER-CENTRED DESIGN OF THERAPEUTIC DEVICES FOR MOUNTED EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY WITH CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND MOTOR DISABILITIES
Marquez Cañizares, Juan Carlos; Perez-De La Rocha, Diana Laura; Oyervides-Ramiréz, Griselda Esthela
MAPPING REGENERATION: SYSTEMIC THINKING AND DIVERSITY IN DESIGN EDUCATION THROUGH GIGAMAPS IN MEXICO’S SIERRA GORDA
Rivas, Adriana; Cobreros, Carlos; Villalon, Morena; Calle, Gabriel
UNIVERSAL DESIGN – EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? AN INTERROGATION OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN AS A CATALYST FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THROUGH THE LENS OF PRODUCT DESIGN THEORY, PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE
O'Connor, Ina; Tully, Robert
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – REFLEXIVITY AND EDI
Tully, Robert; O'Connor, Ina
CRAFT EDUCATION AS A CATALYST FOR CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN SAUDI DESIGN CURRICULA: A CASE STUDY OF DESIGN STUDENTS AT IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERISTY
Al Khuwaitem, Khadijah; Alrumaihi, Najla; Ali, Albatool; Alshaikhi, Alya; Alkhabbaz, Sakinah; Alzain, Fatimah; Alnakhlawi, Walaa
BRIDGING DISCIPLINES: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Yazıcı, Arda Bülben
TRANSITIONING TO REGENERATIVE DESIGN: LEARNING BEYOND TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
Groleger, Pia; Predan, Barbara
CAN I WORK WITH YOU? THE IMPACT OF GROUP ALLOCATION CONSTRAINTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER
Gopsill, James; Hicks, Ben; Cox, Chris
SERVICE DESIGN FOR AND WITH CHILDREN: A COLLABORATIVE STUDIO EXPERIENCE
Oygur, Isil
URBAN GARDEN AS A TOOLKIT FOR UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY IN DESIGN EDUCATION
Mihailović, Andrija; Predan, Barbara
AI-GENERATED FORMATIVE FEEDBACK FOR ENGINEERING LAB REPORTS
Pyle, Richard; Ross, Joel; Nassehi, Aydin
FILLING THE (EDUCATIONAL) GAP: DESIGNING FOR AND WITH THE FUTURE
Löfström, Erica; Stensrud, Nils Henrik
TEACHING ENGINEERING DESIGN RESEARCH SKILLS; AN AUTHENTIC APPROACH
Barrie, Jeff; McMahon, Chris
TEAMING UP TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC-SECTOR SERVICE DESIGN
Høiseth, Marikken; Arntsen, Trude J.; Löfström, Erica; Høstad, Therese; Holden Aasen, Monica; Hjelm-Hansen, Ingrid
BEYOND VISUAL TOOLS: AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN CO-DESIGNING YACHT INTERIORS WITH AND FOR USERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Bionda, Arianna; Arrichetta, Samuele
REGENERATIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN ACTION: CO-CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN TIMBER COMMUNITIES OF QUERÉTARO
Gutierrez Contreras, Luis Miguel; Cobreros Rodriguez, Carlos
INTEGRATING DESIGN THINKING TO FOSTER PATENTABLE INNOVATION IN DESIGN EDUCATION
Alhussain, Danah Fouad; Alfaisal, Hanan Faisal; Hemaida, Ghaydaa Ahmed
THE DIVERSITY OF LEARNERS’ VOICES AS A DRIVER FOR DESIGNING A LEARNING SYSTEM 4.0 THROUGH A TRIZ-BASED METHOD
oubali, chaimaa; Rasovska, Ivana; dubois, Sébastien; Marmier, François; Gartiser-Schneider, Nathalie
SET UP TO FAIL: REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION IN TEACHING DESIGN AT A TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTION IN CHINA
Burgess, Jon; Gallagher, Connor; Blacker, Charlotte
TEAM DYNAMICS & AI MEDIATION: THE CENTRALITY OF DECISION-MAKING IN DESIGN ENGINEERING HIGHER EDUCATION
Luo, Katherine; Green, Stephen
A FRAMEWORK FOR FORMATIVE FEEDBACK, ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT AND AUTONOMY OF NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS
Bates, Ian; Gleed, Fiona
OBSERVATIONS ON STUDENT DESIGN STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF A COLLABORATIVE TIMBER DESIGN WORKSHOP
Hay, Tom; Gil Pérez, Marta
DESIGNING REFLECTION: LEARNING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IN SMALL CRAFT-BASED DESIGN FIRMS
Mattioli, Francesca; Bruno, Carmen; Melazzini, Michele; Pei, Xue; Gramegna, Silvia Maria; D'Itria, Erminia
STRATEGIC USE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN NEURODIVERSE CLASSES WITHIN ENGINEERING
Khodavirdi, Ara Masis; Buck, Lyndon
AI – A PROBLEM SOLVER IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION? OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE INCLUSIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEACHING
Schmid, Niklas; Nutzmann, Marc
EXAMINING REFLEXIVITY: QUESTIONING VALUES THROUGH VISUAL-VERBAL DESIGN MODELS
Jackson, Asa; Lee, Henry
ADAPTING GUIDELINE-BASED ENGINEERING TRAINING FOR CULTURALLY DIVERSE TEAMS: INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRIAL CAD/PLM TRANSITIONS
Ngahane Nana, Liliane G.; Arslan, Amaniyel; Adamczyk, Sascha; Ciftcioglu, Nedim; Özmen, Senem
UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRADUATE EDUCATION: A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
Umstead, Kelly; Gill, Carolina; Tian, Yuanqing
HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: CO-CREATING PLAYFUL TOOLS TO ADDRESS TEXTILE WASTE IN CAMPANA–ALTAMIRA
Villaverde López, Emma; Oyervides-Ramirez, Griselda Esthela; Marroco Zertuche, María Fernanda; Márquez Cañizares, Juan Carlos
AI-ENHANCED GAMIFICATION IN ERP SIMULATION: THE MXREP AND VIRTUAL PLANT APPROACH
Gonzalez Almaguer, Carlos Alberto; Berglund, Anders; Saavedra Gastelum, Veronica; Frias Reid, Natalia; Rivera Aguirre, Anna Sofia; Cervantes Pérez, Leonardo; Pacheco Hernández, Rommel
FROM CLASSROOM TO CONCEPT: BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Weir, Sara; Gill, Carolina
DESIGN PROCESS FOR INTEGRATIVE REASONING: A MODEL FOR IDENTIFYING AND ENHANCING COMPETENCIES
Scherdien, Ingrid; van der Linden, Julio Carlos de Souza
IS THERE A DESIGN PATH TO CREATING VENTURES?
Sivertsen, Ingrid Berg; Sundermeier, Janina
INCLUSIVE DESIGN: LEARNING THROUGH REAL-WORLD COMPLEXITY
Terkildsen, Mette Nørgaard; Pedersen, Lene
BEYOND MY SIGHT: DESIGNING INCLUSIVE TOOLS AND REDESIGNING GAMIFIED VR ACTIVITIES FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Gonzalez Almaguer, Carlos Alberto; Etxabe Antia, Amaia; Saavedra Gastelum, Veronica; Frias Reid, Natalia; Vazquez Esquivel, Ruben
AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? WHAT THE WORLD'S MAJOR RELIGIONS TEACH US ABOUT INCLUSIVE DESIGN
Christensen, Seth Youd
THE IMPACT OF STAGE TRADITION DERIVED ROLE-PLAY ON DESIGN THINKING PEDAGOGY
Zarins, Martins; Inamura, Tokushu
DESIGN THINKING IN PRACTICE: AN INTERNATIONAL CROSS-CASE EDUCATION COMPARISON OF PEDAGOGICAL PATHWAYS
Berglund, Anders; Kim, Jisun
HOW DO STUDENTS’ PERSONAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR DESIGN IDENTITIES WITHIN UNDERGRADUATE PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION?
Sidor, Maciej; Boroniec, Krzysztof; Almrott, Ceri; Tully, Robert
UNLOCKING SPATIAL FLUENCY: A SCAFFOLDED APPROACH TO VR VISUALIZATION IN FOUNDATIONAL DESIGN EDUCATION
Soni, Piyush; Boro, Dhiru; Malhotra, Sugandh; Vats, Shivam
BREAKING BARRIERS, BUILDING BRIDGES: FOSTERING TRANSDISCIPLINARY LEARNING BY USING FACILITATIVE INTERVENTIONS
de Koeijer, Bjorn; Mulder-Nijkamp, Maaike
BRIDGING DISCIPLINES THROUGH MAKING: COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IN INTERDISCIPLINARY WEARABLE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Georgiev, Georgi; Soomro, Sohail Ahmed; Balzan, Emanuel; Gauci, Maria; Buhagiar, Nathalie; Vella, Pierre; Tamburrino, Francesco; Neri, Paolo; Aruanno, Beatrice; Wodehouse, Andrew; Maclachlan, Ross; Hadjionisiforou, Onisiforos; Latif, Ummi; Fernando, Rosha; Kuivila, Heli; Kitkala-Murto, Noora; Mikkonen, Kristina; Abela, Edward; Farrugia, Philip
ENGINEERING GROUP SUCCESS THROUGH ACTIVE INTERVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
Masen, Marc; Quazi, Sopia; Agg, Chloe