Current (as of Fall 2011)

Carl DiSALVO is an Assistant Professor at The Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Public Design Workshop. His research draws together the humanities, science and technology studies, and interaction design to increase public engagement with technology and analyze the social and political uses of design. He earned a Ph.D. in Design from Carnegie Mellon University in 2006 and was a postdoctoral fellow at CMU from 2006 – 2007, with joint appointments in the Studio for Creative Inquiry and the Center for Arts in Society.

Tanyoung KIM is a third year PhD student in Digital Media. Her research interest is information visualization and its use as a persuasive means. For her, InfoVis is an extensive term beyond a mere representation of data; she explores its tradition from modern graphic design history and theories, and materializes InfoVis into various digital forms such as ambient media, interactive InfoGraphics and robotics.

Thomas LODATO is a PhD student in the Digital Media program in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Before joining the Public Design Workshop, Jon LUKENS was an assistant professor of Graphic Design at Georgia State University, and served as the director of operations for Reconstruction Report, a project of The Design Trust for Public Space facilitating public input into the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan after the events of 9/11.

Hye Yeon NAM is a digital media artist working in kinetic sculpture, audio and video in Atlanta and NYC. She is a PhD candidate at Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an MFA in digital media from Rhode Island School of Design. Her artwork reflects on human emotion, identity, and social issues.

Past Members
Jisun AN, MS-DM, 2009
Thomas BARNWELL, DM 2010
Amy CHENG, DM 2011
Laura FRIES, DM 2011
Cinque HICKS, MS-DM, 2010
Ethiopia HEWITT, MS-DM, expected 2011
Hwajung HONG, MS-HCI, 2010
Deepak JAGDISH, MS-HCI, 201
Vasudhara KANTROO, MS-HCI, 2010
Delisha PETERSON, MS-DM, 2010
Adam RICE, MS-DM, 2009
Beth SCHECHTER, MS-DM, 2011
Will RILEY, MS-DM, 2009
Daniel UPTON, MS-DM, 2009