Current (as of Fall 2009)

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.

Thomas BARNWELL is a second year masters student in the Digital Media program at Georgia Tech. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Film Studies from Georgia State University in 2003. Prior to his time at Georgia Tech, Thomas worked extensively in the field of video production and post-production. Since coming to Georgia Tech, Thomas has worked as a researcher and designer in the Experimental Television Laboratory under Janet Murray, prototyping applications for interactive television. His current interests include networked music, locative media, installation art, user interface design, and public design.

Amy CHENG has a background in information architecture and web design. She is also a budding artist and who likes to experiment with methods and materials from printmaking to physical computing.

Ethiopia HEWITT is from Atlanta, GA. She completed a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics at Spelman College. Afterwards she worked web and graphic design in Atlanta at several urban fashion companies. Her interests are in e-magazines, video, and fashion. Her hobbies include bowling, reading, and cooking.

Hwajung HONG is a second year MS-HCI (LCC) student at Georgia Tech. She has an BS degree in Industrial Design for which she explored social interaction through technology products. She is interested in how designers can incorporate knowledge about social issues into the design of products through sensing technologies and robotics.

Deepak JAGDISH is an interdisciplinary designer who is currently exploring ways to fuse digital media, urban design, collective intelligence and HCI to create concepts that can change some hardened notions of how we see our city. He has an undergraduate degree in ICT for which he pursued his interests in design and signal processing, and is currently a second year masters candidate in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech.

Vasudhara KANTROO is second year MS-HCI (LCC) student at Georgia Tech. She is interested in how technology-mediated experiences can generate intrigue and pique people’s interest enough to reflect and think about themselves and their surroundings.

Tanyoung KIM is a second 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.

Joel LINDERMAN attended Georgia Tech for a bachelors in LCC. Joel is a Digital Media masters student interested in sensors, robotics, data visualizations and public spaces.

Before joining the Public Design Workshop, Jon LUKENS was an assistant professor of Graphic Design at Georgia State University, and taught in the Graphic Design and Interactive Media Design Departments of the Art Institute of Atlanta and in the Communication Design and Technology Department of Parsons School of Design. In addition to consulting and working as a graphic designer, Jon 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, and worked as a project manager for Lifecycles and Landmines, a collaborative studio of Parsons Center for New Design investigating issues surrounding land mines and unexploded ordnance.

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 (e)motion, identity, and social issues.

Delisha PETERSON is currently a Digital Media grad student at Georgia Tech. She has a background in visual communication, including fine art, graphic design, website design, and user interface design.

Lady ROGUE is a cook, social provocateur, community organizer, asker of questions and maker of plans. She runs the underground food community rogueApron.com, its corresponding entrepreneur networking group LadyRogueBiz.ning.com, and serves on the communication board of Georgia Organics. Her background remains a mystery.