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Visiting addressDen Dolech 25612 AZ EindhovenThe Netherlands
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/ Department of Industrial Design
Inaugural lectureProf. Panos MarkopoulosSeptember 16, 2011
Socio-digitalexperiences
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InvitationProf. Panos Markopoulos was appointed full-time
professor of AwarenessSystems and Ambient Experiences in the
department of Industrial Design atEindhoven University of
Technology (TU/e) on September 15, 2010. He willdeliver his
inaugural lecture on Friday, September 16, 2011.
On behalf of the Executive Board of Eindhoven University of
Technology,I hereby invite you to the inaugural lecture of prof.
Markopoulos onFriday, September 16, at 4 p.m . The lecture will be
held in the Blauwe Zaalof the Auditorium.
The lecture will be entitled:Socio-digital experiences
Afterwards prof. Markopoulos will hold a reception in the
Senaatszaal.
The professors among you are invited to walk along in the
cortge. You are requested to register in advance at the Office of
DoctoralPresentations and Academic Ceremonies, telephone number:+31
40 247 59 40, e-mail: [email protected].
Prof.dr.ir. C.J. van DuijnRector Magnificus
Panos Markopoulos (1966) received his diploma in Electrical
Engineeringfrom the National Technical University of Athens (1989).
He received aMasters diploma in advanced methods in Computer
Science from QueenMary, University of London (1990), specializing
in the field of humancomputer interaction, and his PhD in Computer
Science from the sameuniversity, with the thesis A compositional
model for the formalspecification of user interface software. He
worked briefly at PhilipsResearch (1998-1999) and joined the
Institute for Perception Research(IPO) at Eindhoven University of
Technology as an assistant professor inDecember 1999. In January
2004, he joined the department of Industrial
Design as part of the User Centered Engineering group, where he
wasappointed associate professor in June 2006.
About the lectureThe experiences emerging from interacting with
digital technology needto be understood, designed and engineered.
This is quintessential forensuring that related systems and
services have a purpose and value fortheir users, helping them
achieve their aspirations and desires. Rootedin this
human-experience centered perspective, we explore
ambientintelligence technologies, where computation and
communication areembedded in our physical and social environment,
adapting to users andtheir context. The overarching motivation is
to create novel socio-digitalexperiences that address societal
needs, like staying connected with dearones, childrens outdoor
play, achieving desirable behavior change,supporting independent
living, and rehabilitation. Looking to the future,two grand
challenges concern us. First is to design technologies thatpeople
can shape to meet idiosyncratic and dynamically
emergingrequirements, known as meta-design. Second is endowing
ambientintelligence technologies with aspects of social
intelligence.
