IMT-PhD: Designing Human Technologies, DHT 12.0
Doctoral School of People and Technology at Roskilde University
Content
Designing Human Technologies is a broad Participatory Design-oriented research approach with a central human principle of participation and ethical concerns. Common goals of research activities in this field include being constructive and solution-oriented in close dialogue with citizens and users. Deep analysis of how designs are used and enter the daily lives of their users, as well as innovative design solutions, are the core of this course. The human principle includes involving users and main interest groups in the design and evaluation of the ability of design artefacts to meet the goals. Technology is understood in a broad sense, including information and communication technologies, process technologies, sustainable environmental technologies, energy technologies, and technologies for design in urban, natural, or other spatial settings.
We meet to discuss our experiences in relation to doctoral work in the rich and diverse field of designing human technologies. The course is a blend of lectures and discussions in small groups. Invited lectures by senior academic staff present key theories, methodological reflections and novel approaches within the field. Discussions will take place in groups of five doctoral students and two faculty members, discussing the position papers of the students. Group discussions will dedicate one hour to each position paper, which will be divided into (max) 10 minutes of informal presentation and 50 minutes of discussion. Students will present each other’s papers, not their own papers. In addition, the course provides opportunities for networking with other doctoral students and senior faculty in the field of designing human technologies, thereby enriching relations among those who also attended last year’s editions and providing an entry point for those who did not.
Previous editions DHT 11.0 – 2025, Haapsalu, Estonia DHT 10.0 - 2024, Trento, Italy DHT 9.0 - 2023, Trento, Italy DHT 8.0 - 2022, Ristna Sadam, Estonia DHT 7.0 - 2019, Virelaid, Estonia DHT 6.0 - 2018, Trento, Italy DHT 5.0 – 2017, Pärnu, Estonia DHT 4.0 – 2016, Roskilde, Denmark DHT 3.0 – 2015, Roskilde, Denmark DHT 2.0 – 2014, Roskilde, Denmark DHT 1.0 – 2013, Roskilde, Denmark