Author: vbor

Signe Louise Yndigegn

I’m a PhD fellow at the IT University of Copenhagen. I have a background in sociology and digital design. During my PhD I have participated in a user-driven innovation project: Senior Interaktion about developing new service concepts and technology for the public sector with involvement of stakeholders and senior citizens. I have worked with a special interest in co-design with focus on participation and involvement of citizens.

Lone Malmborg

I am an Associate Professor in the Interaction Design Research Group at the IT University of Copenhagen. I hold an MSc in Computer Science and Danish Literature & Language, and a PhD in Computer Science / Informatics. My current research focuses on interaction design in the area of design related to social aspects of aging. 2014 to 2017 I am the scientific coordinator of Give&Take. Recently I participated in two research projects: SeniorInteraction, and the LevVel Mødestedet also focusing on design in the area of aging. My future research agenda generally focuses on Interaction Design for a Good Life. I have been a co-editor of Digital Creativity since 1998. Further I have been a member of the Danish Disability Council since early 2011. I love novels, poetry and nerdy cooking.

In this project am very interested in exploring how to do infrastructuring for exchange of human skills, competencies and things, and in understanding how we can change society and give new meaning to welfare, solidarity, participation and citizenship.

My primary role in this project is to be the scientific coordinator and through this make sure that we establish a good dialogue and strong collaboration in the project, and communicate our results to people that for different reasons find this project interesting.

Erik Grönvall

I am an Associate professor in the People and Computational Things (PACT) section and the IxD Research Group at the IT University of Copenhagen. I have a Ph.D. in Telematics and Information society with a focus on Participatory Design and pervasive healthcare IT. I have 13+ years of experience working with, and designing, healthcare technologies. I have been teaching university classes for eight years; for example in Service Design, Physical computing and Participatory Design.

I have an interest in designing for everyday wellbeing, health and healthcare, especially for non-clinical settings and use. I’m interested in infrastructuring, co-design in non-work settings and civic engagement. I have done much work on care networks and collaboration between formal and informal (care) actors.

My role in the project will be to participate in research, for example related to co-design of services and other systems and technologies to support Give & Take. I will also be involved in co-authoring scientific papers.

Geraldine Fitzpatrick

I am a Professor of Design and Assessment of Technology in the Informatics Faculty at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology). I have an eclectic background starting in Australia (dropping out of social work, training as a nurse and midwife, co-setting up the first private midwifery practice in Queensland, studying for an informatics degree, completing a PhD at the intersection of computer science and the social sciences, working in a distributed systems research organization) then moving to Europe to work as a user experience consultant in industry in London, and then as an academic in England and now Austria.

I am passionate about re-thinking the design of technology to enhance quality of life, in particular for this project, the experience of aging and community, connecting to people’s core values and to what makes life fun and rewarding. Other research areas include health and well being, social and emotional skills learning, and collaboration and social interaction.  

I facilitate the great team of researchers at TUW, responsible for WP2 on the service design model and facilitating the partner engagements in Austria.

Inger Vibeke Dorph

My background  is an MA in Sociology. I did my thesis on European Identity in Educational Area. I have a passion for applied sociology – to work with and understand how institutional structures, rules and obligations affects everyday life and work.
I have worked within in Research Support for the past 9 years as a project manager of EU and National funded research projects employed by the IT University of Copenhagen.
I am the administrative coordinator for Give&Take and look forward to increase my expertice within the the AAL programme – understanding a new sets of rules and to develop new tools and practices to facilitate the development of the Give&Take.
I happily share food, nice weather, childrens toys and Christmas cookies – meeting early  or in the afternoon – I take my coffee with loads of sugar and milk.

Katharina Werner

Katharina has studied Media Informatics at Vienna University of Technology. Before returning to the University as a project assistant she was responsible for user involvement and conducting and planning user trials at the Institute of Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Technologies (CEIT RALTEC).Her expertises are within the areas of user experience, participatory design methods, human computer and human robot interaction especially in the field of AAL.

At the end of the project she is hoping to see people who are proud of having managed the hurdle to use “technical devices of the young generation” and new relationships evolve between people who did not have a lot of social contact.

Within the Give&Take project Katharina is involved in planning and conducting of workshops, focus groups, interviews and trials with potential endusers of the Give&Take service.
Furthermore she will work on establishing a Living Lab in Austria and accompany the participating seniors and representatives of senior organisations throughout the whole project.

Katharina loves to share travel experiences.