RMIT School of Design PhD Projects and Places 2019 Important information for applicants Prospective applicants for School of Design PhD Projects / Places are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) through the RMIT University Application Service. Based on this EOI applicants will be invited to undertake a Pre-Application Interview prior to formally submitting an application (which may include Scholarship application). The EOI will consist of: • Personal details • Contact details • Program details and proposed commencement date • Research proposal • Qualifications including transcripts and dissertation/thesis. Further information about the application process can be found at how to apply. Please apply for program Code DR235 (PhD) or MR235 (Masters by Research). Guidelines for prospective higher degree research applicants are available here. Enquiries can be directed to [email protected]. 2019 College of Design and Social Context PhD Projects/Places Information for Candidates February 2019 Page 1 of 47 School of Design PhD Projects – commencing mid 2019 Pg Project Discipline/s Field of Supervisors Research 5 Co-creating publics for UNESCO Communication Strategic design Dr Noel Waite Creative Cities: Design research in Dr Marius Foley sustainable urban development Dr Toni Roberts 6 New materialities in Communication Communication Dr Neal Haslem Communication Design practice design Dr Andy Simionato 7 Strategic design and leadership for Communication Strategic design Dr Neal Haslem the health, cultural and NFP Dr Marius Foley sectors and their publics Dr Leah Heiss 8 Material literacy: the significance Communication Communication Dr Neal Haslem of materials in design ideation design Dr Jenny Grigg 9 Communication design history: Communication Communication Prof Harriet Edquist archival research relating to design Dr Noel Waite Melbourne design from the Dr Jenny Grigg twentieth century onwards 10 Advertising Design Futures Communication Communication Dr Oliver Vodeb design A/Prof Brad Haylock Dr Noel Waite 11 Communication Design Education Communication Design Dr Oliver Vodeb for Social Change Pedagogy Dr Noel Waite 12 Engaging communities through Communication Place-based Dr Toni Roberts place-based design and creative Digital experience Dr Ben Byrne practice design Dr Neal Haslem 13 Designing for experiences in Communication Experience/ Dr Toni Roberts museums (and other interpretive Digital interpretation Dr Noel Waite environments) design Dr LiPing Thong 14 Designing for conservation and Communication Experience/ Dr Toni Roberts environmental awareness Digital interpretation Dr Ben Byrne design Prof David Carlin 15 Audiokinetic Lab: audio Digital Sound design & Dr Darrin Verhagen experiences for entertainment and virtual Dr Jenny Robinson health environments 16 Designing Sound Theory through Digital Sound design Dr Darrin Verhagen cinematic practice Dr Shaun Wilson Dr Daniel Binns 17 Future Anxieties: XR in Digital Speculative Dr Ben Byrne Speculative Critical Design critical design Dr Darrin Verhagen Dr Tom Penney 18 Writing the Internets: Post Digital Digital Speculative Dr Nancy Mauro-Flude Folklore critical design Dr Ben Byrne 19 Designing Audio Essays Digital Sound design & Dr Ben Byrne composition Dr Darrin Verhagen 20 Interactive Eating: playing for Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller wellbeing design Dr Rohit Khot 21 Digital Health Play Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller design Dr Rohit Khot 2019 College of Design and Social Context PhD Projects/Places Information for Candidates February 2019 Page 2 of 47 22 Digital Water Play Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller design Dr Rohit Khot 23 Understanding the design of Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller interaction exertion systems design Dr Rohit Khot 24 Understanding the design of Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller extreme sports systems design Dr Rohit Khot 25 Understanding the design of Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller interactive muscle memory design Prof Elise van den systems Hoven, UTS 26 Understanding the design of Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller playful and mindful learning design Dr Jonathan Duckworth spaces 27 Flying robotic play companions Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller design Dr Rohit Khot 28 Human Computer Integration Digital Interaction Prof Florian Mueller design Dr Rohit Khot 29 Helping Australians understand Digital Interaction Dr Rohit Khot and manage their pollen exposure design Prof Florian Mueller indoors, outdoors and on the go 30 Supporting mindful eating in Digital Interaction Dr Rohit Khot everyday practice through play design Prof Florian Mueller 31 Designing video games for mental Digital Interaction Dr Jonathan Duckworth health design Dr Renata Kokanović 32 The art of experience: curating Digital Interaction Dr Helen Stuckey moments of play in Australian design / Design Dr Greg Turner (ACMI) videogames of the 1990s History 33 Sonic Fields: rethinking listening Industrial Sound design & Dr Lawrence Harvey environments for spatial sound composition Dr Ross McLeod composition and diffusion Mr Jeffrey Hannam 34 Grounding Sound: generative Industrial Sound design Dr Jeffrey Hannam practice research in the Dr Lawrence Harvey representation and transformation of sound 35 Designing Urban Environments: Industrial Sound design Dr Jordan Lacey sonic intervention and affective Dr Malte Wagenfeld politics A/Prof Lawrence Harvey 36 Design and Sexual Health Industrial Service Design Dr Judith Glover Innovation / Product Dr Areli Avendano Design / Technical & Material Innovation 37 Integrating decision support tools Industrial Service Design Simon Lockrey into organisations for food waste / Product A/Prof Karli Verghese strategies Design Dr Warren Staples 38 Integrating save food packaging Industrial Product Design A/Prof Karli Verghese design criteria into New Product Simon Lockrey Development processes 2019 College of Design and Social Context PhD Projects/Places Information for Candidates February 2019 Page 3 of 47 39 Consumer perceptions of the role Industrial A/Prof Karli Verghese of packaging in reducing food Communication Simon Lockrey waste Prof Linda Brennan 40 Collaborative design of Industrial Dr Juan Sanin multisensory stimulation Dr Scott Mitchell experiences for dementia Dr Liam Fennessy treatment Lisa Spong Francis McCormick 41 The signature pedagogy of design: Industrial Design A/Prof Soumitri Intersections with student Pedagogy Varadarajan experience and learner centred Dr Helen McLean design education 42 Design and the Third Sector: Industrial Design A/Prof Soumitri Embedded CoDesign Practice, for Innovation / Varadarajan Product (Patents) and Product Product Design Prof Larissa Hjorth Service System (IP) creation / Service Prof Magdalena Design Plebanski Dr Renata Kokanovic 43 Alfred Hospital Embedded Industrial CoDesign A/Prof Soumitri Research: Experience Based Varadarajan CoDesign Practice Prof Kit Wise Prof Magdalena Plebanski Dr Robert Stirling 44 Design for Social Impact / Social Industrial Design Dr Areli Avendano Franco Innovation Communication Innovation Prof Ian de Vere Digital Dr Judith Glover Dr Ross McLeod Dr Scott Mitchell Prof Michael Trudgeon A/Prof Yoko Akama School of Design PhD Places – commencing 2019 Pg HDR Place Discipline/s 45 Reflective Industry Practice in Design Communication, Digital, Industrial 46 Generative Practice Research in Design Communication, Digital, Industrial 47 Research in Design (Thesis Mode) Communication, Digital, Industrial 2019 College of Design and Social Context PhD Projects/Places Information for Candidates February 2019 Page 4 of 47 School of Design PhD Projects Project Title Co-creating publics for UNESCO Creative Cities: Design research in sustainable urban development Project Description Melbourne is unique in having two UNESCO Creative City designations which are part of the 200-member UNESCO Creative Cities Network – Design (2017 onwards) and Literature (2008 onwards). The creative city is recognised as important to economic and social development in the United Nations Development Programme’s Creative Economy 2013 Special Edition: Widening Local Development Pathways. This report describes the need to encourage creativity and innovation as “urgent” to meet the challenges of urban development and sustainable, liveable cities. Bokova and Clark state, “the next frontier of knowledge generation rests on understanding interactions, specificities and policies at local levels, and how the creative economy might be practically promoted in communities, cities and regions” (p.10). The report also identifies cultural and creative industry mapping as an essential tool to inform planning and decision-making and to address the knowledge gap at the local level, and states, “a participatory methodology for knowledge production is vital” (p.157). This research could take the form of embedded research in Melbourne’s creative and cultural organisations, such as galleries, libraries and museums; generative research which facilitates the sustainment of creative practices through design; or historical thesis research on creative practices and communities in Melbourne. The project may embed measurement and evaluation of innovation and impact; explore models for conceptualising the value created for industry and society by design and creativity; and the impact of creativity on urban economics. The overarching research question is: What pathways might be/have been developed to encourage creativity and innovation in the pursuit of inclusive,