Jeni Paay

Professor Jeni Paay, Ph.D.

I am currently Professor of Interaction Design in the School of Design + Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.

Prior to that I was Associate Professor in the Human Centred Computing group at Aalborg University, Denmark, from 2011-2016. I worked for CSIRO Sydney as Lead Interaction Designer, Senior Scientist, on the HxI project in 2009-10. I was awarded a PhD in “Indexing to Situated Interactions” from The University of Melbourne in 2006. This was a cross-disciplinary study between HCI and Architecture with supervisors Professor Steve Howard and Professor Bharat Dave. Prior to this I was a lecturer at The University of Tasmania for over ten years, introducing HCI, as a course, to Tasmania.

With a transdisciplinary background spanning architecture, computer science, and Human-Computer Interaction I have published primarily in Human Centred Computing and Interaction Design, with a recent focus on Design Studies and Smart Cities/Smart Homes research. My fields of special interest include: Design Methods; Interaction Design for Mobiles and Pervasive Computing; Interaction design for Augmented and Virtual Reality; Digital Health; Interaction Design for Smart Homes and Smart Spaces; Design for Future Workspaces and Workplaces; and User Experience Design for AI, Assistive Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments.

My leadership roles at Swinburne include:

• Director, Centre for Design Innovation
• Program Director, Future Urban Living, Innovative Planet Institute

My research is within the overall themes of:

• User Experience of Emerging Technologies,
• Design methods for HCI, and
• Interaction Design for urban and domestic computing.