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Carlos Aguiar is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Design Program at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also an Affiliate Faculty of Informatics at the School of Information Sciences. Dr. Aguiar is the founder and director of the Design, Technology, and Society Lab, where he leads collaborative efforts to investigate the interaction between humans and artifacts. His research draws on perspectives from Science and Technology Studies, Philosophy, and Design Theory to inform the development of technological artifacts that drive social and cultural change, promoting critical engagement with material culture to understand their implications in society. His research practices blend empirical investigation with critical reflection as he develops tests for emerging technologies manifested in environments, objects, and spaces to enhance human-agent-materials relations. He delves into the futures conceived and sustained by these technologies, examining issues of inclusivity and exclusivity. Aguiar also analyzes the role of emerging technologies in shaping tangible futures, as well as the impacts and consequences of emergent behaviors, interactions, and societal structures.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL
Teaching and coordinating the Industrial Design Program, engaging in research related to interaction between technology and society.
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