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Ylva Fernaeus is a Professor at Umeå Institute of Design and an Associate Professor in Interaction Design at KTH Stockholm. She holds a Docent qualification in her field and has been involved in research concerning the interplay between design philosophy and tangible, embodied interaction. Her work emphasizes careful, playful, and critical practices in design, particularly in relation to designing robotic and autonomous technologies. Fernaeus's research interests focus on the longevity of interactive systems, addressing themes such as care, repair, and craft in the context of technologies that resist the rapid innovation trends. She explores material understandings of interaction design, investigating how computational practices can be socially and materially grounded. Current research involves developing new tools and resources that prioritize efficient energy usage and experiential qualities in design. Fernaeus has also led projects related to Art and AI and engages in teaching methods and theories related to interaction design and product design at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels.
Umeå Institute of Design • Umeå, Sweden
Leading research and teaching in Interaction Design and related fields.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology • Stockholm, Sweden
Part-time position focusing on Interaction Design.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.