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Personal profile
Personal profile
With a background in Electronic Engineering; Product Design Engineering; Interaction Design; and New Media Art Andrew has been contributing to the fields of Art, Design and Computing for over a decade.He has developed numerous projects, both theory practice, across the fields of Product Design, Installation Art, Projection Mapping, Cultural Heritage, Relational AI, Participatory Theatre, Traditional Theatre, Permaculture Sustainability, Interactive AV Arts. He has presented published papers at a number of conferences internationally such as IEEE and ACM.Andrew has previous professional experience working with partners in the United Kingdom, China, and Ireland on projects relating to performance arts, installation arts, product design and architecture.
Research interests
New Media Arts
- Interactive Arts
- Device Art
- Installation Arts
Product Design
- 4th Wall Design
- Design Thinking
- Design Engineering
- Evidence Based Design
HX
- IoT
- Sensorial Design
- Embodiment
Experience
Associate Professor, School of Cultural Technology - XJTLU - 2022 to PRESENT
Programmes Director, MA MFA Design Studies - Edinburgh Napier University - 2021 to 2022
Co-Programmes Director, MA MFA Design Studies - Edinburgh Napier University - 2019 to 2021
Teaching Fellow, Product Design - Edinburgh College of Art - 2018 to 2019
Programme Director, BDes (hons) Design and Digital Arts - Edinburgh Napier University - 2014 to 2016
Visiting Lecturer, New Media Design - Zhengzhou University of Light Industry - 2012 to 2019
Lecturer in Design - Edinburgh Napier University - 2012 to 2022
Web Editor, The Church of Scotland - Edinburgh - 2011
Managing Director, Sunpoints Wearable Healthcare - 2010 to 2012
Teaching
Art, Technology and Entertainment with Contemporary Entrepreneurship
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD Design, School of Fine Arts, Universidade do Porto 2017 - PRESENT
MDes Interaction Design, School of Art & Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier University 2009 - 2010
PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Higher Education Academy 2013 - 2015
BSc (hons) Product Design Engineering, School of Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University 2005 - 2009
NDip Electronic Engineering, Department of Engineering, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 2001 - 2004
Person Types
- Staff
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"Interwoven Existence" at Ars Electronica 2024 Festival
Vasquez, J. C., Chen, Z., Zubillaga, L., Petrauskas, I., Santini, G., O'Dowd, A. & Collar, A., 4 Sept 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Interwoven Existence at the Hanshan Museum
Chen, Z., Vasquez, J. C., Santini, G., Petrauskas, I. & O'Dowd, A., 23 Jun 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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交织存在/Interwoven Existence: 交织存在
Translated title of the contribution :Interwoven Existence Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Hasten Slowly: Developing an interactive sustainability storytelling chair
Egan, C., O'Dowd, A. & Fyffe, N., 21 Jun 2020, Proceedings of the ICT4S 2020 - 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 321-329 9 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Artificial Intelligence and Interface Design for Everyday Products
O'Dowd, A. & Carvalhais, M., 2019, DIGICOM 2019 – 3rd International Conference on Design and Digital Communication: Proceedings.. p. 117-124 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Invited talk