DRS2026: Editorials

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Monday, June 8th
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2026
9:00 AM	Analysing Language Use in Designing: Practices and Performance Senthil Chandrasegaran, TU Delft, The Netherlands Lisa Perez Elzey, University of Edinburgh, UK (Eric) Heng Gu, TU Delft, The Netherlands Nathan Crilly, University of Cambridge, UK Terresa Hardaway, University of Minnesota, USA Vivek Rao, Duke University, USA Peter Lloyd, TU Delft, The Netherlands 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Bodies in Design: Rethinking Norms, Materials, Technologies, and Methods Gözde Göncü-Berk, University of California, Davis, Department of Design Sarah Kettley, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh Elif Ozden-Yenigun, Royal College of Art, School of Design, Textiles Theodore Hughes-Riley, Nottingham Trent University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Central but Decentered: Repositioning the Practitioner in Design Research Involving Practice Luis Vega, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design, Hong Kong SAR China Julia Valle-Noronha, Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Counter design: Changing perspectives in design action Yekta Bakırlıoğlu, ImaginationLancaster, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Claudia Garduño García, Department of Research and Knowledge in Design, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico Nicola Morelli, Aalborg University, Denmark 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Critical Reflections on Systemic Design Participation: Ethics, Care and Justice Cecilia Landa-Avila, Loughborough University, UK Josina Vink, Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), Norway Sine Celik, TU Delft, Netherlands Simon Downs, Loughborough University, UK Peter Jones, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México City 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design and More-than-Human: Forming Ecologies of Practices Laura Popplow, Köln International School of Design, TH Köln 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design and the Public Sector: Contemporary Methods and Practice Scott Schmidt, Georgetown University, United States Sabine Junginger, Northumbria University, United Kingdom Marzia Mortati, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Federico Vaz, European Commission, Belgium 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design and the Public Sector: Contemporary Methods and Practices Peiyao Cheng, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China Gianluca Carella, Department of Design - Politecnico di Milano, Italy; MIT Morningside Academy for Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Sylvia Xihui Liu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Cees de Bont, National University of Singapore, Singapore 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design education in its teenage years: Growth with tensions Nicole Lotz, The Open University, United Kingdom Ricardo Sosa, University of Waikato, New Zealand Violeta Clemente, University of Aveiro, Portugal 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design for and with values in designing for social change (Design Ethics SIG) Deger Ozkaramanli, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Fatima-Zahra Abou Eddahab-Burke, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Sine Celik, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Geertje Slingerland, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Michael Nagenborg, University of Twente, The Netherlands Natalia Gulbransen-Diaz, University of Sydney, Australia Leigh-Anne Hepburn, University of Sydney, Australia 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design for equitable health: Public policies and participatory practices Cláudia de Souza Libânio, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre Sara Miriam Goldchmit, University of São Paulo Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva, University of Brasília Emmanuel Tsekleves, Lancaster University Leigh-Anne Hepburn, University of Sydney 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design for wellbeing and happiness Leandro Miletto Tonetto, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America Siyuan Huang, University of Twente, The Netherlands Ann Petermans, Hasselt University, Belgium Rebecca Cain, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Tiiu Poldma, University of Montreal, Canada Anna Pohlmeyer, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design Materials Roberta Bernabei, School of Design and Creative Arts (SDCA), Loughborough University Maria Maclennan, School of Design, Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), The University of Edinburgh 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design Philosophies Peter Buwert, Edinburgh Napier University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design philosophy: Amplifying the unheard Fernando Secomandi, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Daniel Portugal, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Virginia Tassinari, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Philippe d'Anjou, Florida Atlantic University, United States of America 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design Principles Bianca Kóczán, Braunschweig University of the Arts Bianca Herlo, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design Research During and After Artificial Intelligence Matthew Lee-Smith, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Jesse Josua Benjamin, Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Mafalda Gamboa, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Stephan Wensveen, Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design Technologies Beatriz Itzel Cruz Megchun, School of Business, University of Portland, United States of America Michael Stead, Imagination Design Research Lab, Lancaster University, UK 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Design with Care: Theories, Practices, Methods, and Politics Zixuan Wang, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Jiashuo Liu, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Bow Yiying Wu, University of Sydney, Australia John Vines, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Karey Helms, Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden Sarah Kettley, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Paul Rodgers, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Ann Light, University of Sussex, United Kingdom 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Designing for and with taboo Ana Correia de Barros, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS & Comprehensive Health Research Centre (PT) Yoni Lefèvre, LUCA School of Arts (BE) and Edinburgh College of Art (UK) Petra Salarić, pstaboo (HR) Isabel Prochner, Virginia Tech (US) 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Designing More-than-Human Climate Futures: Affect, Aesthetics and Relational Practices Rachel E. Clarke, Design School, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK Michelle Westerlaken, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Sara Heitlinger, Department of Computer Science, City St George’s, University of London, UK Anton Poikolainen Rosén, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden Jaz Hee-Jeong Choi, Civic Interaction Design, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Designing Preventive Health Technologies and Practices Ayşe Özge Ağça, Universidade de Lisboa, ITI/LARSyS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal Teresa Almeida, Universidade de Lisboa, ITI/LARSyS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal Armağan Karahanoğlu, Department of Design, Production and Management, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Anna Vallgårda, Head of Section HCI & Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Designing Strategic Change: Approaches, Methods, and Theories of Strategic Design in Business Organizations G. Mauricio Mejía, Arizona State University, USA Violeta Clemente, University of Aveiro, Portugal Aroop Ratan Guha, Royal Danish Academy, Denmark Jeanne Liedtka, University of Virginia, USA Beatrice D'Ippolito, University of York, UK 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Discourses in Design Research: Historical, Critical, and Speculative Perspectives Peter Lloyd, TU Delft, The Netherlands Theodora Vardouli, McGill University, Canada Moa Carlsson, Edinburgh University, UK Arlene Oak, University of Alberta, Canada Anna Talley, Edinburgh University, UK Haian Xue, Tongji University, China 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Experience as knowledge contributions Nithikul Nimkulrat, OCAD University, Canada Camilla Groth, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway Spyros Bofylatos, Royal College of Art, UK Haian Xue, Tongji University, China 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Extended Directions in Design Research Hadas Zohar, Aalborg University, Copenhagen Amalia de Götzen, Aalborg University, Copenhagen Anca-Simona Horvath, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Futuring Digital Cultural Heritage Marco Mason, School of Design, Arts, and Creative Industries – Northumbria University UK Raffaella Trocchianesi, Dept. Design - Polytechnic of Milan, IT Vince Dziekan, Monash Art Design and Architecture – Monash University, AU Ross Parry, Institute for Digital Culture – University of Leicester, UK 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Innovating Scientific Publishing of Design Research: Promoting Plurality and Equity Eleonora Lupo, Politecnico di Milano Lorela Mehmeti, Università di Bologna 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	LongevityTech Cities: Design for Age-Inclusive Urban Futures Sheng-Hung Lee, Urban Technology, University of Michigan, USA Sofie Hodara, Department of Art+Design, Northeastern University, USA Satu Miettinen, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland, Finland Bruce Hanington, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Carla Sedini, Department of Humanities, IULM, Italy Andreas Sicklinger, Department of Architecture, University of Bologna, Italy Miso Kim, Department of Art+Design, Northeastern University, USA Joseph F. Coughlin, AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Making Theory with Textiles: Theories of Designing and Designing Theory Elaine Igoe, University of Southampton (Winchester School of Art), United Kingdom Anne Louise Bang, VIA University College, Denmark 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Mediating sonic worlds: Critical approaches to boundary objects in Sound-Driven Design Stefano Delle Monache, Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music, France Nicolas Misdariis, Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music, France Elif Özcan, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Daniel Hug, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland Sara Lenzi, Universidad de Deusto, Spain Sandra Pauletto, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Davide Rocchesso, University of Milano, Italy Simone Spagnol, Iuav University of Venice, Italy 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	More-than-human data practices Elisa Giaccardi, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Sara Lenzi, Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain; Deusto Tech, Faculty of Engineering, University of Deusto, Spain Chris Speed, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia Vasiliki Tsaknaki, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Jiwei Zhou, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	More-than-Human Design in the Real World: Resistance, Regeneration, and Radical Solidarity Cristina Zaga, University of Twente, The Netherlands Iohanna Nicenboim, Interdisciplinary Transformation University, Austria Elisa Giaccardi, Politecnico of Milano, Italy Joseph Lindley, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Arne Berger, Anhalt University of Applied Science, Germany Claudia Garduño García, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México Laura Forlano, Northeastern University, United States of America 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Navigating Pluralism in Systemic Design: Global Perspectives and Diverse Vocabularies Sine Celik, Technische Universiteit Delft Hannah Goss, Technische Universiteit Delft Jotte de Koning, Technische Universiteit Delft Mari Suoheimo, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) Amina Pereno, Politecnico di Torino Asja Aulisio, Politecnico di Torino Silvia Barbero, Politecnico di Torino Thomas Maiorana, University of California, Davis 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	New Agenda for Inclusive Design Hua Dong, Royal College of Art Abdusselam Selami Cifter, Brunel University of London Stella Boess, University of TU Delft Farnaz Nickpour, University of Liverpool Yumei Dong, Jiangnan University Weining Ning, Brunel University of London 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Opening up design impact assessment: From singular metrics to plural understandings Cyril Tjahja, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Barbara Predan, University of Ljubljana, ALUO, Slovenia Joana Meroz, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Petra Černe Oven, University of Ljubljana, ALUO, Slovenia Harun Kaygan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Flavia Piancazzo, University of Bologna, Italy Ines Tolic, University of Bologna, Italy Annamari Vänskä, Aalto University, Finland 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Play Design Materials: Entangled Matter and Making Helle Marie Skovbjerg, Kolding School of Design. Denmark Mathias Poulsen, Kolding School of Design. Denmark Tuuli Mattelmäki, Aalto University, Finland Sofie Kinch, Kolding School of Design. Denmark Hyunjae Daniel Shin, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Ricardo Conçalves Dutra, Aalto University, Finland Eun Sun Park, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Louise Ravnløkke, Kolding School of Design. Denmark Jennifer Ann Skriver, Absalon University College. Denmark 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Public Design Education: Plural Practices and Situated Teaching and Learning Luis García, Carnegie Mellon University Lara Salinas, University of the Arts London Sofía Bosch Gómez, Northeastern University Geert Brinkman, Erasmus University Rotterdam Francesco Leoni, Politecnico di Milano Estefania Ciliotta Chehade, Northeastern University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Queer(ing) Design Research/Practice Jess Parris Westbrook, Queering Futures Research Studio, Identity Research Lab Jessica Meharry, DePaul University Valentina Ferreri, Politecnico di Milano Chenxi Cui, Guangdong University of Technology 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Reframing Practice: Architectural Design Research and the Expanding Role of the Architect Manuela Triggianese, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, The Netherlands Juan Sádaba, University of the Basque Country, School of Architecture, Spain Lee Moreau, Northeastern University, College of Arts, Media and Design, Boston, United States; Other Tomorrows, Boston, United States Paolo Ciuccarelli, Northeastern University, College of Arts, Media and Design, Boston, United States Kees Kaan, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, The Netherlands; KAAN Architecten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Georg Vrachliotis, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, The Netherlands María Risueño, Other Tomorrows, Boston, United States 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Regenerating the “Sustainability Project”: Transitioning Design and Sustainability Research into the 21st Century Michael Stead, Imagination Design Research Lab, Lancaster University, UK David Sánchez Ruano, School of Architecture, Art and Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Relationality as Reconciliation – Designing for Equiponderance Gwendolyn Kulick, The German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt Luis Garcia, Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design, Pittsburgh, United States Juan Montalvan Lume, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú Michael Hohl, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Department of Design, Dessau, Germany Felix Kosok, German International University, Berlin, Germany 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Responsible Retail and Branded Environments Katelijn Quartier, Hasselt University Mia Münster, Malmö University Bethan Alexander, The Fashion Business School \| London College of Fashion, UAL Zakkiya Khan, University of Brighton Marina Ricci, Politecnico di Bari Francesca Murialdo, Middlesex University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Restaging Doing and Undoing Post-Anthropocentric Design Tau Lenskjold, University of Southern Denmark Li Jönsson, Malmö University, School of Arts and Communication Alex Wilke, Goldsmiths, University of London Pablo Hermansen, The School of Design, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Laura Forlano, Northeastern University, the College of Arts, Media, and Design Martín Tironi, The School of Design, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Sissel Olander, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Situating Design Research: Unique perspectives and practices of design research locally grounded Euan Winton, Heriot-Watt University Kirstie Jamieson, Edinburgh Napier University Arno Verhoven, University of Edinburgh 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Sketching Futures: Cultural Dimensions, Pedagogies, and Digital Transitions Bryan F. Howell, Brigham Young University, United States JanWillem Hoftijzer, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Mauricio Novoa Muñoz, Western Sydney University, Australia Amos Scully, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Temporalities of More-than-Human Design Larissa Pschetz, The University of Edinburgh, UK Gizem Oktay, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands Valentina Nisi, University of Lisbon, Portugal Jiwei Zhou, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Doris Kosminsky, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Keili Koppel, The University of Edinburgh, UK Fiona Bell, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, US Katharina Vones, The Royal College of Art, UK Marta Ferreira, University of Lisbon, Portugal 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	The Transformative Nature of Food – Adaptation, Connectivity and Identity Dolly Daou, Cindrebay University Claudia de Souza Libanio, UFCSPA Juan Montalván Lume, Pontifical Catholic University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Transitional Materialities Sofia Soledad Duarte Poblete, Design Department, School of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Camilo Ayala-Garcia, Faculty of Design and Art, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	Troubling Transitions: Growing Pains in Designing and Researching for Transformation Femke Coops, Eindhoven University of Technology; Norwich University of the Arts, United Kingdom Marysol Ortega Pallanez, Arizona State University, United States Joanna Boehnert, Bath Spa University, United Kingdom Idil Gaziulusoy, Aalto University, Finland Silvana Juri, SARAS Institute, Uruguay / Stockholm Resilience Center Anja Overdiek, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands Alma Leora Culén, University of Oslo, Norway Ida Nilstad Pettersen, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway Dan Lockton, Norwich University of the Arts, United Kingdom Emma Dewberry, The Open University, United Kingdom Fabrizio Ceschin, Brunel University of London, United Kingdom 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM	What is Regenerative Design, anyway? Foundations, Lexicons, and Interdisciplinary Intersections Angela Kilford, Massey University Inge Panneels, University of Edinburgh Iohanna Nicenboim, IT:U Austria Sonya Withers, Massey University Rob Phillips, Royal College of Art Chris Speed, RMIT University 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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