Biography

  • Currently working on Design for Sustainability, User-Centered Design, Humanising Medical Devices, Design for Policy
  • Lecturer in Product Design
  • Executive Board member - Cumulus International Association of Art Design & Media Colleges
  • Vice Chair - Design Educators Ireland
  • Lead Editor - Iterations design research & practice review
  • Co-Director and PI, Design Factors Research Group at UL
  • XoSoft -Co-PI
  • Supervising MA & PhD research students in Design at University of Limerick, IT Carlow, Bournemouth University
  • Developing research partnerships in the Sustainable Design, Soft Robotics, and Applied Design Research fields
  • Specialties: Design for Sustainability, Design Education, Design for Health, Soft Product Design, Interdisciplinary education, Soft Robotics.
  • Previously Completed a PhD in the area of Sustainable Design Education with Bournemouth University.

Research Interests

Design for Sustainability, Product Design, Humanising Medical Devices, Soft XoSkeleton UCD, Soft Product Design, Circular Economy

Professional Activities

Committee

  • 2017 National Design Forum, The National Design Forum was convened by the Minister for Business, Enterprise & Employment in 2017 as an advisory body on the Design Industry in Ireland. The Forum falls under the remit of the Government Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation .
  • 2017 Design Educators Ireland, DEI is the representative body for Design Education and research within the republic of Ireland- Formed in 2016 it represents the Higher Education Institutions who deliver Studio based Design Education and Research within the state.
  • 2014 Iterations Design Research and Practice review, Editorial Board
  • 2012 Environmenta Comittee, UL,
  • 2010 LEAD (Learning Education in Art &Design), Irish network and policy group for Art & Design Teaching at 3rd level
  • 2009 02 Ireland, Country Liaison - O2 Global is an international network for sustainable design
  • Design Research Society Conference 2018 organising committee,
  • Cumulus Executive Board, https://www.cumulusassociation.org/homepage/representatives/

Association

  • 2014 Member, Institute of Engineering Designers
  • 2008 Fellow of the IDI, Board Member - Publications / Graduate Design Awards Coordinator, Institute of Designers in Ireland

Education

  • 2013 UL - Postgraduate Diploma
  • 2010 Bournemouth University - PhD
  • 1995 NCAD - Bachelors Honours Degree.

Award

  • 2008 - Leo Jansen Award

Employment

  • Lowe Alpine Systems - In House Designer
  • Design Partners - Consultancy Designer

Language

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French

Peer Reviewed Journals

Books

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Book Chapters

2017

User Centered Design and Usability of Bionic Devices

Power,V;deEyto,A;Ortiz,J., O'Sullivan, L.W. (2017) User Centered Design and Usability of Bionic Devices. London : Springer Biosystems & Biorobotics: Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II :pp.581-585

Edited Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

2018

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Graf E.;De Eyto A.;Sposito M.;Pauli C.;O'Sullivan L.;Bauer C.;Bottenberg E.;Scherly D.;Erkens L.;Wirz M.;Ortiz J.;Power V.;Poliero T.;Henke R.;Brinks G.;Stadler K. (2018) ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. Acm International Conference Proceeding Series :202-207

2017

XoSoft - A Vision for a Soft Modular Lower Limb Exoskeleton

Ortiz, J,Rocon, E,Power, V,de Eyto, A,O'Sullivan, L,Wirz, M,Bauer, C,Schulein, S,Stadler, KS,Mazzolai, B,Teeuw, WB,Baten, C,Nikamp, C,Buurke, J,Thorsteinsson, F,Muller, J,GonzalezVargas, J,Ibanez, J,ContrerasVidal, JL,VanDerKooij, H,Pons, JL (2017) XoSoft - A Vision for a Soft Modular Lower Limb Exoskeleton. Wearable Robotics: Challenges And Trends :83-88

2016

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Power V.;Schülein S.;Mueller J.;O'Sullivan L.;Nikamp C.;Ortiz J.;De Eyto A.;Bauer C. (2016) ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. Acm International Conference Proceeding Series

2014

HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING: ADVANCED RESEARCH IN VIRTUAL AND RAPID PROTOTYPING

Curtis, E,O'Sullivan, KJ,White, E,de Eyto, A,Bartolo, PJD,DeLemos, ACS,Pereira, AMH,Mateus, AJD,Ramos, C,DosSantos, C,Oliveira, D,Pinto, E,Craveiro, F,Bartolo, H,Almeia, HD,Sousa I,Matias, JM,Durao, L,Gaspar, M,Alves, NMF,Carreira, P,Ferreira, T,Marques, T (2014) HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING: ADVANCED RESEARCH IN VIRTUAL AND RAPID PROTOTYPING. High Value Manufacturing: Advanced Research In Virtual And Rapid Prototyping :391-394

Conference Contributions

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Editorials

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