Connect and Share: Transdisciplinary Insights for Enhancing Research
Unlock the power of collaboration and innovation through transdisciplinary research! Join us for a captivating workshop designed to bridge the gap between diverse disciplines and ignite transformative ideas for solving real-world challenges. Presented by a dynamic collaboration between QUT's esteemed Industrial Transformation Training Centres – The Australian Cobotics Centre, Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption, and the Training Centre for Joint Biomechanics – this event is your gateway to a world of cross-disciplinary exploration.
Date: Monday, 11th September
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: QUT Gardens Point, Australian Centre for Cobotics, S Block, Level 11 Cantina
Please note this is a members only event.
Speaker Details
Professor Glenda Caldwell
Training Centre for BITA
Dr Stephen Whyte is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Behavioural Economics in the School of Economics & Finance, QUT. His research focus explores large scale decision making in mate choice settings. His work takes a multi-disciplinary approach in studying key sex differences in human behaviour, with work that bridges the fields of applied micro-economics, personality & social psychology, and evolutionary biology. His most recent research has explored such diverse topics as sex differences in nonbinary gender identification, male & female decision making in assisted reproductive & donor insemination medical environments, and preferences vs choice in cyber dating markets.
Mr. Tom Williamson
Australian Cobotics Centre Associate Director (Research Training), based in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering
Australian Centre for Cobotics
Prof Caldwell is an architecture and design scholar with internationally recognised expertise in physical, digital, and robotic fabrication, leading Industry 4.0 innovation through human-centred research in design robotics, media architecture, and human-building interaction. Her research sits at the cross section of architecture and interaction design where she: (1) integrates human, social, and technical considerations into robotic processes and industrial manufacturing; and, (2) uses a ‘Research-through-Design’ approach to engage industry and communities in a reflexive conversation about creativity, architectural innovation and how we might collaboratively solve societal and environmental challenges and harness future opportunities.
Dr. Stephen Whyte
Transdisciplinary Expert in Medical Robotics and Innovation
Robotics Manager, Stryker R&D Lab & Industry Partner to the Training Centre for Joint Biomechanics
Mr. Tom Williamson leads the robotics pillar at the Stryker R&D Lab, focusing on the development and translation of new robotic technology in collaboration with university and hospital partners. He has more than 15 years' experience in the research and development of medical devices, with a focus on surgical robotics. Tom holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering from Swinburne University, Melbourne, and MSc and PhD from the University of Bern, Switzerland. He subsequently completed post-doctoral research at Monash and RMIT University, before joining Stryker in 2022.