ABOUT
our approach
‘One finds
limits by
pushing them’.
- Herbert Simon
Smart Design Research Group adheres to the working definition of interdisciplinary research, proposed by the ‘National Academies’ report; “Interdisciplinary research is a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialised knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or
to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice.” *Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (2004). Facilitating interdisciplinary research. National Academies. Washington: National Academy Press, p. 2.
Research
projects
Stock Market Traders Behavioural Project
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and The University of Newcastle, Australia
This project investigates the interplay of cognitive and affective processes in human decision making in electronic markets. Physiological measurements of heart rate, skin conductance, and brain activity are used to assess how market participants respond to environmental stimuli in dynamic market interaction, such as time pressure and avatars.
Stock Market Traders Behavioural Project
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and The University of Newcastle, Australia
This project investigates the interplay of cognitive and affective processes in human decision making in electronic markets. Physiological measurements of heart rate, skin conductance, and brain activity are used to assess how market participants respond to environmental stimuli in dynamic market interaction, such as time pressure and avatars.
Drawing to Aid Recovery and Survival
The project considered the role of drawn visual communication materials and their effectiveness as a means of obtaining informed consent from patients. The researchers used practice-based action research as a means of working with clinicians at the Liver Transplant Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK, in the preparation of materials (in this case picture storybooks) to assist the physiological recovery of young children from invasive surgery.