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Name
Dr Alessandro Soro
Position(s)
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Science,
School of Computer Science
Discipline *
Information Systems, Other Information and Computing Sciences
Phone
+61 7 3138 9569
Email
Location
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Identifiers and profiles
ORCID iD
Qualifications

PhD in Gestures in multiuser surface computing (University of Cagliari), M.S.c with Honours in Computer Science (University of Cagliari)

Keywords

Social Computing, Internet of Things, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Human Computer Interaction, Participatory Design, Design Research

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Alessandro received his PhD from the university of Cagliari (Italy) in 2012 with a thesis exploring the collaborative use of large multi-touch screens. Since then he has focused his research on the design and use of collaborative technologies in many contexts, from the family to remote communities. His current focus is on technologies to support socialisation, communication, and creativity.

This information has been contributed by Dr Alessandro Soro.

Teaching

In 2020 I will be team teaching the following subjects:

IFB398 and IFB399 – IT Capstone projects. The Capstone project is a final year subject that completes the Bachelor of IT course. The students work in teams on industry hosted projects, managing independently all aspect of the project life cycle.

IFN692 – Interaction Design of Emerging Technologies. IFN692 is a studio based subject offered as part of the Masters of IT that introduces some key theories of user centred design, in the context of a design project.

This information has been contributed by Dr Alessandro Soro.

Publications

For publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.