QUT | Staff Profiles | Bernd Ploderer

Name

Dr Bernd Ploderer

Position(s)

Senior Lecturer
Science and Engineering Faculty,
School of Computer Science

IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Science and Engineering Projects,
IHBI Chem Physics Mech Engineering - CDA

Discipline *

Information Systems

Phone

+61 7 3138 4927

Email

b.ploderer@qut.edu.au

Location

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Identifiers and profiles

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (University of Melbourne)

Professional memberships and associations

ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI): Member

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

CHISIG – Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Committee Member

Keywords

Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction for Healthy Living, Interaction Design, Social Computing, Social Media, Wearable Computing, Stroke, Sleep, diabetic foot, Health Informatics

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

I am a Senior Lecturer in Computer Human Interaction at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). I received my PhD degree in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Melbourne, a MA degree in Communications from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and a BSc (Hons) degree in Information Systems from FH Joanneum Graz, Austria.

My research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction for Healthy Living. I study ways to design interactive technology to empower people through novel personal data and through interactions with peers and health professionals. I explored this topic in various contexts, including bodybuilding, quitting smoking, healthy sleep habits, and rehabilitation after a stroke. Currently, I am involved in the following projects:

MyFootCare: empowering people with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in their self-care through mobile visual analytics (supported by The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation)

Ambient Nature Network: designing technologies to connect people to and through nature (supported by ARC DP190101647)

I want to Move it, Move it: exploring children’s active play through tangible and embodied interfaces (supported by ARC DP200100723)

For more information see http://www.berndploderer.com/

This information has been contributed by Dr Bernd Ploderer.

I am currently responsible for the teaching and administration of the following human-computer interaction subjects:

“CAB210 People, Context and Technology” (undergraduate) in-depth, qualitative user research through contextual inquiry, co-design, usability and user experience evaluation
“CAB310 Interaction and Experience Design” (undergraduate) advanced human-computer interaction unit focussed on the theory, design, and evaluation of emerging technologies for human use
“IFN591 Principles of User Experience” (postgraduate) introduction to user experience and human-centred design of digital technologies

This information has been contributed by Dr Bernd Ploderer.

Do you need research experience? I need good research students. I am looking for Honours and PhD students with a background in HCI to work on research into social, mobile or wearable technologies to support healthy living. I am particularly interested in HCI research on rehabiliation after a stroke and in fostering healthy sleep practices.

Before you contact me, please do your homework:

Familiarise yourself with the PhD scholarships available, eligibility criteria, and the application process at QUT
Read through my proposed topics and some of my recent publications
Prepare the following documents: (i) a brief research proposal, (ii) a CV and (iii) a transcript of your academic results

This information has been contributed by Dr Bernd Ploderer.

Van Netten J, Seng L, Lazzarini P, Warnock J, Ploderer B, (2019) Reasons for (non-)adherence to self-care in people with a diabetic foot ulcer, Wound Repair and Regeneration p530-539
Ploderer B, Brown R, Seng L, Lazzarini P, Van Netten J, (2018) Promoting self-care of diabetic foot ulcers through a mobile phone app: User-centered design and evaluation, JMIR Diabetes p1-14
Ploderer B, Leong T, (2018) Manual engagement and automation in amateur photography, Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy p44-56
Munoz Saez D, Ploderer B, Brereton M, (2019) Position exchange workshops: A method to design for each other in families, CHI 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems p1-14
Wilson C, Brereton M, Ploderer B, Sitbon L, (2019) Co-design beyond words: 'Moments of interaction' with minimally-verbal children on the autism spectrum, CHI 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems p1-15
Rodgers S, Ploderer B, Maloney B, Hang J, (2019) Designing for wellbeing-as-interaction, CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems p1-6
Chen Y, Verdezoto N, Gui X, Ma X, Bossen C, Bagalkot N, Herskovic V, Ploderer B, (2019) Unpacking the infrastructuring work of patients and caregivers around the world, Presented at: International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems p1-8
Bayor A, Sitbon L, Ploderer B, Bircanin F, Brereton M, (2019) 'TechShops': Engaging young adults with intellectual disability in exploratory design research, Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems p1-8
D'Souza A, Ploderer B, Klarkowski M, Wyeth P, (2018) Augmenting co-located social play with biofeedback: An interactional approach, Proceedings of the 5th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play p113-125
Brereton M, Soro A, Sitbon L, Roe P, Wyeth P, Ploderer B, Vyas D, Zhang J, Ambe A, Wilson C, Dema T, Taylor J, Oliver J, Munoz Saez D, Bayor A, Bircanin F, Anggarendra R, Capel T, Kapuire G, Wheeler H, (2018) Design participation lab, Interactions p14-17

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

Awards and recognition

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2018
Details: PCHF Innovation Grant to conduct a trial study "MyFootCare: A Mobile App to Engage Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Self-Care." With P Lazarrini, J van Netten, R Brown, D Clark, and J Warnock

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2017
Details: Metro North Hospital and Health Service Link Grant to develop and trial "Better Individualised Stroke Care using Technology (BISCUT)." With T Green, J Muller, K Clark, and A Tariq

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2017
Details: Honorable Mention award for my CHI 2017 paper "Trajectories of Engagement and Disengagement with a Story-Based Smoking Cessation App". The paper was ranked among the top 5% of all submissions to the SIGCHI 2017 conference.

Type: Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year: 2017
Details: Technical Program Chair for OzCHI 2017 The 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 November - 1 December 2017

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2016
Details: QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award for mentoring research students and colleagues through CHI writing workshops

Current supervisions

HCI in the Garden: Technology for Sharing and Living with Nature, Inspired by Phenology for Older Adult Gardeners
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Daniel Johnson
Making and Ageing: Connecting Older Adult Makers through Technology
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton, Dr Laurianne Sitbon
Relation-Centred Inquiry: Designing for Position Exchange in Families
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton, Dr Alessandro Soro
The role of makerspaces and making activities in supporting and empowering women in crisis situations
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton
Development of Interfaces for Orthopaedic Surgeons to Control Minimally Invasive Surgical Robots During Knee Arthroscopy
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jonathan Roberts, Professor Margot Brereton, Dr Anjali Tumkur Jaiprakash
Co-Designing with Young Adults with Intellectual Disability to Leverage their Social Media Participation for Life Skills Development
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton, Professor Paul Roe, Dr Laurianne Sitbon
Design celebrates disability: Understanding, revealing and supporting social competence skills in people with complex communication needs and challenging behaviour
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton, Dr Laurianne Sitbon
Co-Designing Digital Technologies to Support Minimally-Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum: Leveraging Interests and Strengths to Support Self-Expression
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Margot Brereton, Associate Professor Beth Saggers, Dr Laurianne Sitbon

Awards and recognition

Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)

Current supervisions