Dr Glenda Amayo Caldwell is a senior lecturer in Architecture at the Queensland University of Technology. Her research focuses on the effect technology has on the experience of the city, exploring how opportunities for social interaction can occur within the digital and physical layers of the urban environment. Of particular interest is research in the areas of Design Robotics, Media Architecture, Community Engagement, and Place-making. Originally from the USA, Glenda completed a Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Michigan, Anne Arbor, MI in 2001. In 2005 She commenced her Masters in Architecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-ARC) in Los Angeles where her interest in computational design and digital fabrication were initiated. Glenda finalised the Masters of Architecture degree at the Florida International University (FIU) in Miami in 2008. She completed her PhD on Media Architecture in 2016 at QUT. Since 2009 Glenda has been teaching Architectural Design studios, Introduction to Visualisation, and Architectural History in the undergraduate and graduate courses at QUT in the School of Design. She is leader of the QUT Design Lab, Design for Communities and Resilient Futures  Program and an active researcher in the Urban Informatics Research group. Glenda is the co-director of the InstaBooth project. Since 2015 it has been deployed in over 12 locations throughout Southeast Queensland as an interactive community engagement tool with partners from Queensland government and community groups. Career History

• 2017 Senior Lecturer in Architecture, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT
• 2010-2017 Lecturer in Architecture, School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT
• 2009-2010 Associate Lecturer in Architecture, School of Design, Faculty of Science and Engineering, QUT
• 2008 Designer, Monad Architects, Miami, FL
• 2007 Tutor, Computer Practice in Design II, Masters Unit, Florida International University
• 2006-2007 Architectural Graduate, Claudio Noriega Architect, AIA, Miami FL.
• 2001 Architectural Intern, 9 Espai Arquitectos, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• 2001 Design Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Significant Professional Achievements

• 2017 Co-editor Special Issue, Pervasive Participation – New Horizons for Citizen Involvement and User Experience, Journal of Interaction Design & Architecture(s)
• 2016 Co-editor Digital Futures and the City of Today: New Technologies and Physical Spaces. Mediated Cities Series. Intellect Ltd, Bristol, England.
• 2016 Student volunteers co-chair, Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS)
• 2016 Student volunteers co-chair, Media Architecture Biennale
• 2016 Engagement and Innovation Grant – Designing the Aerie, Queensland University of Technology
• 2015 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, Queensland University of Technology
• 2014 Engagement and Innovation Grant – Designing the Past- Recording the Future: The InstaBooth for Situated Community Engagement, Queensland University of Technology
• 2012 Engagement and Innovation Grant – Urban Informatics and Participatory Design for Community Engagement in South Bank, Queensland University of Technology
• 2009 Early Career Academic Research Development Program, Queensland University of Technology

Publications Please see Glenda’s Google Scholar page for a list of publications and their citations. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=OKsOFmsAAAAJ&hl=en