Aoife Ní Mhóráin

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Aoife has just finished teaching at the National College of Art and Design in the Industrial Design Department. While there she tutored on a module introducing Design Methods to second year students.

Previously she was a Research Associate at MIT’s Media Lab Europe in the Human Connectedness Group. While there she undertook a project entitled Aura that addressed visceral communication between separated couples. This project straddles areas such as Affective Computing, Awareness Systems and Presence. Aura was presented at the CHI 2005, pre-proceedings workshop on Awareness Systems. Aoife ended her time at MLE when it was shut earlier this year (2005).

She undertook her MA in Interaction Design at the RCA, where she investigated areas such as experience, ‘open’ design, and explicit technology. Aoife has a B. des in Industrial Design from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She finished with two projects addressing areas of sustainability and inclusive design both of which were resolved with direct commercial implementation in mind.

Her current interests are in continuing her research, teaching and working in industry.

Contact

aoife   _at   effah  _dot   com

Curriculum Vitae

education

2002 - 2004

Royal College of Art, Department of Interaction Design, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU.
Postgraduate Degree, MA RCA,

1997 – 2001

National College of Art and Design, Department of Industrial Design, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Honours Degree, Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design, NCEA

1991 - 1997

Colaiste Iosagain, Stillorgan Road, Dublin, Ireland.
Leaving Certificate (honors): English, Irish, Mathematics, Biology, Art, French, Social and Scientific Studies.

employment

2005

Tutor, Design Methods Project, National College of Art and Design, Department of Industrial Design, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.

2004 - 2005

Research Associate, Human Connectedness Research Group, Media Lab Europe, MIT, Dublin, Ireland.
Developed Aura: an intimate remote awareness system based on sleep patterns. http://www.mle.ie/hc/projects/aura/

2003

Research Intern, Human Connectedness Research Group, Media Lab Europe, MIT, Dublin, Ireland.

2003

User Research, consulting, Ohtani and Associates,for Toyota, 17 Woodfrode Cose Ashwell HERTS

2003

Prototyping, consulting for Eleksen, Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath,Bucks SLO ONH, UK. www.eleksen.com
Building and testing 500 prototypes.

2002

Teaching, Scoil Lorcain, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
A series of classes for children aged five to eight introducing the concept of a design process through craft.

achievements

4 May 2004

Winner, Best Interface, Fiat: Pixel, run with the Royal College of Art

2004

Short listed, Helen Hamlyn student competition

2001

Winner, Competition to design a branded glass, sponsored by Tennents Ireland, .

2001

Student Representative, GENIE Project, took part in the proceedings and discussion in the closing conference in UIAH, Helsinki. http://www.gerontechnology.info/genie/

2001

Honourable Mention, LG Electronics Design Competition (Script Pad)

2001

Honourable Mention, LG Electronics Design Competition (Bio-cycle).

shows/talks

2005

Awareness Workshop, CHI 2005, Portland, Oregon

2004

Show 2004, RCA, London

© Aoife Ní Mhóráin 2005