Researcher

My Expertise

Social Robotics 
Human-Robot Interaction
Technology Ethics

Fields of Research (FoR)

Design, Other built environment and design, Art history, theory and criticism

Biography

Belinda Dunstan is a Lecturer in the UNSW Faculty of Built Environment. She received her PhD from the UNSW Art & Design Creative Robotics Lab, and is the Human Futures Lead for the lab.
Belinda is the Course Convenor for Interior Architecture: Critical Perspectives and Computational Design: Human-Machine Interaction.
Her current research interests are in social robot morphology, technology ethics and designing for diversity. Belinda’s...view more

Belinda Dunstan is a Lecturer in the UNSW Faculty of Built Environment. She received her PhD from the UNSW Art & Design Creative Robotics Lab, and is the Human Futures Lead for the lab.
Belinda is the Course Convenor for Interior Architecture: Critical Perspectives and Computational Design: Human-Machine Interaction.
Her current research interests are in social robot morphology, technology ethics and designing for diversity. Belinda’s research focuses on the appearance design, movement planning and future cultural implications of social robots. She is a co-editor of Cultural Robotics: robots as participants and creators of culture (Springer, 2016).


My Grants

UNSW Built Environment Early Career Research Grant (2021)
CoBuild 4.0 in collaboration with Landom NSW (2018)
UNSW Faculty Travel Grant (2015)
UNSW Faculty Travel Grant (2014)
Australian Postgraduate Award (2014–2017)
UNSW Isenberg Award for Excellence in Sculpture (2013)


My Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, UNSW Australia Art & Design, Creative Robotics Lab
Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours), UNSW Australia Art & Design
Bachelor of Art Education, UNSW Australia Art & Design


My Awards

UNSW Faculty of the Built Environment Dean’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Sessional Staff) (2015)
UNSW CATEI Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance (2016: S1)
UNSW CATEI Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance (2015: S1, S2)
UNSW CATEI Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance (2014: S1, S2)

 

 


My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

Social Robotics

Robot Morphology

Technology Ethics 

Responsive Architectural Environments

Interior Architecture Critical Theory


My Engagement

[TED talk profile]: TEDx UNSW: https://medium.com/@tedxunsw/meet-belinda-dunstan-4ea2f6b95410 

[Interview]: UNSW Newsroom, ‘Social robotics can help us move towards a more inclusive society’: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/art-architecture-design/social-robotics-can-help-us-move-towards-more-inclusive-society

[Podcast Interview]: OPENSCR Podcast, Episode 2- Cultural Robotics, Technology Ethics and Human-Machine Interaction: https://opensrcpodcast.podbean.com/e/dr-belinda-dunstan-episode-2-cultural-robotics-technology-ethics-and-human-machine-interactions/

[Panel Moderator]: Sydney Writer’s Festival, Technology Panel: Keeping Tech in Check- https://www.swf.org.au/festivals/festival-2022/keeping-tech-in-check/

[Radio]: Interview with John Stanley 2GB: https://www.2gb.com/podcast/could-a-robot-work-as-the-family-pet/ 

[Interview Panel Recording]: AI in Legal Practice Summit 2018: AI Law, Robot Personalities, Ethics, Regulation & Risk Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb6hylYxvv0&t=1615s 

[Interview Panel Recording]: Panel discussion at Goethe-Institut Australia, on Humans and IA: https://youtu.be/o9G-gUz3rqw 

[Interview Panel Link]: VIVID Sydney: Art Meets Artificial Intelligence: https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/belinda-dunstan/20204 

[Weblink]: Sydney Design Week: FEMUFACTURE, Exhibition and Panel Discussion: https://jpf.org.au/events/femufacture/ 

[Weblink] Sparkfest 2020 Tech Talk: Internet of Things: https://www.evensi.com/tech-talks-internet-rhodes-nsw-shoreline-drive-30/382957371 

[Print]: Interview with MUAH: Social Robotics and Collaboration: https://mwah.live/blog/social-robots-collaboration-and-therapy 

[Print]: Interview with Create Digital for Engineers Australia: https://medium.com/@tedxunsw/meet-belinda-dunstan-4ea2f6b95410 

[Weblink] ANAT SALON :: Emotionally Engaging the Machine: https://events.humanitix.com.au/copy-of-anat-salon-sydney-emotionally-engaging-the-machine

[Workshop]: Rising Sun Motorcycle Workshop: https://www.risingsunworkshop.com/blog/2016/12/13/digital-fabrication-and-rapid-prototyping-with-belinda-dunstan-1

 

 

 

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Location

Faculty of Built Environment
2009 Red Centre Building

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