Professor Glenda Caldwell

Biography

Dr Glenda Amayo Caldwell is a Professor in Architecture and the Academic Lead Research in the School of Architecture & Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology. Glenda is the Associate Director Research Training for the ARC Australian Cobotics Centre and a Chief investigator in the centre’s Designing Socio-Technical Robotic Systems program of research. She is an architecture and design scholar with internationally recognised expertise in physical, digital, and robotic fabrication, leading Industry 4.0 innovation through human-centred research in human-robot collaboration, design robotics, media architecture, and human-building interaction. Her research sits at the cross section of architecture and interaction design where she: (1) integrates human, social, and technical considerations into robotic processes and industrial manufacturing; and, (2) uses a ‘Research-through-Design’ approach to engage industry and communities in a reflexive conversation about creativity, architectural innovation and how we might collaboratively solve societal and environmental challenges and harness future opportunities. Prof Caldwell is co-leader of the QUT Human-Building Interaction research group, a chief investigator in the QUT Design Lab, and a design expert at the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Hub. She was a chief investigator in the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Center (IMCRC) Design Robotics for Mass Customisation Manufacturing project in collaboration with UAP and RMIT (2017-2021). Originally from the USA, Prof. Caldwell 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, Research Strategies in Design, Introduction to Visualisation, and Architectural History in the undergraduate and graduate courses at QUT.

Career History

• 2023 to present, Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
• 2023 to present, Associate Director Research Training, ARC Australian Cobotics Centre, QUT
• 2021 to present Academic Lead Research, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
• 2020 Associate Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
• 2017-2020 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 Architectural 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 Architectural Design Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Significant Professional Achievements

• 2021 & 2023 Media Architecture Biennale (MAB20), Academic Papers Co-Chair & Awards Juror.
• 2022 Design Robotics project awarded the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Award for Industry Engagement.
• 2020 Design Robotics project awarded the CRC Association Excellence in Innovation Award, Collaborate Innovate Conference, Canberra.
• 2020 OzCHI Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair.
• 2020 Invited Speaker Hames Sharley Architects, National Speakers Program, Brisbane.
• 2018 VC Award for Excellence QUT, Research
• 2018 Woodfordia Invited Speaker -“Designing the Future with Artificial Intelligence”which was broadcast on ABC RN Big Ideas program on 19 February 2019. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/designing-the-future-with-artificial-intelligence/10794690
• 2018 TedXQUT Speaker - “Why art and design should be at the forefront of robotic research” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auba4d44u8A
• 2017 VC Performance Award QUT, Research
• 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 QUT John Hartley Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme Scholarship
• 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