Dr Adrian Gradinar

Lecturer in Smart Home Futures

Research Overview

My research focuses on designing creative experiences (outputs/activities) aimed at making academic knowledge accessible to the wider public. I do this through the lens of technology, asking important questions about how we interact with technology and its impact on our lives. Adopting a speculative, practice-based approach, the technologies I engage with vary greatly, from IoT and Smart Homes to AR and VR. I have exhibited my research at The Tate Modern, The V&A London, FACT Liverpool, The Festival of Social Science, The Cheltenham Festival, The Bluedot Festival, and The Festival of Futures.

LICA Festival 2024
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Imagination Festival of Futures 2024
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

The future is a work in progress Exhibition at the Festival of Futures
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Ethical Dilemma Cafe at Digital Design Weekender as part of London Design Festival / V&A 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Digital Design Weekend @V&A for London Design Festival
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

British Science Festival 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Cheltenham Science Festival 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

CyberUK 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Ethical Dilemma Cafe as part of Mozilla Festival 2022
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Evaluation Visualisation Design (EViD) Tool: A novel tool for exploring and designing evaluation activities.
Invited talk

The 2021 Festival of Social Science
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging Sustainability Experts
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging Cyber Security Experts
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging End-Users
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

The Embedding Evaluation Method
Invited talk

The ESRC Festival of Social Science
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

The Design Research Society 2020 International Conference
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Uncanny Ai Iconography Workshops
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (Open Call 4)
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (Open Call 3)
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (Open Call 2)
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (Open Call 1)
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (LICA)
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop
Other

Uncanny AI Iconography Workshop (Beyond Imagination)
Other

ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

TIPS by Design – Building a Community of UK TIPS Researchers – 2018
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Brighton Digital Festival
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

Digital Design Weekend at V&A
Festival/Exhibition/Concert

  • Evaluation
  • Imagination Lancaster
  • School of Design
  • Worldbuilding