Susan Wyche
Personal Website: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/grads/s/spwyche/I am a researcher in the fields of Human-Centered Computing (HCC) and Industrial Design with interests in: how technology supports religious practices, domestic technology, speculative design, and a variety of other things. Currently, I am a third year doctoral student in the GVU Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My advisor is Rebecca E. Grinter and I am a member of her "Work 2 Play" lab. In the past I worked as a professional glassware designer at Libbey Inc. in Toledo, Ohio. I have also worked as a design researcher with Intel's User-Centered Design Group and at S.C. Johnson Inc. Prior to coming to GaTech, I received a self-defined MS from Cornell University. During my time there I worked with Phoebe Sengers and the Culturally Embedded Computing Group. My undergraduate degree is in Industrial Design and History from Carnegie-Mellon University.
publications:
Wyche, S.P., Taylor, A. and J. Kaye (2007). Pottering: A design-oriented investigation. To appear in extended abstracts CHI 2007, San Jose, Ca.- Phoebe Sengers, Joseph 'Jofish' Kaye, Kirsten Boehner, Jeremiah Fairbank, Geri Gay, Yevgeniy Medynskiy, and Susan Wyche. Culturally Embedded Computing. Pervasive Computing, Vol 3, No 1, 2004.
- Susan Wyche, Phoebe Sengers, and Rebecca E. Grinter. Historical Analysis: Using the Past to Design the Future. In Proc. Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) 2006, pp 35-51.
- Wyche, S.P., Taylor, A., and Kaye, J. 'J.' Pottering: A design-oriented investigation. Experience Report, Proc. CHI 2007
- Brewer, J., Kaye, J. 'J', Williams, A., and Wyche, S. Sexual Interactions: Why we should talk about sex in HCI. Workshop Proposal, Ext. Abs. CHI 2006.