Introduction: Mortality in Design

Connor Graham is a senior lecturer at Tembusu College and a research fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. His research centers on living and dying in the times of the Internet, with a particular focus on new information and communication technologies. Recently he has been situating his research in Asia.

Wally Smith is a senior lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. He works in the fields of human-computer interaction and science and technology studies, and has published widely on digital humanities, educational technology, health informatics, and deception between people and computers.

Wendy Moncur is an interdisciplinary professor with a joint appointment across DJCAD and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and is a member of the EPSRC Peer Review Associate College. She leads the Living Digital research group. The group's research is grounded in Human-Computer Interaction, and focuses on the design of technology to support being human in a Digital Age, particularly around significant life experiences.

Elise van den Hoven is professor in the School of Software, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and associate professor in the Department of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her research interests span different disciplines, including human-computer interaction, design and psychology, people-centered design, designing interactive systems, physical interaction, and supporting human remembering.