Wearables and Sensing Network (W+SN)

The Wearables and Sensing Network (W+SN) brings together over 100 researchers to develop cross-disciplinary research that focuses on health, the ageing population, sustainability, and new technological innovation.

The W+SN was established to promote and develop multi-disciplinary research collaboration, and to bring a user-centred and design thinking approach to technological innovation.

Themes

The following themes reflect areas of expertise across the network. Members may work in several of these areas.

Commercialising innovation, user-centred approaches, and product and service design

Digital health and AI

Spatial and practice-based co-design for wellbeing

Flexible fabrication and textiles

Network leads

Dr Judith Glover
School of Design

Dr Emma Luke
School of Design

Kate Geck
School of Architecture and Urban Design

Dr Olivia Hamilton
School of Architecture and Urban Design

Dr Tarryn Handcock
School of Fasion and Textiles


Membership and contacting W+SN

The network welcomes RMIT researchers, ECRs and HDR students interested in multi-disciplinary collaboration, as well as industry partners wanting User and Service models considered alongside technology innovation. To join, contact emma.luke@rmit.edu.au.

Enabling Impact Platform (EIP) sponsorship

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W+SN is supported by the following Enabling Impact Platforms:

Design and Creative Practice Applying an inventive, exploratory approach to real-world problems through interdisciplinary research, within and beyond design and creative practice.
Biomedical Health and Innovation Brings together hundreds of, highly respected, cross-disciplinary experts who are passionately committed to addressing innovatively the rising health challenges in our society.
Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Fabrication Focuses on driving the next wave of innovation and research translation in Australia through the transformation of specialised materials into high-performance products and solutions.
Social Change Focuses on transformative research in the areas of digital society, quality of life, global mobility and research practice for social change.

Explore RMIT Enabling Impact Platforms

EIPs enable economic, environmental, societal, health and cultural impact with government, business and the community through research and innovation.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.