Jim Budd is the chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Industrial Design. He has over 20 years design experience in business and industry before starting his teaching career. He has taught for the past 15 years at schools in the US and Canada, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Technical University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University Surrey, Carleton University and the Emily Carr University of Art & Design. His research and teaching interests focus on a human-centered approach to industrial design with a specific focus on the integration of sensor-based technologies in the design development of intelligent smart products for everyday use. For much of his teaching career he has been involved in the development and implementation of new curriculum to address the impact of changes in technology both in the field and in the classroom.
Track:
Education Symposium & Sessions
Breakout Title:
Can Industrial Design Education Turn the Corner?
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