Profile of

Erik Stolterman is Professor of Informatics at the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Design, Umea University, Sweden. Stolterman is co-Editor for the Design Thinking/Design Theory book series by MIT Press, and on several editorial boards for international journals (The HCI journal, International Journal of Design, Design Studies, Design, Economics and Innovation, International Journal of Designs for Learning, Studies in Material Thinking, Human Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Artifact). Stolterman’s main work is within the areas of interfaces, interactivity, interaction design, design practice, philosophy, and theory of design. Stolterman has published a large number of articles and five books, including “Thoughtful Interaction Design” (MIT Press) and “The Design Way” (MIT Press) , and “Things That Keep Us Busy--The Elements of Interaction” (MIT Press, 2017).