Dr Dorian Peters

PhD in Design, Master of Multimedia Design, Bachelor of Humanities and Arts

Assistant Professor in Ethical Design and AI, Institute for Technology and Humanity Associate Director (Education), Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) Senior Research Associate, Intellectual Forum

Dr Dorian Peters

About me

As Assistant Professor in Ethical Design and AI at the Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge, Dorian engages in technology design research and practice across sectors with a focus on design for health, wellbeing and human autonomy. Her books include ‘Positive Computing’ for MIT Press.

Courses

Publications

Peters, D. et al (2024). Collaborative workshops at scale: A method for non-facilitated virtual collaborative design workshops(Opens in a new window) (opens in a new tab). International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 40(19), 5997–6014.

Peters, D. and Calvo, R. A. (2023). Self-determination theory and technology design(Opens in a new window) (opens in a new tab). In R. M. Ryan, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory. Oxford University Press, pp. 978–999.

Peters, D. (2023). Wellbeing supportive design – Research-based guidelines for supporting psychological wellbeing in user experience(Opens in a new window) (opens in a new tab). International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 39(14), 2965–2977.

Roles

Founder and Editorial Board Member of the Springer Nature journal, AI and Ethics

Founder of the HCI@Cam Network

Academic Member of the NHS AI Ambassadors Network

Council of Advisors for the Youth Digital Cultures Lab, Pranava Institute