Pete Rogers

Pete Rogers is a Senior Computing Tutor in the Design Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. His work focuses on physical computing, mapping-geolocation technologies, crowd theory, and participative sensing. He leads computing workshops in design and contributes to the Prospecting & Innovation studio. His research explores how technologies empower citizens to engage with urban environments through participatory projects like Located Lexicon and the Geo-Soapbox.

Rogers collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving mobile device applications, such as the News Telescope and i-Soapbox, which spatialize political discourse and news consumption. His publications span topics like crowd mobilization, sensor-based learning, and digital heritage, appearing in journals like Personal and Ubiquitous Computing and conference proceedings like Future Learning Spaces.

Key projects include:

• Developing tools like transecTour for digital social history exploration
• Investigating citizen-generated data through projects like the News Telescope
• Designing participatory platforms for urban sensing and political engagement

His work emphasizes the intersection of technology, space, and social interaction, with applications in education, urban planning, and public engagement.