Emily Clare Groves

Emily Clare Groves is a Lecturer at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) working within the College of Management of Technology, specifically at the EPFL+ECAL Lab. She also serves as an Associate Lecturer for the MA User Experience Design program at University of the Arts London, a position she has held since 2018. Her academic career bridges design, technology, and human experience across multiple domains, with a strong emphasis on practical applications.

Dr. Groves' research focuses on the intersection of design and technology with particular emphasis on user experience, digital health applications, and interactive systems. Her work explores how design can enhance wellbeing through innovative technological solutions, particularly in healthcare contexts. She has conducted significant research on self-tracking technologies, augmented reality applications for consumer education, and haptic feedback systems for meditation. Her approach consistently emphasizes qualitative methods to understand user needs and experiences with emerging technologies.

Her scientific contributions demonstrate a consistent focus on human-centered design approaches that address real-world challenges. Dr. Groves has published extensively on topics ranging from urine home monitoring systems to cultural archive preservation using synthetic DNA, showing remarkable breadth in her research interests while maintaining a core focus on user experience and interaction design. Her work frequently appears in design and human-computer interaction conferences and journals.

Dr. Groves has made notable contributions to the field of Human-Computer Interaction education, particularly through her work on global HCI curricula development that emphasizes creativity in technology education. Her teaching focuses on practical applications of design principles in real-world contexts.

She collaborates extensively with researchers across disciplines, as evidenced by her co-authorship on papers involving medical researchers, computer scientists, and design specialists. Her current position at the EPFL+ECAL Lab indicates active engagement in design research and innovation at the intersection of academia and industry.