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Dr Michael Stead

Lecturer in Sustainable Design Futures

  1. 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    1/06/202128/06/2021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  2. ACM Computing and Sustainable Societies 2025 (COMPASS 2025) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202504/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  3. ACM Creativity & Cognition 2022 Conference (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    11/03/2022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  4. ACM Creativity and Cognition 2025 - Creativity for Change (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202503/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  5. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2017 Conference (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    17/02/2017

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  6. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2018 Conference (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    9/02/2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  7. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2020 Conference (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    3/03/2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  8. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2023: Rebuilding & Resilience (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    27/03/2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  9. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202403/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  10. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2025 (DIS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202504/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  11. ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work 2020 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    24/07/2019

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  12. ACM Mindtrek 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202406/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  13. ACM NordiCHI 2022: Participative Computing for Sustainable Futures (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    17/06/2022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  14. ACM NordiCHI '24: Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Live – Uniting HCI for a Hyperlocal and Global (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202406/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  15. ACM Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction 2025 (TEI'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    09/202411/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  16. Advancing Creative Physical Computing Education ​W​o​r​k​s​h​o​p @ ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    1/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  17. AHRC Generation Fix - Re:Play Education Kit Workshop @ The National Festival of Making 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    6/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  18. AHRC Generation Fix at the V&A London Digital Design Weekend 2024 / London Design Festival 2024

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Owen, V. (Contributor), Macpherson-Pope, T. (Contributor), Joshi, N. (Contributor) & Patel, U. (Contributor)

    20/09/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  19. AI and Ethics (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202506/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  20. Applying Sustainable Design Fiction Practice - Lancaster University Management School Guest Lecture/Workshop

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    26/02/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  21. Associate Chair - CHI Design Committee - ACM CHI 2026 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'26) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    1/08/202531/03/2026

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  22. Associate Chair - Research through Design Committee - ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202404/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  23. Associate Chair - Research through Design Committee - ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2025 (DIS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202505/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  24. Associate Chair - Work in Progress Committee - ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    11/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  25. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    2024

    Activity: Membership typesMember of external research organisation

  26. Becoming Regenerative Launch Event at Royal College of Art

    Stead, M. (Participant)

    25/10/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesSymposium

  27. Beyond Zero: Sustainable Futures By Design

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    15/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  28. Bloomsbury (Publisher)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  29. Bluedot Festival 2022

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Pilling, M. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    22/07/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  30. Bluedot Festival 2023

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Pilling, M. (Presenter), Owen, V. (Presenter), Changede, S. (Presenter) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Presenter)

    21/07/202324/07/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  31. Branch Magazine 'Open Climate' Issue Jam Session (EIT Climate KIC, Mozilla Foundation, Climate Action Tech, and the Green Web Foundation)

    Stead, M. (Presenter)

    8/06/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  32. British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    2024 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of network

  33. British Council Re-imagining Alternative Futures of Sustainability Through Design Fiction

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    15/01/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  34. British Science Festival 2022

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Pilling, F. (Contributor), Pilling, M. (Contributor), Coulton, P. (Contributor), Gradinar, A. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    17/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  35. Cheltenham Science Festival 2022

    Gradinar, A. (Contributor), Stead, M. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    7/06/202212/06/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  36. Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD) (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    11/2024 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of council

  37. Creating Sustainable Internet of Things Futures Workshop @ ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser)

    2/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  38. CyberUK 2022

    Gradinar, A. (Contributor), Stead, M. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    10/05/202211/05/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  39. Design Research Society 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    11/202301/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  40. Designing A More Sustainable Internet of Things

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    22/02/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  41. Designing for Net Zero Futures Panel

    Stead, M. (Member of Panel)

    15/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  42. Designing For The End of Life of IoT Objects

    Lechelt, S. (Organiser), Gorkovenko, K. (Organiser), Soares, L. (Organiser), Speed, C. (Organiser), Thorp, J. (Organiser) & Stead, M. (Organiser)

    6/07/202010/07/2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  43. Designing Sustainable Technological Futures: The Repair Shop 2049 & Other Adventures

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    20/10/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  44. Designing the Right to Repair Ecosystem in Botswana

    Nthubu, B. (Speaker), Stead, M. (Speaker) & Perez Ojeda, D. (Speaker)

    29/11/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  45. Digital Design Weekend @V&A for London Design Festival

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Pilling, F. (Contributor), Pilling, M. (Contributor), Coulton, P. (Contributor), Gradinar, A. (Contributor), Ian, F. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    23/09/202225/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  46. Double Trouble? Negotiating the (Un)Sustainability of IoT Through Design

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    12/09/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  47. DRS 2022 Bilbao PhD Mentorships

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/06/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  48. Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging Cyber Security Experts

    Gradinar, A. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser) & Pilling, F. (Organiser)

    9/07/2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  49. Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging End-Users

    Gradinar, A. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser) & Pilling, F. (Organiser)

    2/07/2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  50. Edge of Tomorrow: Co-designing A Sustainable Edge - Engaging Sustainability Experts

    Gradinar, A. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser) & Pilling, F. (Organiser)

    23/07/2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  51. Engaging Policymakers with Arts and Humanities Research Panel - Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)

    Stead, M. (Member of Panel)

    29/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  52. EPSRC Circular Economy and ICT Engagement and Networking Workshop

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/02/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  53. EPSRC Circular Economy Community Workshop

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    29/03/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  54. EPSRC Fixing the Future Research Presentation - Repairing Communities through Collaboration and Creativity

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    14/03/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  55. EPSRC Fixing the Future Showcase @ Edinburgh Futures Institute

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser), Urquhart, L. (Organiser), Lechelt, S. (Organiser), Sailaja, N. (Organiser), Castle-Green, T. (Organiser), Paris Darzentas, D. (Organiser), Dubey, N. (Organiser) & Primlani, N. (Organiser)

    14/03/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesSymposium

  56. EPSRC Fixing the Future Workshop - Gaming Communities

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    11/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  57. EPSRC Fixing the Future Workshop - Industry Stakeholders

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    19/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  58. EPSRC Liveable Cities UK Cities Summit

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    27/11/2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesOther

  59. EPSRC Manufacturing and the Circular Economy Community Workshop

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    9/02/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  60. EPSRC PETRAS House of Lords Event

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    12/02/2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesOther

  61. Equal-IoT: Co-designing Smart Technology Transitions for Sustainable & Equitable Futures

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    30/11/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  62. ESRC Digital Good Network: Sandpit Event

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    27/03/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  63. ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Coulton, P. (Organiser), Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser) & Pilling, M. (Organiser)

    19/11/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  64. Ethical Dilemma Cafe as part of Mozilla Festival 2022

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Pilling, F. (Presenter) & Gradinar, A. (Presenter)

    26/04/202227/04/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  65. Ethical Dilemma Cafe at Digital Design Weekender as part of London Design Festival / V&A 2022

    Gradinar, A. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser), Pilling, F. (Organiser), Ian, F. (Organiser) & Bourne, J. (Organiser)

    23/09/202225/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  66. European Creative Hubs Network - The Making Rooms - Making Spaces

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    30/11/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  67. FASS CaKE Break - The Repair Shop 2049: Designing Repair Communities for Local Circular Futures

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    21/09/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  68. FCCR/CSF Future City Innovation Workshop

    Stead, M. (Participant)

    21/01/2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  69. Green Alliance - Election debrief – What Now for the Environment?

    Stead, M. (Participant)

    11/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  70. Green Alliance Digital Exclusion and Electronic Waste Policy Advisory

    Stead, M. (Advisor)

    21/06/2024

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesExpert Opinion

  71. Green Yonder: Sustainable Design Futures at Fourth Portal's Innovation Showcase 2024

    Stead, M. (Presenter) & Owen, V. (Presenter)

    20/11/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  72. HCI for Climate Change: Imagining Sustainable Futures Workshop at ACM CHI 2023

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/04/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference - Academic

  73. IAA EPSRC ESRC Repair Shop 2049 Workshop 1 (Online)

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Pilling, M. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    1/04/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  74. IAA EPSRC ESRC Repair Shop 2049 Workshop 2

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Pilling, M. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    7/05/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  75. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    12/06/2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  76. ICDHS 2025: Cultures of Design - International Committee for Design History and Design Studies (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    04/202511/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  77. Imagination Festival of Futures 2024

    Stead, M. (Contributor) & Owen, V. (Contributor)

    8/03/202415/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  78. Imagination Festival of Futures 2024

    Gradinar, A. (Contributor) & Stead, M. (Contributor)

    8/03/202415/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  79. Interacting with Computers (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    08/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  80. Interacting with Computers (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    12/2024 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  81. ISF DSTL Stories4Policy conference: Experiential Futures - Exhibits Panel Discussion

    Stead, M. (Speaker) & Coulton, P. (Speaker)

    6/07/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  82. ISF DSTL Stories4Policy: Speculative Futures for Engaging with Risk and Uncertainty

    Stead, M. (Presenter) & Coulton, P. (Presenter)

    6/07/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  83. Journal of Futures Studies - Sustainable Futures - Solutions for Positive Change

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    30/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  84. Living Design: Design for Sustainability in Maker Enterprises

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    14/11/2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  85. Living in the Internet of Things

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/03/201829/03/2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  86. LUMS Tech Catalyst Innovation: Designing Sustainable Technological Futures: Challenges and Opportunities

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    21/11/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  87. Organising Committee Member - ACM Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies 2025 (COMPASS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Chair)

    01/202507/2025

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  88. Patient Name: P. Earth – Designing Sustainable More-than-Human Digital Healthcare Futures

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    30/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  89. PETRAS Expert Panel: Ensuring consumer IoT devices are safe, secure, and private

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    23/06/2021

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  90. PHD BY DESIGN @ DRS2016

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    27/06/2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  91. PHD BY DESIGN CONFERENCE 2014

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    6/11/20147/11/2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  92. Repair 101 - Climate Change and Design Workshop @ Northern Design Festival 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    18/05/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  93. Repair Futures: Collaboration, Creativity and Community @ Repair Space Blackburn Launch Event

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    17/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  94. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  95. Revista Base - Diseño e Innovación (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202302/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

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