Speaker Biography
Dawn Nafus
Research Anthropologist
Intel Labs
Dr. Dawn Nafus is a research anthropologist with the People and Practices Research Group (PaPR) at Intel Labs in Portland, Oregon. Nafus holds a D.Phil in Anthropology from Cambridge University, and she previously worked as a research fellow at the Institute for Social and Technical Research at the University of Essex. She has published widely on communication technology and society. Her recent work has focused on communication technology and its relation to time, mobility, and gender.
About PaPR: PaPR researchers travel the globe to conduct field investigations, using a variety of tools and techniques, from in-depth interviews to observations of people as they go about their daily activities. In the process, they develop valuable insights into potential new applications and technologies. The group works closely with product developers to ensure that the insights gleaned through field work are translated into new technologies that address the needs and desires of people.
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