Juan Salamanca
Associate Professor
Urbana-Champaign Area United States
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Top SchoolJuan Salamanca is an Associate Professor and interaction designer with over 15 years of experience researching social interaction in smart environments, combining a PhD from the IIT Institute of Design and an MA from Domus Academy. He develops theory and practice around “socially apt” smart artifacts that interpret social settings to facilitate cooperation and reduce conflict, treating artifacts’ social ability as key to collective outcomes. Previously he founded Colombia’s first Interactive Media Design program and led design education and research at Universidad Icesi before joining UIUC, where he continues to bridge design, computation, and social practice. His background spans hands-on prototyping, data visualization, and studio teaching, bringing a rare mix of academic rigor and practical product aesthetics to socio-technical design problems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Design, PhD, Design at Illinois Institute of TechnologyIndustrial Designer, Industrial and Product Design, Industrial Designer, Industrial and Product Design at Pontificia Universidad JaverianaMaster of Arts (M.A.), Design Direction, Master of Arts (M.A.), Design Direction at Domus Academy
Spanish, Italian, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
LeonardoResearchGroup/NetInt
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 release, 112 commits, 2 PRs in 7 months
Jsalam/SimpleNetInt
Oct 2021 - Dec 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 58 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 2 months
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