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1 Dr James Stewart, PhD, MSc, BEng, MIEE Date of Birth: X May Spottiswoode Road Research Fellow Edinburgh EH9 1DB j.k.stewart@ed.ac.uk James Stewart is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation in the University of Edinburgh. He works in the field of technology and innovation studies. His research and teaching covers a range of themes looking at the innovation of technology, the impact of ICTs on society, and the politics, policy and social aspects of the Information Society. This work brings social science theories to bear on issues of technology development, diffusion and policy. James was educated in electronic engineering at Imperial College, London (BEng), and completed an MSc and PhD in social studies of technology at the University of Edinburgh. His skill and experience enables him to integrate technical knowledge and understanding with social science methods and insights. This has been applied in both 'pure' social research and collaborative research with engineers and designers working on technical innovations. Substantively, James has worked on current issues in information and communications technologies, in particular the visions and scenarios that industry uses in creating breakthrough technological systems. This is complemented with an in depth understanding of consumer adoption and use practices that ultimately shape technologies. Recent projects have covered the shaping of wireless systems beyond 3G, linking ideas of convergence, mobility and personalisation of devices and services to questions of industry and government strategy; issues of women and technology; assessment of the development of advanced logistics systems and implications of real time goods tracking; use of ICTs in public spaces and ubiquitous computing; and the use of scenarios to build creative collaborations between research engineers from different organisations and backgrounds. As well as academic research and industrial collaboration James cofounded and ran the first major industry-academic conference examining the concept and reality of interactive television. He regularly speaks to the press on issues social adoption of new ICTs, and presents his research to academic and industrial audiences. He occasionally consults for government and industry on these issues. He teaches postgraduate course on IT policy and the Information society, and is co-author of recent book examining the socio-political processes involved in creating new designs and applications of ICTs. 1

2 EMPLOYMENT Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation/Research Centre for Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh. This post involves devising and conducting original research on innovation and technology use in collaboration with academic and industrial partners, and developing new theoretical perspectives. This includes initiating and participating in grant applications from UK and EU funders Non-place. (Dept of Architecture) AHRC-EPSRC cross-disciplinary network on design of contemporary public spaces. Named researcher. Responsible for developing network and concepts, particularly focused on ubiquitous computing FLOWS: Flexible Convergence of Wireless Standards and Services: collaborative project with Philips, Telenor, Siemens, TUL-IST, University of York, TUHH, Mobicom and FTW. Named researcher and principal research fellow. Development of scenarios of use and innovation of 4G wireless systems, and analysis, policy and commercial advice on implementation standardisation and uptake of project technical outputs (MIMO and multi-standard wireless devices). Editor and lead author of two major deliverables, responsible for designing and coordinating research between academic and industrial partners ATBEST: Assessment Tools for Breakthrough and Emerging Science and Technology. Academic project evaluating practices and tools for supporters of uncertain and emerging scientific and technical fields, with Ecole des Mines, Paris, and University of Twente, NL SIGIS: Social Inclusion: Gender and the Information Society. EC IST project. Named Researcher. Case studies and analysis of the development of mass market and pervasive use of ICTs in society, focusing on women as focus of policy and product development. Creation of Web content management system and responsibility for dissemination of research outputs aimed and practitioner and policy users ParcelCall EC FP5 RTD project real-time pan European parcel tracking system development in collaboration with TNT, Siemens, Philips and Ericsson analysis of innovation process and future market and innovation. Responsible for interviewing potential industry users and analysing exploitation factors Social Learning in Multimedia (SLIM) EC TSER project studying innovation process around new media technology. Research assistant, and coauthor of final report Lecturer on postgraduate course Social Shaping of the Information Technology. Current Course Convenor Student research supervisor. Responsible for supervising postgraduate student research. Currently co-supervising 3 PhDs Member of Wireless World Research Forum Working Group on Users 2000/2001 Consultant to UK government departments of Education and of Health on aspects of interactive television. 2

3 Editor and Founder, "itvnews" On-line web news service on business, user and policy aspects of interactive television. Funded by Aegis plc Founder and director of conference "Interactive Television 1996", first industry-academic international conference on user and business aspects of interactive TV. Responsible for setting conference programme, engaging speakers and marketing Research Associate, RCSS/JETS, University of Edinburgh. EC TSER project Forecasting the Application of Multimedia and its Environment to 2010+". Responsible for conducting research, writing reports, organising seminars. EDUCATION University of Edinburgh, PhD, Science and Technology Studies ESRC CASE Award. Thesis title: "Encounters with the Information Society: Personal and social issues in appropriation of new media products in everyday life: adoption, non-adoption, and the role of the informal economy and local experts." University of Edinburgh, MSc, Science and Technology Studies Dissertation: Multimedia and Socio-technical Change: A review of multimedia and a look at firm behaviour during the configurational stage of a pervasive technology Imperial College, London, BEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2:2 Sponsored by Ferguson (ThornEMI) OTHER SKILLS AND PARTICULARS Languages: Working knowledge of French (fluent, Sorbonne University French Language and Culture Course ). Working knowledge of Spanish (could become fluent quickly, my family is Spanish speaking). Basic German. Computer skills: Standard Office applications. Management of websites. Website design using PHP/MySQL/XML methods. Functional programming and basic object oriented programming skills. Professional Associations: IEE, Society of Internet Researchers, European Association for Study of Science and Technology. Clean Driving Licence Tango Dance Teacher. Jazz Bass Player. I have lived in Edinburgh 12 years, my partner is a researcher in computational linguistics at the University, and my children attend local schools. My current job accustomed me to frequent international travel. 3

4 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Stewart, J. (2005) "Context Perspectives for scenarios and research development in mobile systems" in Wireless World: Mobiles - Past, Present and Future, edited by Lasen A, and Hamill L, Springer-Verlag, 2005 Stewart, J. and Williams, R. (2005) "The Wrong Trousers? Beyond the Design Fallacy: Social Learning and the User", in User involvement in innovation processes. Strategies and limitations from a socio-technical perspective, Edited by Harald Rohracher, Profil-Verlag, Munich, 2005 Williams, R., Stewart, J, Slack, R. (2005) Social Learning in Technological Innovation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. Stewart, J. (2004) Boys and girls stay in to play: creating computer entertainment for children, in Carol MacKeogh, Paschal Preston (eds) Private Sector Efforts to Include Women in ICTs, NTNU Working Paper Series, Trondheim. Stewart, J. (2003) Information Society, the Internet and Gender. A Summary of Pan- European Statistical Data, in Sørensen and Stewart, (2003), Social Inclusion: Gender and the Information Society: European perspectives, NTNU, Trondheim. Lagran, A.S. and Stewart, J. (2003) Internet Cafes, New Media & Society' Vol 5 (3) Stewart, J. (2000) The Digital Divide in the UK: a review of quantitative indicators and Public Policies, Report commissioned for the conference: the Digital Divide, Bremen, Germany, Stewart, J. (2003) Investigating ICTs in everyday life: Insights from research on the adoption and consumption of new ICTs in the domestic environment", Journal 'Cognition Technology and Work Vol Stewart, J. (2000) Cafematics: the Cybercafe and the Community, in Community Informatics: Enabling Communities with Information and Communications Technologies. ed M. Gurstein. Idea Group, Toronto. Stewart, J. (1999) Accomplishing Social Change: Business And Consumers, in Proceedings of the European Internet Summer School, July 1999, Amsterdam, Van Dusseldorp, Amsterdam. Slack, R., Stewart, J. and Williams, R. (1999) The Social Shaping of Multimedia, in Slack, Stewart and Williams 1999, The Social Shaping of Multimedia, Proceedings from COST A4 workshop 1997, Directorate General 12, European Commission, Luxembourg Stewart, J. (1999) Interactive Television at Home: Television Meets the Internet, in Jensen, J. and Toscan, C. eds. (1999) Interactive Television. TV of the Future or the Future of TV? Aalborg University Press, Aalborg. Stewart, J. and Williams, R. (1998) The Co-Evolution of Society and Multimedia Technology: Issues in Predicting the Future Innovation and Use of a Ubiquitous Technology, in Social Science Computer Review Vol. 16, No. 3 Fall, 1998, Special Issue: ISTAS '97: Computers and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change. 4

5 Reports Stewart et al (2004), Analysis of the Market for Multiple Standard Wireless Communications, FLOWS Project Report D17 UoE/FLOWS/EC IST, Dec 2004,pp84. Stewart et al (2003),Cost and Benefit of Use Scenarios: The selection environment for MIMO-enabled multi-standard wireless devices including cost benefit analysis of various convergence technologies, FLOWS Project Report D12 EC IST. Stewart et al, (2002), Scenarios and Definition of Services, FLOWS Report D6: EC IST, FLOWS, Stewart (1999) Report for the Minister of Health on interactive Digital TV in the UK, Stewart (1996) Multimedia and the Retailing Sector, Deliverable 8, IST project: Forecasting the Future of Multimedia to the Year 2010 and beyond, December Stewart (1996) Entertainment and the Entertainment Industry, Deliverable 6, IST project FAME 2010+: Forecasting the Future of Multimedia to the Year 2010 and beyond, December SOME RECENT PRESENTATIONS (2005) Non Place and the design and use of Airports: Stansted Briefing, paper given to Non-place cluster workshop, Stansted Airport, April (2004) Multimedia Bazaar: understanding the future of television and multimedia communications from a user perspective, Schott Glass Long range planning meeting, April 2004, Hong Kong (Invited Consultant). (2004) Social and Economic Dimensions of FLOWS, FLOWS project Final Public Workshop, Dec, 2005, Philips Research Labs, Redhill, UK. (2004) Selection Environment for multi-modal multi-standard devices, Presentation to MX Alliance (Scottish SME mobile technology trade organizations) workshop, Edinburgh, May (2004) Mobile Internet or Rich Voice: The Socio-technical Shaping of Convergence, poster and paper at Wireless World Research Forum, Oslo, 9 June (2004) Context Perspectives for scenarios and research development in future mobile systems, presentation to Wireless World Research Forum, Oslo, 9 June (2003) The Wrong Trousers: Beyond the Design Fallacy: Social Learning and the User. Invited Lecture, School of Computing, Napier University, May (2004), Interactive Television a retrospective look at the future, Keynote at conference, Interactive Television Usability, Napier University, 23 Jan (2003) WiFi, 3G and the Wireless World Vision, Invited paper given at Napier University School of Computing, March

Dr James Stewart, PhD, MSc, BEng

Dr James Stewart, PhD, MSc, BEng Date of Birth: 3 May 1968 Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Edinburgh James Stewart