Lise Amy Hansen is a professor of design research at the Institute of Design. She has her background from the UK with Central Saint Martins and Royal College of Art and she held a studio in London for several years whilst teaching at Central Saint Martins. Her research focuses on the engagement of performance and technology, with a particular interest in the rich complexity and diversity of body movement practices, new materialism and ethics. Her work engages with collaborative practice across disciplines and sectors, and as researcher and educator, specialises in participatory and critically engaged design practices such as in the NFR funded ‘InnArbeid’ with UiA, and the recently Arts Council of Wales funded ‘Making Movement Irresistible’ with UAL and Cardiff University.