Dr. Bendor, R.

Roy Bendor is assistant professor of Critical Design at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His work explores the social and political contexts of design, and in particular the ways in which different values, imaginaries, and ideological dispositions shape the design of civic media, smart city infrastructure, and sustainability futures.

Academic Background

Roy’s academic background includes media studies, philosophy of technology, and environmental communication. He completed a PhD at Simon Fraser University’s School of Communication, a postdoc at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and joined the faculty in 2016. In addition to his research and teaching at TUD, Roy is also a Fellow of the Urban Futures Studio at Utrecht University, and editor of the Sustainability in (inter)Action forum in the ACM’s Interactions magazine.

Education

2007–2014
PhD, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2004–2006
MA, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada
1997–2001
BA (magna cum lauda), Philosophy and Film Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Experience

2016
Assistant Professor, the faculty of IDE, TU Delft
2014–2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Canada
2014–2016
Board Member, Civic Renewal Lab, Vancouver, Canada
2013–2016
Research Associate, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Canada
2010–2015
Instructor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada