ARC Conversations: The practice and potential of transdisciplinary research
From social robots to built environment - Shanti Sumartojo, Co-director of WonderLab (Monash University) asks what changes are needed for transdisciplinary research to take flight
Social Sciences hub
Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Category: Social events, Academic events, Staff workshops and seminars
Speaker: Shanti Sumartojo, Associate Professor of Design Research and a Co-Director of WonderLab (Monash University)
What enables transdisciplinary research to take flight? Shanti asks what changes are needed to how research looks, works and feels, drawing on her own projects, from social robotics and anticipatory policymaking practice to public built environment futures.
After the talk stay for a chat over drinks.