Simone Gumtau is a visual communication designer, academic researcher and lecturer. For her research, Simone has designed haptic interfaces, responsive environments, complex adaptive interaction and multimodal, data driven interfaces for marine engineering, nonverbal expression and learning. Her interests are how we as humans interface with information, ecological approaches to interdisciplinary practice (art-science) and design research for change. Currently Simone is a lecturer in Visual Culture, and supervises MRes and PhD students in Data Visualization, Information and Interaction Design Practice, Practice Research, and Creative Practice in an Ecological System.