Mikael Fernström - CV

Born 1955, Falkenberg, Sweden.

Biography
1975: Electronic Engineering, Halmstad, Sweden

1976-1979: Manager for the Department of Lighting Control at AVAB Electronics AB in Gothenburg, Sweden.

1980-1988: Started ILF innovation AB. Design of EMG equipment, Communication systems, Electronic energy control systems. Invented transient recorders (DataTrap), touch screens (OptoPos), and many other things...

1989-1991: Technical Director. ILF Innovation was taken over by Emil Lundgrens Elektriska AB.

1991-1995: Freelance Consultant

1996 - 1998: Research Assistant, Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland

1998: M.Sc. in HCI, Univeristy of Limerick, Ireland

1999 - present: Research in the Interaction Design Centre and Lecturer and Course Leader for the Master's programme in Interactive Media, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Univeristy of Limerick, Ireland.

Selected Works

1971 Sommaren Klockan 17 (with Mats-Inge Johansson) [music]

1972 Radiata Mortificata, part I, rock band version [music + ballet]

1973 Radiata Mortificata, part II, electronic music version [music]

1986 DataTrap [system]

1986 OptoPos [system]

1997 Sonic Browser [software]

1997 LiteFoot (with Niall Griffith) [system]

2000 Bliain Le Baisteach (with Sean Taylor)

2002 Cóisir an tSionnan - The Shannon Suite (with Sean Taylor)

Selected Publications

Fernström, J. M., & Bannon, L. J. (1997). Enabling Technology for Museum Visitors: Issues and Experiences. Proceedings of Museums & the Web '97, Los Angeles, CA, USA .

Fernström, J. M., & Bannon, L. J. (1997). Explorations in Sonic Browsing. Proceedings of BCS HCI '97, Bristol, UK .

Fernström, J. M., & Griffith, N., (1998), LiteFoot – A floor space for recording dance and controlling media, ICMC98, Chicago, USA

Fernström, J. M., & McNamara, C., (1998), After Direct Manipulation - Direct Sonification, ICAD98, Glasgow, Scotland

Fernström, J. M., & Griffith, N., (1998), LiteFoot – Auditory Display of Footwork, ICAD98, Glasgow, Scotland

Fernström, J. M., McGrath, R., Waldmann, T. (1999). Listening to Rooms and Objects. Audio Engineering Society, 16th International conference on spatial sound reproduction, Rovaniemi, Finland.