Paul Pangaro

Paul Pangaro is a distinguished academic and professional with extensive experience in cybernetics, interaction design, and human-computer interaction. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Architecture and School of Design.13

Academic Background

Pangaro holds a B.S. in Humanities/Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. in Conversation Theory from the Cybernetics Department at Brunel University in the UK.2 During his doctoral studies, he collaborated with Gordon Pask, a pioneer in cybernetics, for over a decade.2

Professional Experience

Throughout his career, Pangaro has held various notable positions:

• President of the American Society for Cybernetics (2021-present)3
• Professor of Practice at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute (2019-2022)3
• Associate Professor and Chair of the MFA Program in Interaction Design at the College for Creative Studies (2015-2018)3
• CTO and Founder of Cybernetic Lifestyles.com (2006-2011)3
• CTO of Snap.com (2004-2005)3

Research and Contributions

Pangaro's work focuses on the intersection of conversation, design, and cybernetics. His research explores:

1. The role of conversation in expanding human agency in human-human and human-machine interactions1
2. Designing for conversation and viewing design as conversation2
3. Ethical interfaces and the synthesis of analog and digital through cybernetics1

Notable Projects

• Co-lead of an initiative to revive and revise the renowned Macy Meetings, which were instrumental in the birth of cybernetics1
• Creation of a full-scale replica of Gordon Pask's "Colloquy of Mobiles" with TJ McLeish, now part of the permanent collection at the ZKM Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany14

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