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Personal profile
Biography
Mark Armstrong is a Practice Professor in Design at Monash University, a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and an inductee into the Design Hall of Fame. The Design Department at Monash University has a strategic focus on the Medtech sector with a newly-formed 'Health Collab'; a design research group focused in the area of Health and Wellbeing. Professor Armstrong provides industrial design expertise to the 'Gennaris' Bionic Eye project, working very closely with clinicians and engineers from the Monash Vision Group to produce the wearable headgear assembly for the first human implant. The wearable visual sensor and transceiver apparatus developed by Professor Armstrong and his team received Registered Design status by the US Patent Office in 2013. Professor Armstrong currently supervises three Industrial Design PhD candidates in the Health and Wellbeing space.
Mark is recognised as one of Australia's foremost designers. He applies a collaborative multi-disciplinary process of studio-based research to achieve design excellence and innovation. As well as a Practice Professor at Monash University, he was Founder and Director of Blue Sky, one of Australia's leading design consultancies. Over the last decade, Mark has steered Blue Sky to meet new challenges in the Australian design landscape. His clients include Qantas, Cochlear, ResMed, Omega, Breville, Telstra, Coles, Electrolux, Commonwealth Bank, Philips, Caroma, Victa, United Nations, Olympus and SOCOG.
There is a close working relationship between Professor Armstrong and the other investigators. This has enabled regular exchanges of thinking and the development of methodologies that follow world's best practice in terms of ideation, experimentation, testing and prototyping.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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4Dx Generation One Scanner: Rapid Human Factors Analysis
Flynn, D., Armstrong, M., Aung, N., Cooke, P., Dusting, J., Ditchfield, M., Roseby, R. & Andrew, M.
15/05/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Designing a Point of Care diagnostic device for clinical management of patients with epilepsy - a single test and single visit approach
Kwan, P., Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Chan, J., John, K. & Piccenna, L.
16/01/20 → 27/09/20
Project: Research
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Ambulance Based Head CT Design
Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Aung, N. & Camens, M.
25/11/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Designing a Point of Care diagnostic device for clinical management of patients with epilepsy - a single test and single visit approach
Kwan, P., Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Chan, J., John, K. & Piccenna, L.
3/04/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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PALM: Personalised Aerosol Loading and Management
Morfuni, R., Flynn, D., Page, R., Armstrong, M., Alan, T., Brenker, J. & Thompson, B. R., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Blundstone Intelligent Footwear for Healthcare
Wilson, E., Page, R., Dickinson, A., McCormack, J., Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Kidd, R., Brown, H., Morfuni, R. & Kerley, B., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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An autonomous hand hygiene tracking sensor system for prevention of hospital associated infections
Wu, F., Wu, T., Zarate, D. C., Morfuni, R., Kerley, B., Hinds, J., Taniar, D., Armstrong, M. & Yuce, M. R., 1 Jul 2021, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 21, 13, p. 14308-14319 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus) -
Hand Hygiene Management System
Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Hinds, J., Campbell, D. A., John, K., Morfuni, R., Kerley, B., Taniar, D. & Yuce, M. R., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
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Repose: An Economy Class Aircraft Cabin Designed For Sleep
Aung, N., Armstrong, M., De Bono, A. & Napper, R., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Prizes
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2000 Good Design Award: Sydney Olympic Torch
Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), Jurgens, Robert (Recipient) & Cameron, Ian (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2008 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS: Excellence in Sustainable Design - Slide Connect G2 Emergency Exit Sign
Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2010 Australian International Design Award - Medical and Scientific: Cochlear Nucleus 5 System
Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), Spaile, Henri (Recipient), Baez, Giovanni (Recipient) & Tung, Bazil (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2010 Red Dot Design Award - Product Design 2010: Resmed S9 Series
Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), Spaile, Henri (Recipient) & Tung, Bazil (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2011 Airline Strategy Award - Global Award for Innovation in Airline Technology: Next Generation Check-in System
Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), Spaile, Henri (Recipient), Lam, Ken (Recipient), Clifton, Robert (Recipient) & Newson, Marc (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (External organisation)
Richard Morfuni (Inventor), Daphne Flynn (Inventor), Rowan Page (Inventor), Mark Armstrong (Inventor), Tuncay Alan (Inventor) & Jason Brenker (Inventor)
26 Mar 2024Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Patents › Patent
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Victorian Premier's Design Awards - Member of the Jury (Event)
Mark Armstrong (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Webinar: Homifying Sydney Olympic Park
Mark Armstrong (Contributor), David Martin (Contributor) & June Lee Boxsell (Host)
14 Oct 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Victorian Premier's Design Awards: Strategic review
Mark Armstrong (Member of programme committee)
2020 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Good Design Australia Pty Ltd (External organisation)
Mark Armstrong (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Press/Media
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RADIO NEW ZEALAND: 'Smart boot developed to prevent injuries for health workers'
Rowan Page, Elliott Wilson, Andrew Dickinson, Jon McCormack, Mark Armstrong, Daphne Flynn, Rod Kidd, Hayley Brown, Richard Morfuni & Bronte Kerley
2/08/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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HERALD SUN: 'Hi-tech boots for health workers'
Rowan Page, Elliott Wilson, Andrew Dickinson, Jon McCormack, Mark Armstrong, Daphne Flynn, Rod Kidd, Hayley Brown, Richard Morfuni & Bronte Kerley
14/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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THE AUSTRALIAN: 'Blundstone and Monash University create an 'intelligent boot' for health workers'
Rowan Page, Elliott Wilson, Andrew Dickinson, Jon McCormack, Mark Armstrong, Daphne Flynn, Rod Kidd, Hayley Brown, Richard Morfuni & Bronte Kerley
13/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
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AUSTRALIAN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY JOURNAL: 'Researchers pair with boot maker to develop smart shoe for nurses and doctors'
Rowan Page, Elliott Wilson, Andrew Dickinson, Jon McCormack, Mark Armstrong, Daphne Flynn, Rod Kidd, Hayley Brown, Richard Morfuni & Bronte Kerley
13/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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CHANNEL 9 NEWS: 'Researchers and famous boot maker developing 'smart boot' for healthcare workers'
Rowan Page, Elliott Wilson, Andrew Dickinson, Jon McCormack, Mark Armstrong, Daphne Flynn, Rod Kidd, Hayley Brown, Richard Morfuni & Bronte Kerley
13/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature