Dr Matjaz Vidmar

I am Lecturer in Engineering Management, based in Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Materials and Processes. I lead the Open Engineering Group.

I am Co-director of the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI) and of The New Real research programme and creative community.

I research and teach innovation process management, organisational learning and future design, and I coordinate the School of Engineering's Space and Satellite portfolio of projects as well as entrepreneurship and socio-economic research themes within The Edinburgh Space Hub.

I co-coordinate several academic networks, in particular Social Dimensions of Outer Space, Social Network Analysis Scotland, and Social Studies of Outer Space.

You can find out more info on my personal research blog: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/vidmar/

• PhD in Science and Technology (2020)
• MSc by Research in Science and Technology (2015)
• MSc in Science and Technology in Society (2014)
• BSc (Hon) Physics (2013)

• Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society
• Fellow of British Interplanetary Society
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy
• Member of the Institute of Physics

I am course organiser of the following courses:

• Technology and Innovation Management 5 / MSc
• Systems Engineering: Thinking and Practice 5 / MSc
• Social Dimensions of Astrobiology and Space Exploration
• Building Near Futures
• Engineering Design 1

I am currently not accepting any new MSc or PhD students as main supervisor.

I am otherwise open to supervising PhD and MSc projects in innovation process management, organisational development, interdisciplinary engineering, futures design, technology strategies and prototyping methodology, especially in the fields of space and satellite, artificial intelligence and creativity, and biotechnology.

My research centres on innovation management processes, entrepreneurship and organisational learning at the forefront of high-tech (systems) engineering, especially in space and satellite, artificial intelligence and creativity, and biotechnology.

My particular interests are in innovation (eco)system development through innovation intermediation; development of collaborative R&D tools and processes; and in the use of futures design and systems thinking.

I lead the Open Engineering Group, working on projects ranging from theoretical research to working on direct applications with industry and strategic / policy consultancy and training. 

Recent publications can be found at Edinburgh Research Explorer