Asta Roseway
Fusionist
About
Asta Roseway works as a Principal Research Designer in the Urban Innovation Initiative at Microsoft Research but refers to herself as a “Fusionist”, or someone who works between disciplines and fields using design. Her focus lies primarily towards building the next wave of emerging solutions towards the Environment, Emotional Health, Social Consciousness, and Sustainability. Her research often begins with the same question, “what if?” which often leads to unconventional outcomes such as smart tattoos, talking plants, living architecture, and wearable light therapy accessories for seasonal affective disorder.
She is also a strong advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture and helped to establish Microsoft’s first ever Artist in Residence program that enables artists to work with the research community. Some of these collaborations have been showcased at venues such as Ars Electronica, SXSW, CES, and Biofabricate in NY. She also co-founded Digigirlz, one of Microsoft’s longest running diversity programs that…
Microsoft Research Podcast
Art + Architecture + AI = Ada with Jenny Sabin and Asta Roseway
Episode 96 | October 30, 2019 - Jenny Sabin is an architectural designer, a professor, a studio principal and MSR’s current Artist in Residence. Asta Roseway is a principal research designer, a “fusionist” and the co-founder of the Artist in Residence program at Microsoft Research. The two, along with a stellar multi-disciplinary team, recently completed the installation of Ada, the first interactive architectural pavilion powered by AI, in the heart of the Microsoft Research building in Redmond. On the podcast, Jenny and Asta talk about life at the intersection of art and science; tell us why the Artist in Residence program pushes the boundaries of technology in unexpected ways; and reveal their vision of the future of bio-inspired, human-centered, AI-infused architecture.
The future is fusion with Asta Roseway
Episode 44 | October 3, 2018 - Asta Roseway has a formal title. It’s Principal Research Designer in the HCI group at Microsoft Research. But she’s also been described as a conductor, an alchemist, a millennial in a Gen-Xer’s body and, in her own words, a fusionist. What’s a fusionist, you might ask? Well, you’re about to find out.