Miguel Gomez-Hernandez is a futures anthropologist at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab researching how older adults and Ageing-Technology industries imagine future older people’s lives. Miguel is investigating theoretically and conceptually with futures anthropology and STS theories of ageing and technology, along with the concepts of trust, repair, and anxiety. He draws on video-ethnographic visits in older adults’ households in Melbourne using comic and GenAI scenarios, interviews with AgeTech industry experts, and a review of industry reports envisioning futures for older adults. He is expected to have his thesis submitted by the end of 2025.

His background includes an MSc in Techno-Anthropology at AAU (Denmark), and a Dual BA in Sociology and Political Science at UC3M (Spain) during which he spent an academic year at JYU (Finland). Miguel also lived in Russia and speaks intermediary Russian. Prior to the PhD, he researched the usability of mHealth mobile apps and sensors for older people. His publications from the PhD and previous research span both the social sciences and digital health domains. He has teaching experience in medical anthropology, design thinking, and HCI.

Supervisors
Prof Sarah Pink, Monash University
Dr Melisa Duque, Monash University