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Conversation Design Institute was founded in 2018 by Hans van Dam and Olaf Igesz. They believed that recognizing, developing, and promoting the role of the conversation designer was crucial to advancing trust and communication between humans and AI Assistants.
The CDI Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to developing and promoting design standards for conversational AI Assistants. We do this through research, education and industry development.
Dr. Peter Thomas is Head of Higher Education at the Conversation Design Institute, bringing over 25 years of global experience in university transformation, AI strategy, and organisational design. He has secured multi-million-dollar investments, built international research and innovation networks across Europe, South East Asia, and Australia, and designed AI-enabled upskilling frameworks that scale across institutions and industries.
Peter holds a degree in Linguistics and Literature and a PhD in Computer Science and Psychology from Leeds, Cambridge, and Hull Universities. He is a fellow of the RSA, BCS, and IET, and has held visiting professorships at institutions including Melbourne, RMIT, Brunel, and Beijing Normal University.
His writing on the CDI blog covers AI strategy in higher education, institutional capability building, and the future of learning.
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