<s>
The	O
terms	O
design	B-Algorithm
computing	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
relevant	O
terms	O
including	O
design	O
and	O
computation	O
and	O
computational	O
design	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
study	O
and	O
practice	O
of	O
design	O
activities	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
novel	O
ideas	O
and	O
techniques	O
in	O
computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
groups	O
to	O
coin	O
this	O
term	O
was	O
the	O
Key	O
Centre	O
of	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
and	O
Cognition	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Sydney	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
which	O
for	O
nearly	O
fifty	O
years	O
(	O
late	O
1960s	O
to	O
today	O
)	O
pioneered	O
the	O
research	O
,	O
teaching	O
,	O
and	O
consulting	O
of	O
design	O
and	O
computational	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
group	O
organised	O
the	O
academic	O
conference	O
series	O
"	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
in	O
Design	O
(	O
AID	O
)	O
"	O
published	O
by	O
Springer	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AID	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
"	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
and	O
Cognition	O
(	O
DCC	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
a	O
leading	O
biannual	O
conference	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
some	O
circles	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
computational	O
design	O
"	O
refers	O
in	O
general	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
new	O
computational	O
tools	O
and	O
methods	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
computational	O
thinking	O
,	O
design	B-Algorithm
computing	I-Algorithm
is	O
concerned	O
with	O
bridging	O
these	O
two	O
fields	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
increased	O
understanding	O
of	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bachelor	O
of	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
(	O
BDesComp	O
)	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2003	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Sydney	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
leading	O
programme	O
in	O
interaction	O
design	O
and	O
creative	O
technologies	O
,	O
now	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
context	O
,	O
design	B-Algorithm
computing	I-Algorithm
is	O
defined	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
use	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
computational	O
models	O
of	O
design	O
processes	O
and	O
digital	O
media	O
to	O
assist	O
and/or	O
automate	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
producing	O
higher	O
quality	O
and	O
new	O
design	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
research	O
and	O
education	O
areas	O
have	O
been	O
grouped	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
term	O
"	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
namely	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
last	O
five	O
decades	O
the	O
Key	O
Centre	O
of	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
and	O
Cognition	O
(	O
KCDC	O
)	O
,	O
currently	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Design	O
Lab	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Sydney	O
has	O
been	O
active	O
in	O
establishing	O
this	O
area	O
of	O
research	O
and	O
teaching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Sydney	O
offers	O
a	O
Bachelor	O
of	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
(	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
New	O
South	O
Wales	O
also	O
in	O
Sydney	O
a	O
Bachelor	O
of	O
Computational	O
Design	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biannual	O
International	O
Conference	O
on	O
Design	B-Algorithm
Computing	I-Algorithm
and	O
Cognition	O
(	O
DCC	O
)	O
brings	O
together	O
high	O
quality	O
research	O
on	O
this	O
area	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
annual	O
conferences	O
by	O
the	O
Association	O
for	O
Computer	B-Application
Aided	I-Application
Design	I-Application
In	O
Architecture	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
