Bert Bongers studies the relationships between technology, people and the environment, which he has been researching and exploring for over three decades. He has a mixed background in technology, human sciences, and the arts and music, developed through education as well as practical experience in numerous R&D and design projects. In his work he combines insights and experiences gained from musical instrument design, interactive architecture, video performances and interface development for multimedia systems to establish frameworks and an ecological approach for interaction between people and technology.

Since 2007, Bert is Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in the School of Design at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, where he directed the Interactivation Studio from 2008-2017, a 100 sqm flexible and reconfigurable space and audiovisual infrastructure (multi-channel sounds system and video projections) for developing new paradigms for interacting with technology. At UTS he has been teaching and developing subjects across a wide range of topics.

He has published widely in academic journals and conferences; his latest book is Understanding Interaction (2022).