- 2024 onwards: Research Associate, MECS programme, Loughborough University, UK.
- 2020-2022: Research Fellow in Gender-Inclusive Energy Innovations, Africa-UK project GENS, Brunel University London, UK.
- 2019: Research Associate in Distributed Manufacture for Circular Textiles, Burberry Material Futures Research Group, Royal College of Arts, London, UK.
- 2016-2019: Doctoral Researcher in Sustainable Product-Service Systems. LENSin project, Brunel University London, UK.
- 2015: Design Research Assistant in Crowdsourced Food Innovation Platforms, Open Food project, Brunel University London, UK.
- 2013-2014: MSc in Integrated Product Design, Brunel University London, UK.
Through her work with the MECS programme, Aine Petrulaityte focuses on understanding user behaviour and ultimately improving the usability of electric cooking appliances. With experience as a product designer and UX researcher, she has created tools for idea generation, facilitated co-creation workshops, and promoted collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
Her previous projects include exploring the space of gender-inclusive energy innovations in informal settlements in Kenya and South Africa and supporting energy companies in developing solutions for the bottom-of-the-pyramid communities. Holding a PhD in Sustainable Product-Service Systems, she has collaborated with global partners in Brazil, Mexico, India, and China, emphasising sustainable, locally adaptable solutions to meet both regional and international needs.
- Ceschin, F., Petrulaityte, A., Musango, JK. and Mwiti, BK. (2023) 'Mainstreaming gender in energy design practice: Insights from companies operating in sub-Saharan Africa's energy sector'. Energy Research and Social Science, 96.
- Petrulaityte, A., Ceschin, F., Musango, JK., Mwiti, BK., Anditi, C. and Njoroge, P. (2022) 'Supporting the development of gendered energy innovations for informal urban settlements: GENS codesign toolkit for multistakeholder collaboration'. Sustainability, 14 (10).
- Mukama, M., Musango, JK., Smit, S., Ceschin, F. and Petrulaityte, A. (2022) 'Development of living labs to support gendered energy technology innovation in poor urban environments'. Technology in Society, 68.
- Batingue, B., Musango, JK., Ceschin, F., Ambole, A., Smit, S. and Petrulaityte, A. (2021) 'Modelling gendered innovation for the security of energy services in poor urban environments'. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 39 (2).
- Musango, JK., Smit, S., Ceschin, F., Ambole, A., Batinge, B., Anditi, C., Petrulaityte, A. and Mukama, M. (2020) 'Mainstreaming gender to achieve security of energy services in poor urban environments'. Energy Research and Social Science, 70.
- Petrulaityte, A., Ceschin, F., Harrison, D. and Pei, E. (2020) 'Applying distributed manufacturing to product-service system development: A set of near-future scenarios and a design tool'. Sustainability, 12 (12).
- Petrulaityte, A., Ceschin, F., Pei, E. and Harrison, D. (2019) 'Distributed manufacturing applied to product-service systems: A set of near-future scenarios’. 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference: Designing Sustainability for All. Milano, Mexico City, Beijing, Bangalore, Curitiba, Cape Town. 3 - 5 April. Edizioni POLI. Design.
- Petrulaityte, A., Ceschin, F., Pei, E. and Harrison, D. (2019) 'A design toolkit to integrate distributed manufacturing into product-service systems development’. 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference: Designing Sustainability for All. Milano, Mexico City, Beijing, Bangalore, Curitiba, Cape Town. 3 - 5 April. Edizioni POLI. Design.