Diane Gromala (born 24 February 1960) is a Canada Research Chair[1] and a Professor in the Simon Fraser University School of Interactive Arts and Technology.

[2] Her research works at the confluence of computer science, media art and design, and has focused on the cultural, visceral, and embodied implications of digital technologies, particularly in the realm of chronic pain.

[6] With Jay Bolter, Gromala is the co-author of Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art and the Myth of Transparency.

[7] This book was based on her experience as the Art Gallery Chair for SIGGRAPH 2000, which had the greatest number of interactive artworks in its history.

[8] In 2017, Gromala has awarded the grand prize at Stanford University’s Brainstorm VR/AR Innovation Lab competition, along with colleagues Faranak Farzan and Sylvain Moreno.