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Uppsala Seminars on Human-Computer Interaction

Studium/Canvas site with videos and slides of past seminars. (Only accessible with a UU account.)

The Uppsala Seminars on Human-Computer Interaction are organised jointly by the Department of Informatics and Media, and the Department of Information Technology. Seminars run Wednesdays 13:15-14:00, once a month during termtime. Ginevra Castellano (IT) is coordinating the seminars in autumn 2023. Please email if you are interested in giving a seminar.

The seminars will include presentations of completed work or work-in-progress at UU, PhD theses, and external speakers. Seminars will have a hybrid format and take place both in person in Room 100160, Building 10 Department of Information Technology New Ångström (Lägerhyddsvägen 1), Uppsala and on Zoom.

It is possible for Ph.D. students to receive course credits for attending the seminar. Please note that this is subject to approval by the individual supervisors and must be relevant to the Ph.D. research in some way.

Spring 2024

Date Time Title Speaker Affiliation
11/01 2024 13:15-14:00 Enabling Everyday Use of Robots as Products, Tools, and Platforms Bilge Mutlu University of Wisconsin Madison
15/02 2024 13:15-14:00 Understanding critical care with Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) models and designing a bedside physiologic monitor interface to support expertise development Ece Üreten University of Waterloo
13/03 2024 13:15-14:00 Supporting the transition to a low-flying academia through data-mediation Aksel Biørn-Hansen KTH
17/04 2024 13:15-14:00
15/05 2024 13:15-14:00 Anton Axelsson MDU

Autumn 2023

Date Time Title Speaker Affiliation
13/09 2023 13:15-14:00 An ethical moment in HCI in the wild Martin Stoyanov Uppsala University
04/10 2023 13:15-14:00 Human-centered and Sustainable Cyber-physical Systems: How can we build better intelligent systems? Didem Gürdür Broo Uppsala University
08/11 2023 13:15-14:00 From a relational viewpoint there is no artificial intelligence yet Patrick Grüneberg Kanazawa University
06/12 2023 13:15-14:00 Care in digital farming: fostering sustainable farming practices while handling goal conflicts Jessica Lindblom Uppsala University

Spring 2023

Date Time/chair Title Speaker Affiliation
25/1 2023 13:15-14:00 ÅC Seminar by Karin van den Driesche Uppsala University
1/2 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Åsa Ståhl LNU
15/2 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Jon Back Uppsala University
8/3 2023 13:15-14:00 ÅC Seminar by Ita Richardson University of Limerick
15/3 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Lars Oestreicher Uppsala University
22/3 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Katie Winkle Uppsala University
29/3 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Ginevra Castellano Uppsala University
12/4 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Mikael Wiberg Umeå University
26/4 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Giulia Periglia Eindhoven University of Technology
10/5 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Elina Eriksson KTH
24/5 2023 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Dennis Reidsma University of Twente

Fall 2022

Date Time/chair Title Speaker Affiliation
24/08 2022 13:15-14:00 AW Seminar by Maria Normark on her research experiences Maria Normark Uppsala University
21/09 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided Daniel Pargman KTH
22/09 2022 13:15 PhD defence Sebastian Walkötter Uppsala University
5/10 2022 PhD defence Paulina Rajkowska Uppsala University
19/10 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided
26/10 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided Benjamin Cowan University College Dublin
02/11 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided Helena Hult Uppsala University
16/11 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided Madeleine Balaam KTH
25/11 2022 13:15 MH PhD defence Diane Golay Uppsala University
30/11 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided Pedro Sanches Umeå University
14/12 2022 13:15-14:00 AW To be decided | Sophie Landwehr von Sydow Södertörn University

Fall 2021

Date Time/chair Title Speaker Affiliation
01/09 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Behind the app: perspectives on fairness and sustainability from the gig economy Adrian Friday Lancaster University
15/09 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Wearables for Sports and Fitness: Mapping the Current Landscape Laia Turmo Vidal Dept of Informatics & Media, UU
29/09 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Designing Interactive Systems for the Built Environment Matthew Mauriello University of Delaware
13/10 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Co-designing an Internet-based Support for Informal Caregivers of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Awais Ahmad Dept of IT, UU
27/10 2021 13:15-14:00 MH More Than Human Centered-Design: The Case of Urban Farming Anton Poikolainen Rosén Umeå University and Södertörn University
10/11 2021 13:15-14:00 MH A Broken System, A few Games, and a Healthier Tomorrow Jared Duval University of California Santa Cruz
24/11 2021 13:15-14:00 MH The Curious Instances of Technologies in the Context of Neurodivergence Katta Spiel TU Wien
08/12 2021 13:15-14:00 AW

End of fall semester is 16 January. First seminar of spring will be Wed 19 January (week 3), and seminars will continue fortnightly.

Spring 2021

Date Time/chair Title Speaker Affiliation
17/02 2021 13:15-14:00 MH The Work from home movement app: Do you think that you are moving more or less since you began working from home? Alexandra Weilenmann University of Gothenburg
03/03 2021 13:15-14:00 AW Automation effects of a patient-centric service on the work engagement and exhaustion of nurses Åsa Cajander Dept of IT, UU
17/03 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Designing distributed ledgers for and with charities John Vines University of Edinburgh
31/03 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Designing for public outdoor play Jon Back Dept of Informatics and Media, UU
14/04 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Playing it safe - working through future transitions in the past Elina Eriksson Media Technology and Interaction Design, KTH
28/04 2021 13:15-15:00 AW Final progression seminar Laia Turmo Vidal Dept of Informatics and Media, UU
12/05 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Apophenia, Orson Welles, and QAnon: Or why I stopped researching pervasive game design Annika Waern Dept of Informatics and Media, UU
26/05 2021 13:15-14:00 MH Justice-Oriented Ecologies: Reflecting on collaborative work with charitable organisations Angelika Strohmayer School of Design, Northumbria University

[6 June: end of semester]

Updated  2024-03-13 09:43:20 by Ginevra Castellano.