ITI members join DIS 2024

Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) are making a significant impact at the ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2024 conference, held at IT University, Copenhagen, from July 1st to 5th. The conference, known for its emphasis on the power and potential of design to address contemporary challenges, provides a platform for the ITI team to showcase their innovative work.

DIS 2024’s theme, “Why Design?”, delves into the role and impact of design in today’s uncertain times, questioning its capacity to contribute positively amidst geopolitical instability, climate change, and biodiversity crises. The conference invites participants to explore design’s ability to engage with and respond to these pressing issues through various lenses. Find below the participation of the ITI members.

My Sense of Morality Leads to My Suffering, Battling, and Arguing: The Role of Platform Designers in (Un)Deciding Gig Worker Issues, a paper by Shuhao Ma, John Zimmerman, Sarah E Fox, Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes about how platform designers navigate ethical dilemmas in gig economy platforms, highlighting the challenges they face in promoting worker well-being.

Towards Relatable Climate Change Data: Untangling Tensions in Engaging with a Hyperobject, a paper by Marta Galvão Ferreira, Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes about Finding Arcadia,” an interactive artifact designed to enhance engagement with climate data through storytelling and data humanism.

Dear Nature: Using data drawings to promote sensemaking in human-nature relations, a paper by Marta Galvão Ferreira and Sherri Hsi about how personal data drawings can foster a deeper connection between humans and nature, promoting sensemaking in the Anthropocene.

Dynamic Agent Affiliation: Who Should the AI Agent Work for in the Older Adult’s Care Network?, a paper by Mai Lee Chang, Alicia (Hyun Jin) Lee, Nara Han, Anna Huang, Hugo Simão, Samantha Reig, Abdullah Ubed Mohammad Ali, Rebekah Martinez, Neeta M Khanuja, John Zimmerman, Jodi Forlizzi and Aaron Steinfeld about explores older adults’ trust in AI agents, suggesting that dynamic agent affiliation can support cognitive decline management while easing caregiver burdens.

Fostering Feminist Community-Led Ethics: Building Tools and Connections, a workshop by Ana O Henriques, Hugo Nicolau, Anna R. L. Carter, Kyle Montague, Reem Talhouk, Angelika Strohmayer, Sarah Rüller, Cayley MacArthur, Shaowen Bardzell, Colin M. Gray and Eleonore Fournier-Tombs that aims to develop a community-led ethical toolkit for HCI research, grounded in feminist principles and digital civics.

Advancing HCI and Design Methods to Empower Gig Workers, a Doctoral Consortium by Shuhao Ma that focuses on enhancing HCI and design methods to address challenges faced by gig workers and influence platform design for better worker justice.

Hackeanos: A new collaborative event format for hacking the Ocean-humanity relationship, a poster by Valentina Demarchi, Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes that introduces “hackeanos,” a novel event format combining hacking with ocean literacy to promote sustainable outcomes and blue citizenship.

What Should Hackathons Do? Bringing Up the “Cyborgly” and “Political” in Interdisciplinary Hackathon Research, a poster by Valentina Demarchi, Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes that examines the evolving nature of hackathons, proposing a re-envisioned format that addresses both social and political dimensions.

Enhancing Cancer Care through Design: Understanding Multidisciplinary Teams, a poster by Soraia Paulo, Nuno Figueiredo, Daniel S Lopes and Hugo Nicolau about a study that investigates the dynamics of Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTMs) in cancer care, aiming to inform the design of better collaborative systems.