Blogs
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Addressing institutional racism within initiatives for SIGCHI’s diversity and inclusion
Siobahn Day Grady, Pamela Wisniewski, Ron Metoyer, Pamela Gibbs, Karla Badillo-Urquiola, Salma Elsayed-Ali, Eiad Yafi Posted: Thu, June 11, 2020 - 11:00:32
Realizing that All Can be Equal (or R.A.C.E) was the name that we gave ourselves when we volunteered in November 2018 to be ACM SIGCHI Innovators for Diversity and Inclusion…
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How can designers fight the coronavirus?
Nikhil Welankar Posted: Wed, June 10, 2020 - 9:41:53
Most of us had never imagined that countries would have to declare lockdowns to protect their citizens from the coronavirus outbreak. In its wake, government authorities, health departments, doctors, nurses,…
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What Is the future of data sharing for research?
Giovanna Vilaza Posted: Mon, June 08, 2020 - 9:30:55
Digital data collection for health research usually follows well-established methods. In many of the labs that work with mobile sensing, research subjects are provided with consent forms, task instructions, and…
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A solution without a problem? Seeking questions to ask and problems to solve within open, civic data
Caroline Sinders Posted: Mon, June 01, 2020 - 10:16:42
The city of Amsterdam is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help sort through and triage their version of 311 calls. Chicago is using AI to help analyze and decrease rat…
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Is remote the new normal? Reflections on Covid-19, technology, and humankind
Yvonne Rogers Posted: Thu, May 28, 2020 - 1:46:39
Covid-19 forced governments to urge full or partial lockdown measures to slow the progression of the pandemic. By the end of March, more than 100 countries had “locked down” billions…
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After the iron horse: Covid-19 responses in education
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Wed, May 27, 2020 - 10:25:09
Research from the distant past regains relevance! From 1998 to 2000 and 2017 to 2020, I focused on higher education. Suddenly, some of the early work is again relevant. I’ll…
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A crash course in online learning
David Youngmeyer Posted: Fri, May 22, 2020 - 5:58:53
As in many countries, when New Zealand went into lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in late March, tertiary education providers had to suddenly move from face-to-face teaching to…
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Design-led innovation: Lessons from the Scientific Revolution
Ron Gabay Posted: Thu, May 21, 2020 - 2:58:42
In recent years, design has established itself as a strategic business asset that helps organizations innovate and grow. From first being associated with aesthetics, design has become a measure for…
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Evaluating immersive experiences during Covid-19 and beyond
Anthony Steed, Francisco Ortega, Adam Williams, Ernst Kruijff, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Anil Ufuk Batmaz, Andrea Won, Evan Suma Rosenberg, Adalberto Simeone, Aleshia Hayes Posted: Tue, May 19, 2020 - 4:52:13
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we once knew it. The safety and well-being of people are paramount, and there is no exception for the human-computer interaction (HCI) field.…
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On physical and social distancing: Reflections on moving just about everything online amid Covid-19
Mikael Wiberg Posted: Mon, May 18, 2020 - 10:55:04
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the spread of Covid-19 constituted a pandemic. They stated that that the virus was not just a threat to public…
