Cooperative Urban AI Ecosystems

Cities today are dynamic urban ecosystems with evolving physical, social, cultural, and technological infrastructures. Cities are increasingly embracing data-driven infrastructures Continue reading →

Ethics and Politics of AI in Society

Ethics and Politics of AI in Society Digital Business Master Class Lectures, July 6-7, 2020. The intensive course consists of Continue reading →

Human-Centred Research & Design in Crisis

CS-E4002: Special Course in Computer Science: Human-Centred Research and Design in Crisis June 2 – Sept 1, 2020 (2-week break in Continue reading →

Engaging the social and political in designing technologies

Engaging the social and political in designing technologies Article by Anu Haapala, published by Aalto University on May 19, 2020. Continue reading →

Ecologies of Contestation in Participatory Design

We presented a talk on our research around contestations in participatory design at the Participatory Design Conference (PDC 2020). Ecologies Continue reading →

Cooperative Crisis Response among Emergency Responders & AI Systems

Emergency responders are increasingly functioning as knowledge workers relying on complex information systems, social media, and digital communication for situational Continue reading →

Conducting HCI Research in the Wild: Distributed Cognition and Situational Awareness

We are seeing a dramatic shift in the nature of computing in our everyday lives, increasingly entering people’s homes, bodies, Continue reading →

Democratizing Data: Grassroots Strategies for Human Rights

Seen as essential to understanding human life, data informs and shapes knowledge creation. It is powerful, political, and for generations has Continue reading →