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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The paper presents the first biophilic interaction design framework for indoor environments & the workshop explores alternative ways of storytelling around care, maintenance, repair, & more-than-human relations. Paper 🔗 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... Workshop 🔗 www.burcunimetdumlu.com/carrier-bag-...

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Biophilic Interaction in Indoor Environments: A Design Framework | Proceedings of the 2026 Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Looking back at #DIS2026 in Singapore! We presented “Biophilic Interaction in Indoor Environments: A Design Framework” by Shruti Rao et al. We also supported the workshop "Carrier Bag Narratives for More-than-Human Care: Rethinking Design, Maintenance, & Worldmaking in HCI" with Burcu Nimet Dumlu.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

She addressed how AI can be effectively designed for playful persuasion and shared insights on how study participants could not distinguish between human-controlled and NPC characters in a game, raising important questions about perception and agency! 🔗 Her personal website: rinawehbe.ca

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Rina R. Wehbe – #HCI4Good

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We were thrilled to have Dr. Rina R. Wehbe at our lab today! Rina is from Dalhousie University and head of the lab HCI4Good Research. Rina shared her work "Designing Persuasively using Playful Elements" where she gave examples of her various projects that explored persuasion for engagement.

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Rina R. Wehbe – #HCI4Good

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

2. "Emotion in Smart Buildings: Can Affective Interaction Shape the Smart Agenda in Architecture" shows how the Affective Interaction lens can reveal new insights into how occupants experience smart indoor environments. [🏆 Honourable Mention] [3/3]

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

1. "Do Children Trust AI, and Should They? Designing and Validating a Child-Centred K-AI Trust Scale for Intelligent Systems" introduces a new K-AI trust framework for children after direct interaction with AI. [🏆 Best Paper] [2/3]

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We are at #CHI2026! 🎉 We will be presenting 2 papers, once again with a Best Paper and an Honourable Mention! We look forward to seeing our CHI friends, collaborators, and the broader community in Bareclona! Paper details follow. [1/3] @uva.nl @chi.acm.org

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It has now been almost two months since our User Interaction Lab officially opened within the Informatics Institute @uva.nl! It is exciting to see the lab actively used for teaching Bachelor’s and Master’s courses focused around socially responsible interactive systems! 🔗 ivi.uva.nl/content/news...

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Opening of the User Interaction Lab at the University of Amsterdam - Informatics Institute

19 December marked the official opening of the User Interaction Lab (UIL), part of the Digital Interactions Lab (DIL) at the Informatics Institute in LAB42. The opening event brought together staff, s...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Today is the opening of our User Interaction Lab (UIL)! We warmly invite you to join us on this occasion! We will have remarks by the Dean, the interactive “Overwhelm” exhibit, display of new technologies, & networking with drinks. @uva.nl 📅 Today, 15:00–18:00 📍 LAB42, Room L0.03 lnkd.in/ez495Ezh

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We invite you to the opening of our User Interaction Lab (UIL)! We will have remarks by the Dean, the interactive “Overwhelm” exhibit, new technologies, & networking with drinks. When: 19/12/2025, 15:00–18:00 Where: Science Park 900 – LAB42, Room L0.03, Amsterdam RSVP ivi.uva.nl/content/even...

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Official opening User Interaction Lab - Informatics Institute

You are invited to the official opening of the User Interaction Lab (UIL) in LAB42, part of the Digital Interactions Lab. The opening will include remarks by the Dean, the 'Overwhelm' interactive exh...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We are thrilled to share that @drsbrooke.bsky.social is launching the Queer & Feminist Informatics Network (QFIN) within the @uva.nl. They will host their very first event on 25/11/25 with an inaugural talk by Dr. Oliver Haimson! Event 🔗 lnkd.in/ednjVgj7 website 🔗 www.qfinformatics.com

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We invited Kristel Karriqi to speak about her work in technology for social good while still in high school! She’s mentored through TechGirls and Technovation, led STEM projects, and is now developing her startup Prizm, focused on local youth issues. We can't wait to see what she takes on next!

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Now Hiring - Postdoc in HCI x Urban Design! BEAT is our new €3.8M EU research project on creating inclusive cities. This vacancy is the first and thus one of the most impactful positions in BEAT, as we are constructing an interdisciplinary team. Vacancy 🔗 lnkd.in/gsPVX7iP BEAT 🔗 lnkd.in/gxrNjCH6

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The article lays out the PETLP framework (Privacy-by-design Extract-Transform-Load-Present) to address the tangled legal & ethical terrain of AI research using social media data. 🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

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A practical blueprint for legal and ethical AI research - Impact of Social Sciences

To use public data researchers must navigate legal regulations & platform norms. The PETLP framework shows how privacy-by-design can be built in at the outset.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌟 @drsbrooke.bsky.social recently co-wrote a piece with Nick Oh for The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which is now live on the Impact of Social Sciences blog! [1/2] #AIethics #PrivacyByDesign #SocialMediaResearch #ResponsibleAI #DataProtection @uva.nl

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

A reminder that we have a page on LinkedIn now! Follow us for updates on our research, projects, and collaborations in topics such as accessibility, audio, games, health & well-being, neurodiversity, smart buildings, and social robotics. 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/digi...

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Digital Interactions Lab | LinkedIn

Digital Interactions Lab | 5 followers on LinkedIn. The DILAB is a Human-Computer Interaction research group within the Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam. Our research bridges the...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Amar's work explores how soft magnetic materials can be made accessible tools for designers creating shape-changing interfaces! Read more about Mijksenaar Lab and their work here: mijksenaar.com/lab

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Lab › Mijksenaar

To cultivate new insights in our field, we initiate research and establish diverse partnerships that foster innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration. Our findings are disseminated through public...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Last week we had @fenneroefs.bsky.social & Amar Mohindra from Mijksenaar Lab visiting us! We had a super interesting research chat around wayfinding, sound, & accessibility. We went hands-on with Amar’s soft-magnetic demo, developed with the Material Aesthetic’s Lab at the Industrial Design @tue.nl.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We’re on LinkedIn now! Follow the Digital Interactions Lab for updates on our research, projects, and collaborations in topics such as accessibility, audio, games, health & well-being, neurodiversity, smart buildings, and social robotics. 👉 www.linkedin.com/in/digital-interactions-lab-uva

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

What does BEAT aim to do? • Centre people’s lived experience to identify everyday accessibility challenges such as broken elevators and mis-parked bikes. • Integrate AI, design and policy to generate solutions that are inclusive and practical. Learn more here: ivi.uva.nl/content/news... @uva.nl

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€3.8M Research project led by IvI Boosts Accessibility in Dutch Cities - Informatics Institute

An NWO-KIC grant led by Hamed Alavi from the Digital Interactions Lab has received €3.8M. The project explores a radically new approach to inclusive city-making, grounded in people’s lived experiences...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We are proud to announce BEAT, a €3.8M project boosting accessibility in Dutch cities! Led by Hamed Alavi with co-PIs @judithgood.bsky.social & @katjesjes.bsky.social, BEAT pioneers inclusive city-making, grounded in lived experience and shaped by AI, design and policy. Illustration: Beyza Durmuş.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Exciting lab news! @drsbrooke.bsky.social has been awarded a Veni grant for “Human‑Centred Code: Building Accessible IDEs for Neurodiverse Women in Computing Education.” She will co-design tools to break down barriers in coding education & embed inclusivity into IDEs! 🔗 ivi.uva.nl/content/news...

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Veni grant for Siân Brooke - Informatics Institute

Siân Brooke of the Digital Interaction Lab (DIL) has received a grant of €320,000 for her research proposal entitled 'Human-Centered Code: Building Accessible IDEs for Neurodiverse Women in Computing Education'.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

📖 "An Umbrella Review of Reporting Quality in CHI Systematic Reviews: Guiding Questions and Best Practices for HCI" - Katja Rogers et al. This umbrella review evaluates systematic reviews at CHI using PRISMA/ENTREQ and offers guiding questions to improve transparency & rigour in future reporting.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

🏆 Honourable Mention: "Python is for girls! Masculinity, Femininity, and Queering Inclusion at Hackathons" - Siân Brooke An examination of how queerness is expressed—but also constrained—by tech’s masculine norms at 7 UK hackathons.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Our CHI papers this year: 🏆 Best Paper: "What Do We Design for When We Design Smart Buildings?" - Shruti Rao, Katja Rogers, Judith Good, Hamed Alavi A scoping review of 192 papers on human experience in smart buildings – mapping out human experiences, design mechanisms, and associated technologies.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Our lab's achievements at #CHI2025 this year were featured by the Informatics Institute (IvI) at the University of Amsterdam. We submitted 3 papers, of which 1 received a best paper award and the other a honourable mention! [1/4] Read more about them via IvI: 🔗 ivi.uva.nl/content/news...

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Two paper awards for Digital Interactions Lab at CHI conference - Informatics Institute

The Digital Interactions Lab and the Socially Intelligent Artificial Systems group were well represented at the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), one of the top-ranked confe...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Dr. Siân Brooke @drsbrooke.bsky.social recently joined BBC Radio London to discuss the appeal of the #manosphere and how it preys on young men’s real struggles by offering hate rather than support. 🔗 Listen to her here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio London - Shay Kaur Grewal, 13/05/2025

Celebrating Londoners and a recap of the day's news.

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The AI for Health Equity Lab has been awarded €2.3M through NGF @AiNed ELSA Labs (NWO)! Since 2023, we've been working with partners to develop and implement AI applications designed for accessibility and equity. Implementation is underway-interested in collaborating? healthy-ai.org/nieuws/

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Nieuws – ElsaLab

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Katja Rogers @katjesjes.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Interested in human-computer interaction & audio? Explore and shape how audio makes technology be viewed as trustworthy or persuasive - apply to this fully funded PhD position at the University of Amsterdam: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... One week until the deadline: 03 March. #hci #audio #phd

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Vacancy — Fully-Funded PhD Position in Human-Computer Interaction with a Focus on Audio Design and Perception

Are you interested in the role of audio in human interaction with computing systems? Do you want to actively shape our understanding of how audio design impacts whether technology is viewed as trustwo...

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Digital Interactions Lab UvA @dilab-uva.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Hello! The Digital Interactions Lab is now also on Bluesky. 👋 Follow us for information about our research on human-computer interaction, spanning inclusive design of technologies, human-building interaction, audio design and perception, social robotics, immersive environments and media, and more.

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