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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Recently, we celebrated Yvonne Rogers and her 14 years of leadership at UCLIC. Her vision and generosity have shaped the centre and its community, and we’re grateful for her continuing presence in UCLIC. #YvonneRogers #UCLIC #HCI #Leadership #Research #Celebration #ThankYou

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Hello from UCLIC 👋 After a period of quiet, the UCL Interaction Centre is now active here on Bluesky. Expect research, events, and stories from the HCI community. Follow along. 💙 #HCI #UCL #InteractionDesign

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸" 23 July 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Carolin Stellmacher Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 #hand-held-devices #HCI #AI #haptics #haptic-feedback

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 With expertise ranging from digital health, system identification and acoustic levitation, our newly-promoted faculty deserve a 👏👏👏

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 No less than 14 students from our HCI MSc programme have earned a spot on the Dean's List for the highest achievers of the 2023-24 academic year! Excited to see what they will accomplish in the future... #Human-computer-interaction

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹 Hosted this year by #BahçeşehirUniversity, the symposium brings together researchers from #psychology, #neuroscience, #AI, #philosophy to examine the nature of the human - and artificial - mind.

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻?" 2 July 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Alan Blackwell Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆" 26 June 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Gina Grimshaw Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/96589706247

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗢𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀" 24 June 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Nava Haghighi, PhD student, Stanford University Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/91894817391.

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Congratulations to UCLIC Senior Teaching & Learning Administrator, Jo Pearson, who has won one of the UCL BEAMS Professional Services Awards 2025, acknowledging how her wonderful work is key to making our HCI programme a world-class MSc. #humancomputerinteraction #hci #postgraduatestudy #beamsawards

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀" When: 12/06/25, h.15-16 Where: Rm 405, 66-72 Gower St, WC1; Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 Speaker: Dr Luigi De Russis, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino #end-user-development #digital-wellbeing

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗛𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Congratulations to Alyssa Li, Atira Nair, Paolo Mastronardi, Jane Walters and Annie Bai, who won this prestigious accolade with their project entitled "Purple: Combining Individual and Collective Action to Increase Online Sustainability".

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀" When: 21 May 2025, h.15:-16:00 Where: Room G01, 66-72 Gower St, WC1; Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 Speaker: Dr Vanessa Hanschke, Associate Lecturer, UCLIC #ethics #AI #datascience

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱! In April 2025, Professor Ann Blandford was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Computer Science from Aalborg University "in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of HCI and the practical application of complex digital systems". #HCI

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Multisensory Experiences: Where the Senses Meet Technology 2e The new edition of this trailblazing book by Carlos Velasco and Marianna Obrist seeks to further empower the reader to shape their own and other people's experiences by considering the multisensory worlds in which we live. #multisensory

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜/𝗠𝗟, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 Prof Enrico Costanza explores the inherent tension between making AI/ML operations legible and not overwhelming users with the technical complexity of their underlying algorithms 9 Apr '25, h.3-4pm ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 '𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲' 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 On 25-26 March, Prof Rogers is chairing a series of events, as part of the honorary doctorate she received from the University in acknowledgement of her significant contributions to the field of computer science.

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝘆𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 £𝟮.𝟮𝗺 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Founded in 2019 by Prof. Obrist and Dr Maggioni, the company’s innovation has the potential to significantly benefit the UK economy by addressing the estimated £40 bn annual cost of poor sleep. #sleepscience #scent

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 A new THE article by Prof Duncan Brumby & colleagues explores how sampled viva voce exams could provide a scalable solution for maintaining academic integrity and engagement in the AI era. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/samp... #ai #highereducation

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 12 March 2025, 3:00–4:00 pm Dr Susanne Gaube will explore different aspects of AI integration and human-AI interaction in healthcare. This seminar is also available for remote participation on Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

"𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀" On 26 Feb 25, 3–4pm, Dr Anuschka Schmitt, LSE, will explore how algorithmic output can serve as a critical stimulator rather than undermining human agency. Join on Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 This 4-yr, EU-funded project has advanced the field of haptic interaction by integrating neurocognitive AI, paving the way for future developments in contact-free tactile feedback. To learn more, visit: www.touchlessai.eu #haptics #neurocognitiveAI

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 Representing the Smell Care project, Dr Ceylan Besevli delivered a talk, on 7 Feb 2025, on the importance of engaging with the sense of #smell for #healthyageing and the role of technology

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UCL Interaction Centre @uclic.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 In this UCLIC Research seminar, Dr Baptiste Caramiaux explores current thinking and whether (IML) can still be seen as a way of giving power back to users. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 𝟭𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗵.𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 ucl.zoom.us/j/9858158074... Meeting ID: 985 8158 0748 Security: 636981

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