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Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Semple, T., Harvey, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Figueredo, G., & Nica-Avram, G. (2024, May). Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma. Presented at 2nd Digital Footprints Conference: Linking Digital Data for Social Impact, Bristol, UK

Introduction & Background Previous literature has found that financially vulnerable households often make involuntary spending trade-offs between necessities, particularly energy and food. This effect is especially pronounced during winter, when hom... Read More about Utilising User Data from a Food-Sharing App to Evidence the "Heat-or-Eat" Dilemma.

Foodinsecurity.london: Developing a food-insecurity prevalence map for London - a machine learning from food-sharing footprints (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milligan, G., Nica-Avram, G., Harvey, J., & Goulding, J. (2024, May). Foodinsecurity.london: Developing a food-insecurity prevalence map for London - a machine learning from food-sharing footprints. Presented at 2nd Digital Footprints Conference: Linking Digital Data for Social Impact, Bristol, UK

Introduction & Background The ability of policymakers to positively transform food environments requires robust empirical evidence that can inform decisions. At present, there is limited data on food-insecurity in the UK that can be used to inform i... Read More about Foodinsecurity.london: Developing a food-insecurity prevalence map for London - a machine learning from food-sharing footprints.

"Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reyes-Cruz, G., Craigon, P., Piskopani, A.-M., Dowthwaite, L., Lu, Y., Lisinska, J., …Fischer, J. (2024). "Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3630106.3658904

Radical and disruptive interventions are needed to reach "Net Zero" by 2050 to avert the climate catastrophe. Although governments, companies, cities, and institutions have pledged to take action and reduce their carbon emissions, the idea of persona... Read More about "Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions.

Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelmegid, M., Tezel, A., Osorio-Sandoval, C., Fang, Z., & Collinge, W. (2024). Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems. In 2024 Proceedings of the 41st ISARC, Lille, France. https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2024/0075

Digital Twin (DT) has been proposed in the construction sector as the evolution of static Building Information Modeling (BIM) by enabling seamless data flow between physical and digital environments. This paper presents an integrated framework that c... Read More about Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems.

Semantic Modelling of a Manufacturing Value Chain: Disruption Response Planning (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elshafei, B., Martínez-Arellano, G., Chaplin, J. C., & Ratchev, S. (2024, August). Semantic Modelling of a Manufacturing Value Chain: Disruption Response Planning. Presented at 18th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2024), Austria, Vienna

Supply chains have been profoundly impacted by recent global disruptions, resulting in widespread shortages of parts, goods, and raw materials, significantly affecting the manufacturing sector to the extent of halting production lines completely. Thi... Read More about Semantic Modelling of a Manufacturing Value Chain: Disruption Response Planning.

Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anderson, E., Chaplin, W. J., Turner, C., Johnson, G., Blake, H., & Tabner, A. (2024, October). Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Presented at European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) Congress, Copenhagen

Introduction The annual incidence of testicular torsion is approximately 1 in 4000 males under the age of 25. Despite the 97% testicular salvage rate when surgical intervention is within 6 hours of onset, orchidectomy is required in 40% of cases. The... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, N., Furnell, S., Bada, M., Nurse, J. R., & Rand, M. (2024, July). Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Presented at 18th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance, Skovde, Sweden

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) share many of the same cyber security needs and challenges as larger organisations, but often have significantly less knowledge and capability to deal with them. One of the fundamental issues can be where to... Read More about Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

Molten Base Carbonisation and Activation of Bamboo Shoots to Generate Capacitive Carbon (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Egun, I. L., Hu, D., He, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2024, May). Molten Base Carbonisation and Activation of Bamboo Shoots to Generate Capacitive Carbon. Presented at 3rd International Electronic Conference on Processes - Green and Sustainable Process Engineering and Process Systems Engineering, Online

Porous carbon with hierarchical pores has been produced from wet bamboo shoots via molten base carbonization and activation at 700 °C, with a short residence time of 1 h, using two different reactor configurations. The produced carbon exhibited a not... Read More about Molten Base Carbonisation and Activation of Bamboo Shoots to Generate Capacitive Carbon.

Pozytywna rola centr dobrostanu dla pracowników medycznych (NHS) w czasie pandemii Covid-19 = The positive role of wellbeing centres for the healthcare staff (NHS) during Covid-19 pandemic (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanulewicz-Buckley, N., & Blake, H. (2024, May). Pozytywna rola centr dobrostanu dla pracowników medycznych (NHS) w czasie pandemii Covid-19 = The positive role of wellbeing centres for the healthcare staff (NHS) during Covid-19 pandemic. Presented at V Konferencja Psychologii Pozytywnej, Lublin, Poland

Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schneiders, E., Benford, S., Chamberlain, A., Mancini, C., Castle-Green, S., Ngo, V., …Fischer, J. (2024). Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-16). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642115

We reflect on the design of a multispecies world centred around a be-spoke enclosure in which three cats and a robot arm coexist for six hours a day during a twelve-day installation as part of an artist-led project. In this paper, we present the proj... Read More about Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans.

Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thorn, E., Spence, J., Koleva, B., & Benford, S. D. (2024). Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642620

We report on a six-year collaboration with a small community organisation to develop and deploy a permanent physical / digital locative media experience as part on an ongoing community regeneration project. We describe how this unfolded over four pha... Read More about Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project.

Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Luna, S. M., Xu, J., Papangelis, K., Tigwell, G. W., Lalone, N., Saker, M., …Wang, Y. (2024). Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-14). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642953

Co-located collaborative shared augmented reality (CS-AR) environments have gained considerable research attention, mainly focusing on design, implementation, accuracy, and usability. Yet, a gap persists in our understanding regarding the accessibili... Read More about Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People.

Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schneiders, E., Fourie, C., Celestin, S., Shah, J., & Jung, M. (2024). Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-13). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642427

Successful entrainment during collaboration positively affects trust, willingness to collaborate, and likeability towards collaborators. In this paper, we present a mixed-method study to investigate characteristics of successful entrainment leading t... Read More about Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration.

Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vear, C., Hazzard, A., Moroz, S., & Benerradi, J. (2024). Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1-17). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642548

This paper discusses the findings from a cross-sector research project investigating how a digital score created using AI and robotics might stimulate new creative opportunities and relationships within the practices of an inclusive music ensemble. T... Read More about Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making.

Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S. D., Mancini, C., Chamberlain, A., Schneiders, E., Castle-Green, S. D., Fischer, J. E., …Row Farr, J. (2024). Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3641994

While ethical challenges are widely discussed in HCI, far less is reported about the ethical processes that researchers routinely navigate. We reflect on a multispecies project that negotiated an especially complex ethical approval process. Cat Royal... Read More about Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space.

Traveling Arts x HCI Sketchbook: Exploring the Intersection Between Artistic Expression and Human-Computer Interaction (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lewis, M., Sturdee, M., Lengyel, D., Toselli, M., Miers, J., Owen, V., Davis, J. U., Gaudl, S. E., Xiao, L., Priego, E., Snooks, K., Turmo Vidal, L., Blevis, E., Privato, N., Piedade, P., Ford, C., Bryan-Kinns, N., Severes, B., Kaipainen, K., Claisse, C., …Riviere, J.-P. (2024, May). Traveling Arts x HCI Sketchbook: Exploring the Intersection Between Artistic Expression and Human-Computer Interaction. Presented at CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’24),, Honolulu, HI, USA

When thinking of arts in HCI, one might be tempted to keep one's eyes focused on prominent realms such as sketching for UX Design and design probes from participants. A closer look shows that practices go beyond this, involving a variety of arts-base... Read More about Traveling Arts x HCI Sketchbook: Exploring the Intersection Between Artistic Expression and Human-Computer Interaction.

Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thomson, L. E., Wishart, M., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Roper, S., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Leka, S., & Blake, H. (2024, September). Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors. Presented at BAM 2024 Conference, Nottingham, UK

This symposium will present evidence on the organisational, leadership, and team-level factors which have a role in mental well-being, performance and innovation. Three papers will present the latest findings from research funded by the ESRC: results... Read More about Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors.

Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vear, C., Poltronieri, F., DiDonato, B., Zhang, Y., Benerradi, J., Hutchinson, S., Turowski, P., Shell, J., & Malekmohamadi, H. (2024, April). Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making. Presented at 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART) 2024, Aberystwyth University, Wales

In this paper, we present our findings of the design, development and deployment of a proof-of-concept dataset that captures some of the physiological, musicological, and psychological aspects of embodied musicking. After outlining the conceptual ele... Read More about Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making.

How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ding, Y., & Hermawati, S. (2024). How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness?.

The effects of explainability on perceived trust, transparency, acceptance and usefulness were explored in a within subjects study (n=15) using an online shopping recommender system as a context. The study investigated three levels of explainability... Read More about How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness?.