Together with Breda Gray and Fabiano Pinatti, I have co-authored Made To Work: Mobilising Contemporary Worklives, which has now been published by Routledge under the “Changing Mobilities” series. Made to Work analyses the conditions of mobile knowledge work (MKW) in contemporary worklives, contrasting and drawing parallels among three highly significant sectors of the Knowledge Economy: academia, information…… Continue reading ‘Made To Work’ has been published!
Author: luiciolfi
I am Professor of HCI in the School of Applied Psychology at University College Cork (Ireland). I research the design, use and evaluation of interactive technologies. I am interested in heritage technologies, mobility, collaborative computing, interactive spaces.
Visiting Fellowship at Maynooth and Study Recruitment
I will spend February 2020 in Ireland as a visiting research fellow at Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute. I am looking forward to forging new collaboration at MU and beyond! As part of the visit, I will conduct an interview study on “Digital tools in the practices of digital mobile workers in Ireland”, part of…… Continue reading Visiting Fellowship at Maynooth and Study Recruitment
New Book! “Human-Computer Interactions in Museums”
My new book written in collaboration with Professor Eva Hornecker is now published! “Human-Computer Interactions in Museums” is available from the Morgan & Claypool online store as e-book or paperback. From the publishers: “Human-Computer Interactions in Museums by Eva Hornecker and Luigina Ciolfi consolidates the body of work in HCI conducted in the heritage field and integrates…… Continue reading New Book! “Human-Computer Interactions in Museums”
Slides from my Inaugural Lecture
I gave my inaugural professorial lecture on the 30th of January 2019. ‘Users, participants, co-designers or just pesky humans? On the challenges of human centred research in Human-Computer Interaction.’ Abstract: A main aspiration of HCI is to be human- and user- centred in its approach to creating novel digital interactions. But how do we engage, involve…… Continue reading Slides from my Inaugural Lecture
The Collaborative Economy Symposium at SHU – Nov 19 2018
Date: 19th November 2018 (09AM-05PM) Venue: The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam University Students Union, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2QQ Overview: The terms “Sharing Economy” or “Collaborative Economy” have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work. The COST Action “Sharing and Caring” (http://sharingandcaring.eu ) (2017-2021)…… Continue reading The Collaborative Economy Symposium at SHU – Nov 19 2018
Professor Luigina Ciolfi 