As scientific co-chair (together with David Martin of Xerox Research Centre Europe), I am delighted to announce the call for papers for COOP 2014, taking place in Nice (France), in May 2014. CALL FOR PAPERS: COOP 2014 – Eleventh International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems 27-30 May , 2014 Maison des Sciences de…… Continue reading COOP 2014 – 11th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems

I will be co-hosting a workshop at ECSCW 2013 in September on the theme of “CSCW At the Boundary of Work and Life”. The workshop will explore how CSCW themes, concepts and sensibilities can be extended and applied to practices blurring the boundary between work and life. Technology has moved from workplaces to become part…… Continue reading Workshop at ECSCW 2013: CSCW At the Boundary of Work and Life

Some time back I was asked by Wired Magazine (UK Edition) to give a contribution to their “The Big Question” feature – a monthly section of the magazine where a number of experts in academia and industry are asked to answer a topical question. The question I was given was “How will we communicate with…… Continue reading “The Big Question” on Wired UK

Here is a much overdue blog update…Mainly due to workload and successive deadlines that have kept me busy over the past few months! A recent highlight is the very successful workshop on “Explorations in Social Interaction Design” at CHI 2013 in Paris, where a very interesting group of participants engaged in quick design exercises focusing…… Continue reading Of meSch and much else

The book of proceedings collecting papers presented to the “Magic Is Might 2012” conference and edited by me and Gráinne O’Brien is now available to download freely. The conference explored the cultural impact of the Harry Potter books and films and included participants with backgrounds in (among others) sociology, media design, gender studies, e-commerce. You…… Continue reading “Magic is Might 2012” Book of Proceedings is now available!