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Luigi De Russis
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Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino, Italy | #HCI, Digital Wellbeing, Human-centered AI | #SIGCHI Executive VP | Love coffee and sci-fi
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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
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The racism behind chatGPT we aren't talking about...

This year, I learned that students use chatGPT because they believe it helps them sound more respectable. And I learned that it absolutely does not work. A thread. 🧵
February 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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Another computer scientist here; definitely agree with historical context from Judah. Another point: where have all the great end-user-programming and data management tools like hypercard and filemaker gone? why are we forcing non-devs to write _typescript_ ffs?

Even I shouldn't.
A computer scientist’s perspective on vibe coding:
May 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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We have an open position at KTH for associate professor in Human-Robot Interaction: www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...

Please spread and apply!
KTH | Associate professor in Human-Robot Interaction
KTH jobs is where you search for jobs at www.kth.se.
www.kth.se
May 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join our workshop on Digital Wellbeing for Teens at CHItaly 2025 in October!

We invite contributions that promote the development of strategies and tools to "teach" children and teenagers to use technology more meaningfully and consciously.

🔗 More information at sites.google.com/view/2nd-dig...
2nd DIGI-Teens Workshop
Call for Papers
sites.google.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🇯🇵 Off to CHI 2025 in Yokohama!

The e-Lite group is presenting 3 works on AI co-writing, digital wellbeing & accessibility 👇
🔗 elite.polito.it/news/2025/04...

Catch us:
🧠 AI & co-writing – Apr 29
🌐 WCAG & digital wellbeing – Apr 30
🏫 Digital wellbeing in schools – Apr 30

Come say hi! #CHI2025
Participation at CHI 2025 | e-Lite Research Group
On April 26-May 1, 2025, the e-Lite group will participate at the ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Yokohama, Japan. Members of the group will present three papers.
elite.polito.it
April 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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📢 Looking for current research on #HCI + #AI? Here's a collection of 200+ #CHI2025 preprints, collected via arXiv and your suggestions: medium.com/human-center...
CHI’25 Preprint Collection
Looking for current research on HCI + AI? Here’s a list.
medium.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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For those who will be at #CHI2025, hope you can join us for the CHI Queers Meetup! It will be on Monday 4/28 at a space near the conference. RSVP: tinyurl.com/chiqueers
April 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It was a pleasure to host Catia Prandi at Politecnico di Torino over the past three days!
She delivered an insightful PhD course on Citizen Science, sharing valuable knowledge and inspiring stories - both in class and beyond.

Thank you, Catia!
February 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Several conferences and journals added to the starter pack
@tei-conf.bsky.social @chiwork.bsky.social
@sportshci.bsky.social
@iwcjournal.bsky.social

Use the starter pack to follow these HCI venues, and ping me if you know more to add!

go.bsky.app/GN935Hq
January 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Interested in computational modeling of interactive behavior? We have a call open for postdocs and PhD students, the deadline is at the end of the month.

fcai.fi/winter-2025-...
Winter 2025 - Researcher positions in AI and machine learning — FCAI
fcai.fi
January 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Want to learn about human modeling or computational design? We have several summer internship positions open for Bachelor and Master's students at Aalto University. Application deadline Jan 31.

www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...
Aalto Science Institute (AScI) international summer research programme 2025 | Aalto University
www.aalto.fi
January 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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IBM's Executive Terminal, a lost video of early workplace computing has resurfaced and been restored!

spectrum.ieee.org/ibm-demo
When IBM Built a War Room for Executives
A new video captures a remarkable 1968 demo of IBM’s Executive Terminal
spectrum.ieee.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
We welcome three new Ph.D. students in the lab this year!

👋 Get to know them: elite.polito.it/news/2024/12...
Welcome to our new PhD students! | e-Lite Research Group
This year, we welcome three new PhD students to the group: Luca Scibetta, Francesca Russo, and Robert Schwartz. They work in the areas of digital wellbeing, human-centered AI, and education.
elite.polito.it
December 6, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction is looking for outreach editors, i.e., junior researchers who wants to rethink and implement how the journal engages online with readers and authors. Deadline for applications is Dec 11. Call at www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... or ask me for more info.
Kasper Hornbæk on LinkedIn: Dear HCI community (please share, forward) We are seeking two Outreach…
Dear HCI community (please share, forward) We are seeking two Outreach Editors for ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). The Outreach Editor…
www.linkedin.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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🎮Are you a PhD student with focus on game/play? Would you like to discuss your research with other students and senior researchers? Apply to #FDG 2025 doctoral consortium. @svencharleer.bsky.social and me are looking forward to your submissions, Deadline: 23 Jan - fdg2025.org/authorinform...
Foundations of Digital Games25 – April 15 – 18 2025 – Vienna / Graz, Austria
fdg2025.org
November 27, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.

Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋

📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗

huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
bluesky-community/one-million-bluesky-posts · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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“I considered directly asking disabled people about my idea, but that felt too obvious, so I didn’t.”

thesqueakywheel.org/man-solves-p...
November 14, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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if you have a @github.com profile, can i ask you to update it with your @bsky.app handle? 🙏

👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
November 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Hi researchers and technologists interested in developing tools to support mods and create healthy spaces on line - Here's a suggestion from a survey of 115 Reddit mods: build "explicit tools for positive reinforcement". dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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Help with CHI Late Breaking Work program! We are looking for associate chairs (ACs). Not only is the LBW an excellent track for our community to show new work at CHI, but it is also an important step to train new ACs in our community: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #hci #CHI2025
CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work: Application for AC roles (due: Nov 30)
The CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work (LBW) Co-chairs invite you to volunteer as an Associate Chair (AC) for the CHI 2023 (LBW) Program Committee! Please use the form below to provide details about yourself...
docs.google.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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#HCI Starter Packs:

HCI Researchers:
go.bsky.app/p3TLwt

HCI + Games:
go.bsky.app/CTm8Qea

HCI + Accessibility Researchers:
go.bsky.app/PZxHNqP

XR + HCI Research:
go.bsky.app/8Tdtocp
November 19, 2024 at 5:01 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM