It’s been a mere three weeks since I started my PhD position in Uppsala and I’m in Swansea, Wales. The occasion is the conference ECCE (short for European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics). Oscar Bjurling at RISE (https://www.ri.se/en/person/oscar-bjurling) and I got a paper accepted based on a project we did last year, when I was in […]
Continue readingAs we navigate through the complex experience of caregiving, it is often the informal caregivers, such as close friends or relatives, who become the unsung heroes of caregiving at home. These caregivers are the ones who provide the much-needed support and assistance that patients require to live life with some semblance of normalcy. For informal […]
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We’re thrilled to share some exciting academic news with our community! Marta Larusdottir, Åsa Cajander, and Virpi Roto have authored a new book chapter titled “User-Centered Design Approaches and Software Development Processes.” This chapter has been published in the ‘Handbook of Human Computer Interaction,’ edited by Vanderdonckt, J., Palanque, P., and Winckler, M., and brought […]
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Summer has drawn to a close, and as the autumn leaves start to fall, we are back to the academic grind. We hope you had a wonderful and refreshing break, soaking up the sun and spending time with loved ones. We’re thrilled to announce two new PhD students joining the HTO team after the summer […]
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As the summer breeze carries us into a well-deserved vacation, the HTO Research Group looks back at a spring semester filled with inspiring work and remarkable successes. Our team has been tirelessly dedicated to advancing the fields of AI, automation, and work environment, resulting in exciting developments and achievements that we are proud to share. […]
Continue readingI recently took a pedagogical course in Assessment, grading and feedback in relation to teaching in higher education, and one topic that stood out to me as particularly interesting was the role of feedback for learning. Did you know that research shows that receiving feedback is essential for learning and considered the most powerful means […]
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Revolutionize your collaboration approach and unlock the power of collective knowledge! Join the immersive workshop ‘Collective Collaboration Mapping’ led by experts Catharina (Karin) van den Driesche and Åsa Cajander. Enhance your collaboration skills and drive innovation in design or research projects. Experience interactive activities and gain deep insights into inclusive and transdisciplinary collaboration. Don’t miss this transformative workshop at CHIWORK 2023 in Oldenburg, Germany. Register now and be part of shaping a collaborative future!
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NIVA Education hosted a state-of-the-art digital course titled ‘Digitalisation, Automation, AI, and the Future Sustainable Work Environment,’ which was conducted online. The course was led by Magdalena Stadin, Bengt Sandblad, and Åsa Cajander from the HTO group. The purpose of this transformative course was to equip academicians with the necessary skills and knowledge to adeptly […]
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Vi befinner oss i en tid där psykisk ohälsa blir allt vanligare och påverkar individer och samhällen på olika sätt. Arbetsplatsen har blivit en plats där psykiska problem frodas, vilket resulterar i personligt lidande och hotar produktivitet och tillväxt. Men vad kan vi göra för att bemöta denna brådskande utmaning? Idag är vi stolta över […]
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The Medical Informatics Europe 2023 (MIE’2023) conference, held under the theme “Caring is Sharing – Exploiting Value in Data for Health and Innovation,” alongside the renowned VITALIS 2023, Scandinavia’s largest eHealth conference, created a stage where experts gathered to delve into the latest advancements and challenges in healthcare. The buzz around AI in healthcare was […]
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