recent news
May 2008
My article Take a Chance on me: Using randomness for the design of digital devices for the Interactions Magazine has been published. I receive dthe advance copies yesterday (16 May 08).
Starting to write my thesis. The working title: Understanding Serendipitous Experiences when Interacting with Personal Digital Content.
Prepared one version of my academic CV (pdf 65kb) and research CV (pdf 65kb) because I will have to start looking for work while I write my thesis.
April 2008
My article for the Interactions magazine titled: Take a Chance on me: Using randomness for the design of digital devices is now in print. It will appear in the May/June 2008 issue.
April 2008
Back from my internship from Microsoft Research Cambridge. Also presented my long paper at CHI in Florence, ItalyI. All in all I am now on track to start writing my thesis.
February 2008
Presentation: Randomness as a resource for design at the Rainbow Interaction seminar series, a seminar series run by the Graphics & Interaction Group, Computer Laboratory, the University of Cambridge.
January 2008
I am currently in the UK for 3-months. Working as an intern with Microsoft Research Cambridge, attached to the Socio-Digital-Systems group, under the supervision of Prof Richard Harper.
Abdicating choice: the rewards of letting go (pdf 615kb): accepted and to be published in a forthcoming issue of Digital Creativity Journal
Take a Chance on me: Using randomness for the design of digital devices - to be published in a forthcoming issue of theACM Interactions Magazine
December 2007
Long paper accepted for CHI 2008 in Florence, Italy.
Title: Choice: Abdicating or exercising?