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?