We are excited to share that Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling is one of the 400 researchers that will receive an ERC Starting Grant. You can read more about her project as it is featured in the list five of examples for early career researchers that receive this funding.
Last week we moved to the new InformatiKOM II. We are happy to announce that from now on, we can welcome you in this accessible building at Adenauerring 10, 76131 Karlsruhe.
The Campus Map (Campus South) shows the location of the building on the KIT campus. If you have further questions about your visit here, for example regarding accessibility, do not hesitate to contact us.
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling will be co-organizing the online workshop "Tackling the Lack of a Practical Guide in Disability-Centered Research" at the ASSETS conference this year. For those who are interested, please visit the workshop's website for more information aout the content and how to participate.
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We are happy to announce that Dr. Dimiri Vargemidis's paper "Performance and Pleasure: Exploring the Perceived USefulness and Appeal of Physical Activity Data Visualizations with Older Adults" was published in Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS).
You can view the paper on the journal website.
We are happy to share that our publication "Technology-Centric Real-World Labs: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Mode of Participatory Research From the Perspective of Computer Science" was accepted at the Mensch und Computer Conference 2023.
You can read the paper via this library.
We are happy to share that the last piece of Dr. Kymeng Tang's PhD research, "3, 2, 1 Start with Breastfeeding: Supporting Partner Involvement in Breastfeeding Education Through a Gamified Mobile App" will be presented at the Mensch und Computer Conference 2023 in Rapperswil, Switzerland.
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Our literarture review (led by the Tech & People Lab at the University of Lisbon) was published in Computers in Human Behaviour. Aou can view the paper on the journal website.
On June 1st, Dimitri Vargemidis successfully defended his PhD entitled "Accessible Activity Tracking to Support Physical Activity Among Older Adults". Congratulations, Dr. Vargemidis - you'll be missed!
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We will be co-organizing the workshop "Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and Opportunities" at Interact 2023, which takes place in York, UK, from August 28th to September 1st.
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We are pleased to invite you to a research talk by Dr. Velvet Spors, Gamification Group, Tampere University, Finland, on Thursday, May 11th at 1:30 pm. In their talk, they will discuss the relationship between humans, nature, and digital games.
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We are happy to share that our paper "An Examination of Motivation in Physical Therapy Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Implications for Game Design" received an honorable mention award at CHI 2023. Congratulations to first author Maria Aufheimer!
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