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Top performing HCI MSc students selected for the Dean’s List 2021-22

We are delighted to announce that no fewer than 15 students from the MSc Human-Computer Interaction programme have been selected for the Dean's List of top performing students for 2021-22. Every year Professor Alan Thompson, the Dean of Brain Sciences, recognises the top performing students in…

UCL will have a great presence at CHI 2023

We will have a great presence at CHI 2023, the premier conference in Human-Computer Interaction. The conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany from April 23-28, 2023. We got 13 papers accepted to CHI 2023. We shall also have academics present in two panel discussions at the conference and…

Chinese New Year – 新年快乐，万事顺意!

With Chinese New Year coming round the corner on Sunday 22 January 2023, UCLIC celebrated by visiting Stew Master 铁锅炖 restaurant on Bloomsbury Way. The stew pot 铁锅炖 is a speciality of Northeast China, including regions such as Shandong province. Each of the three tables were treated to one steaming stew pot - …

We welcome new staff and students!

The UCLIC family has grown again. Please join us in welcoming the following new colleagues and students: Dr Victoria Austin, Associate Professor of Social Justice and Innovation Dr Ceylan Besevli, Research Fellow Dr Giada Brianza, Research Fellow Dr Hongyi Chen, Research Fellow Dr Martin Dechant,…

Festive Christmas fun at UCLIC!

Our 21st birthday celebrations for UCLIC ended with the Christmas party, which was held at 66-72 Gower Street this year! The event kicked off with a ginger bread house making competition, which was won by Temi Olugbade. We also had a quiz on general knowledge, HCI and UCLIC, and the team led by…

Professor Ann Blandford's Festschrift event

Professor Ann Blandford has often been described as a 'pioneer' in the field of digital health and human-computer interaction. To celebrate her work and career, former and current colleagues, PhD students and members of the wider HCI community attended a 'Festschrift' event on 10 November, as…

MSc HCI Prize Winners 2021-22

The MSc HCI Board of Examiners is pleased to announce that the following student prizes were awarded at the recent Board of Examiners meeting. The MSc HCI Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement was awarded to Lisa Malki. The MSc HCI Project Prize was awarded to Qing Xia for her project…

RES/CSC and/or ROS scholarships

Please be aware UCL are offering RES/CSC and/or ROS scholarships for a start on 2023-24: the RES replaces the GRS/ORS scholarships, but the application process is pretty much the same as it was for those scholarships. As in previous years, applicants from China with an Overseas status can also be…

The Regenerative Fashion Hub

The Textiles Circularity Centre (TCC) is currently running the Regenerative Fashion Hub, a six-week event showcasing a series of fascinating research studies, exciting workshops, seminars and open house sessions. The aim of the Centre is to put academic research into sustainable apparel-textiles…

Celebrating working with Professor Ann Blandford

Professor Ann Blandford is highly regarded as an authority and a pioneer in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). During her illustrious career, the field of HCI has grown enormously − not least, in the number of topics covered and the many approaches, methods and techniques now used. C…

Welcome to new colleagues in GDI Hub

The Global Disability Innovation (DGI) Hub is going from strength to strength and the team has recently grown to include: Dr Iain McKinnon, Co-founder and Director of Inclusive Design. Dr Vicky Austin, Co-funder and Associate Professor Dr Ben Oldfrey, Research Fellow on the AT2030 programme,…

UCLIC Research Seminar 5th October: Anna Kantosalo, Conceptualising Human–Computer Co-Creativity

*Please note changed time of the seminar (14:30 instead of 15:00) In this talk Anna Kantosalo explores key concepts to frame the research area of human-computer co-creativity. The talk sets the stage with a brief look into what creativity is and describes the landscape of human-computer…

A warm welcome to new staff and students!

It is with great pleasure that we welcome the following new colleagues to the UCLIC family: Dr Amid Ayobi, Lecturer in Digital Health; Danita Mooney, Researcher with Professor Ann Blandford; Minna Nygren, Researcher with Professor Nadia Berthouze; Roxana Ramirez Herrera, Researcher with Professor…

Call for study participants: Using AI/ML to support qualitative thematic analysis

We are looking for participants to evaluate an AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) tool which is designed to support the analysis of qualitative data, including interview and ethnographic data. We are looking for participants to try the tool on interview transcripts or ethnographic…

End of year extravaganza

On 7 July 2002, a giant 21st inflatable and white balloons personalised with UCLIC's iconic logo greeted students, staff, former colleagues, alumni and collaborators in the stylish environment of the North Orangery, Wilkings Building. Attractively displayed were also copies of the…

UCLIC Director, Professor Yvonne Rogers, formally admitted to The Royal Society

On 12 July 2022, UCLIC Director, Professor Yvonne Rogers, was formally admitted to The Royal Society as a new fellow, with three other coumputer scientists and other eminent scientists selected in recognition of their exceptional contributions to science. The Royal Society is a self-governing…

Computer Science EDI student awards 2022: winners announced

Two of our PhD students have been successfully acknowledged for their equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work at UCL. Maryam Bandukda was awarded second place for organising "Creating Multi-sensory Art with Blind and Partially Sighted People workshops" in East London. Roxana…

New UCLIC Academic Promotions 2022

It was with great pleausure that last week we heard that three our esteemed academic colleagues were included in the successful list just published. With effect from 1 October 2022: Dr Enrico Costanza has been promoted to Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Dr Nicolai Marquardt has been…

UCLIC Research Seminar 6th July: Yoshifumi Kitamura, Potential of Nonverbal Information to Enrich Interpersonal Telecommunication

Please Note the time & location. This seminar will begin at 3.30pm In future online communication, everyone should be able to communicate equally and with humanity. We hope that it will be an important tool to support an accessible and inclusive society that is accommodating to diversity in…

UCLIC's 21st Birthday: a year full of celebrations

On 7 July 2022, our MSc students will be able to celebrate their hard work and achievements and attend the graduation ceremony on campus. The fun will continue in the evening, with a party in the stylish North Orangery, Wilkings Building. This will be an opportunity for students, staff, former…