Amid Ayobi

Amid Ayobi
Lecturer in Digital Health
Pronouns: he/him/his
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Room: 2.02
UCLIC, University College London
66 - 72 Gower Street
London, WC1E 6EA
United Kingdom

Brief biography

Dr Amid Ayobi is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Computer Science and is part of the UCL Interaction Centre. His research aims to inform the design of agency supportive digital health technologies.

He completed his PhD studies at UCLIC focusing on self-tracking practices by people living with multiple sclerosis. He investigated the digital mental health experiences of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds and health risk prediction needs of young adults with diabetes as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol. He gained HCI expertise working as a lecturer at Cardiff University and R&D labs at IBM, SAP, and Microsoft.

Research interests

Research Areas: Digital Health; Personal Informatics; Consumer Health Informatics

Research Methods: Ethnography; User Experience Design; Co-Design

Research Publications

Authors
Title
Year
Publication
Katarzyna Stawarz, D Katz, Amid Ayobi, Paul Marshall, T Yamagata, R Santos-Rodriguez, P Flach, AA O’Kane Co-designing opportunities for Human-Centred Machine Learning in supporting Type 1 diabetes decision-making 2023 International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Journal article
Amid Ayobi, J Hughes, C Duckworth, J Dylag, S James, Paul Marshall, M Guy, A Kumaran, A Chapman, M Boniface Computational Notebooks as Co-Design Tools: Engaging Young Adults Living with Diabetes, Family Carers, and Clinicians with Machine Learning Models 2023 Conference paper (text)
Judith Borghouts, C Pretorius, Amid Ayobi, S Abdullah, EV Eikey Editorial: Factors influencing user engagement with digital mental health interventions 2023 Frontiers in Digital Health, Journal article
R Eardley, EL Tonkin, Ewan Soubutts, Amid Ayobi, GJL Tourte, R Gooberman-Hill, I Craddock, Aisling Ann O'Kane Explanation before Adoption: Supporting Informed Consent for Complex Machine Learning and IoT Health Platforms 2023 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Journal article
MT Deighan, Amid Ayobi, Aisling Ann O'Kane Social Virtual Reality as a Mental Health Tool: How People Use VRChat to Support Social Connectedness and Wellbeing 2023 Conference paper (text)
Ewan Soubutts, E Czech, Amid Ayobi, R Eardley, K Cater, Aisling Ann O'Kane The Shifting Sands of Labour: Changes in Shared Care Work with a Smart Home Health System 2023 Conference paper (text)
R Eardley, S Mackinnon, EL Tonkin, Ewan Soubutts, Amid Ayobi, J Linington, GJL Tourte, ZB Gross, DJ Bailey, R Knights A Case Study Investigating a User-Centred and Expert Informed 'Companion Guide' for a Complex Sensor-based Platform 2022 Conference paper (text)
Ewan Soubutts, Amid Ayobi, R Eardley, R McNaney, K Cater, Aisling Ann O'Kane Amazon Echo Show as a Multimodal Human-To-Human Care Support Tool within Self-Isolating Older UK Households 2022 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Journal article
T Ongwere, ABL Berry, C Caldeira, RI Arriaga, Amid Ayobi, ER Burgess, K Connelly, P Franklin, AD Miller, A Min Challenges, Tensions, and Opportunities in Designing Ecosystems to Support the Management of Complex Health Needs 2022 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, R Eardley, Ewan Soubutts, R Gooberman-Hill, I Craddock, Aisling Ann O'Kane Digital Mental Health and Social Connectedness: Experiences of Women from Refugee Backgrounds 2022 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Journal article
C Duckworth, MJ Guy, A Kumaran, AA O’Kane, Amid Ayobi, A Chapman, Paul Marshall, M Boniface Explainable Machine Learning for Real-Time Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Prediction and Personalized Control Recommendations 2022 Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Journal article
J Matthews, R Burgess, B Ellis, M Jenkinson, Amid Ayobi, E Dermott, Aisling Ann O'Kane Fathers, Young Children and Technology: Changes in Device Use and Family Dynamics during the COVID-19 UK Lockdown 2022 Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Journal article
Ewan Soubutts, Amid Ayobi, R Eardley, K Cater, Aisling Ann O'Kane Aging in Place Together: The Journey Towards Adoption and Acceptance of Stairlifts in Multi-Resident Homes 2021 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, Katarzyna Stawarz, D Katz, Paul Marshall, T Yamagata, R Santos-Rodriguez, P Flach, Aisling Ann O'Kane Co-Designing Personal Health? Multidisciplinary Benefits and Challenges in Informing Diabetes Self-Care Technologies 2021 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, A Grimes, S Mackinnon, Ewan Soubutts, R Eardley, ZB Gross, R Gooberman-Hill, Aisling Ann O'Kane Designing Visual Cards for Digital Mental Health Research with Ethnic Minorities 2021 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, Paul Marshall, Anna Cox Trackly: A Customisable and Pictorial Self-Tracking App to Support Agency in Multiple Sclerosis Self-Care 2020 Conference paper (text)
Tao Bi, Y Zhang, Chongyang Wang, Amid Ayobi Characterizing HCI Research in China: Streams, Methodologies and Future Directions 2019 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, Tobias Sonne, Paul Marshall, Anna Cox Flexible and Mindful Self-Tracking: Design Implications from Paper Bullet Journals 2018 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi Informing the Design of Personal Informatics Technologies for Unpredictable Chronic Conditions 2018 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, Paul Marshall, Anna Cox, Y Chen Quantifying the Body and Caring for the Mind: Self-Tracking in Multiple Sclerosis 2017 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi, Marshall, Cox Self-Experimentation and the Value of Uncertainty 2017 Conference paper (text), CHI'17 workshop: Digital Health and Self-Experimentation: Design Challenges and Provocations, Denver, CO
Amid Ayobi, Paul Marshall, Anna Cox Reflections on 5 Years of Personal Informatics: Rising Concerns and Emerging Directions 2016 CHI'16, Conference proceeding, San Jose, CA, USA
Amid Ayobi, Paul Marshall, Anna Cox Reflections on 5 Years of Personal Informatics: Rising Concerns and Emerging Directions 2016 Conference paper (text)
Amid Ayobi Self-Tracking by People Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Supporting Experiences of Agency in a Chronic Neurological Condition 1900 Thesis / Dissertation