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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
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| 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 |