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Upcoming seminars

Virtual Engagement Session: Research Diversity

  • About this event: We have an exciting panel joining us to discuss how embracing diversity - of backgrounds, perspectives, and approaches - strengthens research and drives innovation.
  • When: Thursday, 30 November 2023, 15:30 - 16:30 GMT time
  • Where: Online
  • Register online: Eventbrite


  • Speakers:

  • Sebastian Linxen, Christian Sturm, Ali Septiandri, Niels van Berkel, Pooja Rao

  • Agenda:
  • Cross-cultural aspects in HCI Sebastian Linxen, FHNW; Christian Sturm, TU Ingolstadt
  • We provide an overview of cultural diversity in HCI research and suggest possible ideas for optimizing the global relevance of research results.

  • The Unbearable (I)Responsibility of Machine Learning Research Ali Septiandri, Nokia Bell Labs
  • We explore the extent to which the ACM FAccT conference, the leading venue in exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems’ fairness, accountability, and transparency, relies on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples.

  • The methodology of studying fairness perceptions in Artificial Intelligence: Contrasting CHI and FAccT Niels van Berkel, Aalborg University
  • In this talk, I will reflect on the methods we use to study user perceptions of AI and what we can learn for future empirical research.

  • Enhancing Research Ethics, Transparency and Openness in Paper Writing with Language Models: Potential and Challenges Pooja Rao, UniversitĂ© de Lausanne
  • The potential of using Language Models in building an academic paper writing assistant to promote research ethics, openness, and transparency; and its evaluation integrated into a writing environment.



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