Workshop Organizers
Willem van der Maden (Corresponding Organizer)
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
wiva@itu.dk
Willem is a postdoc at the Procedural Expressions Lab (PXL) in the Digital Design department of the IT University Copenhagen. His research is in the conjunction of interaction design and AI. He is interested in how we may translate people's lived experiences into evaluation paradigms for AI, previously working on the design of AI systems aligned to wellbeing.
Vera van der Burg
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Vera is a designer and researcher specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Design, currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Delft Technical University's Designing Intelligence Lab. Her research explores how AI can function as a tool for self-reflection in the creative process, and aims to investigate and develop Slow AI design practices.
Brett A. Halperin
University of Washington, USA
Brett is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington, studying Human Centered Design & Engineering and Cinema & Media studies. His research investigates computational media and film production with a focus on generative AI from a design lens.
Petra Jääskeläinen
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Petra is a PhD Candidate and a critical design researcher at KTH, focusing on sustainability and ethics of Creative AI/AI arts with a background in Human-Computer Interaction and Design for Change.
Peter Kun
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter is an interaction designer and researcher in the creative AI space. He explores new ways of experiencing art by building interactive installations with image generation AI models.
Derek Lomas
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Derek is assistant professor of Positive AI at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. He designs data-informed smart systems for human wellbeing, bringing humanist values into AI systems.
Timothy Merritt
Aalborg University, Denmark
Timothy is an Associate Professor of Interaction Design in the Human-centered Computing and AI/ML research groups. His research focuses on understanding how people respond to AI in real-time cooperative activities.
Joseph Lindley
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Joseph is a Senior Research Fellow at ImaginationLancaster where he runs Design Research Works, a project aiming to capture and communicate the value of Design Research.
Pavel Okopnyi
University of Bergen, Norway
Pavel is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bergen. His doctoral thesis was dedicated to the topic of collaboration in video editing. His research interests span various topics in HCI and CSCW, including human-AI interaction and collaborative work.
Frode Guribye
University of Bergen, Norway
Frode is a professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Bergen. He engages critically and constructively in studies on the design and use of emerging technologies, including AI, tangibles and VR.
Maria Luce Lupetti
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Maria is an Assistant Professor in Interaction and Critical Design. Her research is concerned with all matters of human entanglement with the artificial world, especially concerning complex technologies such as AI and robotics.
Jichen Zhu
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Jichen is a Professor of Digital Design at the IT University of Copenhagen. She directs the Procedural eXpression Lab (PXL) and leads the User eXperience (UX) Design Specialization.
Note: Please contact Willem van der Maden (wiva@itu.dk) with any questions about the workshop.