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As of Oct 2009, I am a visiting researcher in the Department
of Informatics at
Sussex
University
UK and a full professor at the Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Design and Assessment of Technology. Previously I was a Senior Lecturer
and director of the Interact Lab at Sussex. Interact is part of the Human
Centred Technology (HCT) Group with the
IDEAS lab. Prior to
joining
Sussex
, I worked
as a Snr Manager of User Experience at Sapient in
London
and as a Snr Research Fellow at the Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC) and Centre for Online
Health in
Australia
. I also have a clinical background
.
I have taught human computer interaction and
integrated studies (an advanced topic course in new and emerging
technologies) and currently teaching Cognitive Ergonomics. These are all part of the Human Centred Computing Systems (HCCS) Masters program. I also teach Advanced Technical Communications to Masters and DPhil students. I supervise nine DPhil students and five Masters students, undertaking a diverse
range of projects at various intersections of interactive design, people,
and technology.
My
research is concerned with theoretical, methodological and technical
approaches to supporting social interaction and collaboration. Current projects include: Platform Grant, eScience Usability, Motivating Mobility, PREP electronic health records, and Supporting shy users in pervasive computing.
(see current projects).
Broad topic areas that I look at from a social informatics perspective
include: Pervasive computing; Computer supported cooperative work
(CSCW); User centred design (UCD); Human computer interaction (HCI);
and Health informatics and telehealth. I am particularly interested
in emerging pervasive applications and how these should be designed
and deployed to fit in with everyday contexts of work, play and daily life.
Support for older people living at home is one focus here, both from a
healthcare perspective and supporting more ludic and social activities.
Publications
are available, including information on the locales
framework book that came out of my thesis work and a recent
report for the Dept of Health on technologies to support self
care.
I am involved in a number of professional activities including assoc editor of the CSCW journal, associate
chair and reviewer for a number of CHI, CSCW, PDC and other conferences,
running doctoral colloquia, giving keynote
addresses eg at OzCHI2005. Other recent activities include an invited presentation to the Health forum of the European Forum Alpbach; presenting tutorials on older people and design, and ethnography and design at the Swiss Winter School of the 3eme cycle romand in Computer Science; and presenting at the BCS Sussex Branch on 'Designing new interactive systems for care at home'.
To contact me, email g.a.fitzpatrick at sussex dot ac dot uk
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