About

Katie Seaborn is an Associate Fellow at CHIA and an incoming Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Critical Computing in the Department of Computer Science and Technology (CST) at the University of Cambridge. They are currently National University Associate Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo and will hold a guest position from February. They are Director of the Aspirational Computing Lab. They received their Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering with a focus on Human Factors and a Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design from the University of Toronto in 2016.

Research

• Human-computer interaction and critical computing
• Human-robot interaction and social robotics
• Human-agent interaction, especially conversational user interfaces and voice-based agents
• Social justice in design, including bias and fairness, diversity and intersectional design, and transparency and (over)trust
• Deception in design, notably “dark patterns” and kawaii computing (cute theory applied to interactive technology)
• User experience
• Older adults and inclusive design
• Serious games and play