Interaction Research and Design

The full title is Design, Research, and Design Research in the Domain of Interactive Systems.

Description

The project Interaction Research and Design aims at gaining a better understanding of the theory and practice of design and of research in the domain of interactive systems by means of design research.

Approach

The approach is multifaceted and combines theoretical research and conceptualisations, empirical work with quantitative and qualitative insights.

Partners

• University of Bamberg

People

Prof. Dr. Tom Gross, Principal Investigator
Robert Dominic Cobb, Designer
Agata Gulska, Researcher

Funding

The project is partly funded the University of Bamberg; it started in 2024.

Further Information

Publications

Please note: the PDFs of our publications can be found in Publications.

Gross, Tom. Interaction Research and Interaction Design in a Complex World: A Critical Reflection on Wicked Problems and Methods to Tackle Them. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics - ECCE 2025 (Oct. 7-10, Tallinn, Estonia). ACM, N.Y., 2025. pp. 3:1-3:9. (ISBN: 979-8-4007-2033-8/2025/10). doi:doi.org/10.1145/3746175.3746182.

Gross, Tom. Towards Augmenting Human-Centred Design: Generative AI Tools for Interaction Research and Design. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - CHIRA 2024 (Nov. 21-22, Porto, Portugal). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2024. pp. 21-38. (ISBN: 978-3-031-82632-0). doi:doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82633-7.

Gross, Tom. Interaction Research and Design across Times in HCI. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics - ECCE 2024 (Oct. 8-11, Paris, France). ACM, N.Y., 2024. pp. 1-7. (ISBN: 979-8-4007-1824-3). doi:doi.org/10.1145/3673805.3673811.