academia Archives - Health Technology Design

September 15, 2023

Irish HCI Summer Workshop – Tuesday 1st August 2023

The HTD team hosted the inaugural Irish HCI Summer Workshop on campus last month, with over 20 HCI researchers from around Ireland in attendance….

October 23, 2020

The HCI researchers’ responsibility in Fairness

I’m going to start this blog post on fairness by not talking about fairness.Stick with me. Security in software applications has been a topic…

October 9, 2020

Advancing the design of mental health technology at Trinity College Dublin

At the Health Technology Design group at Trinity College Dublin, we research, build and deploy systems to support mental health. The global pandemic of…

August 28, 2020

Computer science in academia and industry: what are the differences?

I have shared my educational experience and the path that led me to my
academic position. Talking about it and answering the questions, I have
realised that it’s not always clear what IT researchers do and how the work
in Academia is different from the work in IT companies.

May 6, 2020

My experience as a Teaching Assistant to 160 students

Going back in time, I can see myself as a student interacting with many teachers without ever imagining that I could find myself in…

May 4, 2020

Microsoft Research Funded PhD on Conversational User Interfaces for Mental Health

Health self-report or self-monitoring activities, such as mood logging, are a central part of many treatments for mental health problems. It serves to help raise awareness of the person’s own feelings, daily activities and cognitive processes, and prov…

April 7, 2020

Academic work in the quarantine lockdown

The fourth week of quarantine lockdown and work from home is rolling by both with its tough and beautiful sides. While the only stability…

October 22, 2019

PhDone!

Almost 3,5 years of research work, 5 countries where it was conducted, 230
pages of the doctoral dissertation, 40 mins of defense presentation, and
gratitude that is impossible to quantify to everyone who supported me along
the way and participated in my studies!