We are thrilled to share that @drsbrooke.bsky.social is launching the Queer & Feminist Informatics Network (QFIN) within the @uva.nl. They will host their very first event on 25/11/25 with an inaugural talk by Dr. Oliver Haimson!

Event 🔗 lnkd.in/ednjVgj7
website 🔗 www.qfinformatics.com

We invited Kristel Karriqi to speak about her work in technology for social good while still in high school! She’s mentored through TechGirls and Technovation, led STEM projects, and is now developing her startup Prizm, focused on local youth issues. We can't wait to see what she takes on next!

Now Hiring - Postdoc in HCI x Urban Design!

BEAT is our new €3.8M EU research project on creating inclusive cities. This vacancy is the first and thus one of the most impactful positions in BEAT, as we are constructing an interdisciplinary team.

Vacancy 🔗 lnkd.in/gsPVX7iP
BEAT 🔗 lnkd.in/gxrNjCH6

🌟 @drsbrooke.bsky.social recently co-wrote a piece with Nick Oh for The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which is now live on the Impact of Social Sciences blog! [1/2]

#AIethics #PrivacyByDesign #SocialMediaResearch #ResponsibleAI #DataProtection @uva.nl

A reminder that we have a page on LinkedIn now!

Follow us for updates on our research, projects, and collaborations in topics such as accessibility, audio, games, health & well-being, neurodiversity, smart buildings, and social robotics.

👉 www.linkedin.com/company/digi...

Last week we had @fenneroefs.bsky.social & Amar Mohindra from Mijksenaar Lab visiting us! We had a super interesting research chat around wayfinding, sound, & accessibility. We went hands-on with Amar’s soft-magnetic demo, developed with the Material Aesthetic’s Lab at the Industrial Design @tue.nl.

We have an exciting PhD opportunity @uva.nl!

Join our lab to work on a four-year PhD around co-creation/co-design methods and diverse lived experiences of disabilities. @judithgood.bsky.social

Apply by 1 Nov 2025.

🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

#PhD #HCI #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign

We’re on LinkedIn now!

Follow the Digital Interactions Lab for updates on our research, projects, and collaborations in topics such as accessibility, audio, games, health & well-being, neurodiversity, smart buildings, and social robotics.

👉 www.linkedin.com/in/digital-interactions-lab-uva

We are proud to announce BEAT, a €3.8M project boosting accessibility in Dutch cities!

Led by Hamed Alavi with co-PIs @judithgood.bsky.social & @katjesjes.bsky.social, BEAT pioneers inclusive city-making, grounded in lived experience and shaped by AI, design and policy.

Illustration: Beyza Durmuş.

Exciting lab news! @drsbrooke.bsky.social has been awarded a Veni grant for “Human‑Centred Code: Building Accessible IDEs for Neurodiverse Women in Computing Education.” She will co-design tools to break down barriers in coding education & embed inclusivity into IDEs!

🔗 ivi.uva.nl/content/news...

Our lab's achievements at #CHI2025 this year were featured by the Informatics Institute (IvI) at the University of Amsterdam. We submitted 3 papers, of which 1 received a best paper award and the other a honourable mention! [1/4]

Read more about them via IvI:
🔗 ivi.uva.nl/content/news...

Dr. Siân Brooke @drsbrooke.bsky.social recently joined BBC Radio London to discuss the appeal of the #manosphere and how it preys on young men’s real struggles by offering hate rather than support.

🔗 Listen to her here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The AI for Health Equity Lab has been awarded €2.3M through NGF @AiNed ELSA Labs (NWO)! Since 2023, we've been working with partners to develop and implement AI applications designed for accessibility and equity. Implementation is underway-interested in collaborating? healthy-ai.org/nieuws/

Interested in human-computer interaction & audio?
Explore and shape how audio makes technology be viewed as trustworthy or persuasive - apply to this fully funded PhD position at the University of Amsterdam:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
One week until the deadline: 03 March. #hci #audio #phd

Hello! The Digital Interactions Lab is now also on Bluesky. 👋 Follow us for information about our research on human-computer interaction, spanning inclusive design of technologies, human-building interaction, audio design and perception, social robotics, immersive environments and media, and more.