Workshop chairs

Eleonora Mencarini

Eleonora is a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italy). Her main research interests are co-design, embodied interaction, and interaction design in natural environments. Currently, she leads a WP in the EU project NEVERMORE about adaptation and mitigation strategies against climate change. She led the organization of the ‘NatureHCI’ workshop at CHItaly’21 and the ‘New Trends in Sports and HCI’ workshop at MobileHCI’22.

Christina Bremer

Christina is a final-year Computer Science PhD student at Lancaster University (UK). With a background in cognitive science and HCI, and a keen interest in sustainability, her research focuses on factors that shape the energysaving potential of behavior change and energy efficiency technologies in buildings. Alongside her research, Christina works as a UX designer for a start-up that specializes in energy forecasting.

Chiara Leonardi

Chiara is a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italy). Her work is at the intersection of Social Sciences and Computing. Drawing from qualitative approaches and applying inclusive and participative methods, her goal is to understand users’ needs, values, and practices and envision novel digital solutions that address societal and environmental issues .

Jen Liu

Jen is a PhD student in Information Science at Cornell University (USA). Her research investigates the ecological, social, and political implications of computing technologies and infrastructures. Jen has worked on topics including land politics in digital agriculture and knowledge production in environmental sensing. Her current work is on the impact of climate change on networked infrastructures in the American South

Valentina Nisi

Valentina is a tenured Associate Professor at IST, University of Lisbon (Portugal), Adjunct Faculty at the HCI Institute Carnegie Mellon University (USA) and founding researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI LARSyS). Her research encompasses Interactive Digital Storytelling, Gaming, and HCI, bringing awareness and care to pressing social and environmental issues. Spanning from Fine Arts, to Design and HCI, Valentina’s background contributes to an interdisciplinary view on sustainability and climate change issues combining a Research-throughDesign approach with post-humanistic concerns.

Nuno Jardim Nunes

Nuno is a professor at Tecnico U. Lisbon (Portugal), where he leads the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI LARsyS). He is also the Director of the Carnegie Mellon International partnership and adjunct faculty at the HCII at CMU. Nuno’s research interests lie in the application of models to software, system, and service design for the domains of environmental sustainability and participatory culture. Nuno is a strong advocate of digital as a scale technology for sustainability, and he coordinates one of the New European Bauhaus lighthouse projects: the Bauhaus of the Seas

Robert Soden

Robert is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto (Canada), where he co-leads the Toronto Climate Observatory. Robert uses qualitative and design research methods to evaluate and improve the information systems that we use to understand and respond to environmental issues, in particular disasters and climate change