About the Organizers

Shelby Hagemann is a Ph.D. student in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University. She has nearly seven years of experience engaging in participatory action research, specifically co-designing software with southwest Indigenous communities to support their needs, goals, and values.

Jared Duval is an assistant professor in the School of Informatics Computing and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University where he directs the Playful Health Technology Lab. He has a decade of experience leading participatory research that employs research through design and engages across equity, health, and play.

Morgan Vigil-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University. For the past decade, her work has investigated how communities use, build, and care for computer networked systems–particularly in rural and Indigenous contexts. Her current NSF CAREER Award explores factors that incentivize, motivate, and prevent people from engaging in crowdsourced mobile broadband measurement.

Ferran Altarriba Bertran is an Associate Professor at Escola Universitària ERAM (Salt, Catalonia), where he leads the Playful Living Lab. His research explores how to co-design technologies and experiences that support ways of living that are both joyful and caring. As part of this work, he examines how technology can mediate joyful interactions in a range of settings, including urban spaces. Ferran has extensive experience organizing and facilitating co-design workshops, both in academic venues (e.g., DIS, CHI Play, CHI, and PDC) and in community contexts.

Elena Marquez Segura is a Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Her research focuses on embodied design methods wherein movement and playfulness are used as vehicles for design. These methods have successfully supported the design of diverse technology – e.g. wearables, immersive technology, mobile applications, and robots– in multiple application domains.