Provisional Programme: Regulation by Design NORDICHI Workshop
Sunday 4th October 2026
9.30-9.40 – Welcome, Intros and Plan for the Day
(10 mins talk + 5 mins Q+A)
Session 1 – Talks, Problematisation and Opportunities 9.30 - 11.00
During these talks we will collectively map and identify opportunities and problems around regulation by design in practice.
9.40 – 9.55 - Talk 1 - Helena Haapio, Roto Virpi, Ebru Metin – “Regulation by Design, Designing Regulation for Action and Outcome: A Proposed Dialogue between HCI and the Nordic Tradition of Proactive Law” Tallinn Tech, Aalto University, Vaasa University and Lexpert.
9.55 - 10.10 - Talk 2 - Riikka Koulu, Sofia Heikkonen, and Matti Nelimarkka – AI Stop Button - University of Helsinki
10.10- 10.25 – Talk 3 - Anna Hurmerinta-Haanpää – “Responsible GenAI-assisted contract design in large, complex interorganizational projects” Aalto University
10.25-10.40 – Talk 4 - Anton Poikolainen Rosen – ‘Sustainability through regulation?’ University of Stockholm
10.40-10.55 - Talk 5 - Lieke Beelen – “GenAI assisted proactive contracting as a 'Regulation by design' Approach” Aalto University
Coffee Break – 11.00-11.30
Session 2 - Talks, Problematisation and Opportunities 11.30-13.00
11.30 - 11.45 – Talk 6 - Chiara Rossitto and Stanley Greenstein (TBD) – ‘Working with regulations, sustainability, and waste management: an HCI perspective’ University of Stockholm
11.45 - 12.00 – Talk 7 - Hector Fried – online - “Fluidity Around the Scaffold: Governance by Design in Patient-Facing AI.” InChat.Design
12.00- 12.15 – Talk 8 – Tianqi Bi – “From User Triggers to User Outcomes: Designing the Exercise of Data Sharing Rights for a Personalised In-Car AI Assistant” University of Edinburgh
12.15 - 12.30 – Talk 9 - Shatrunjay Bose – “AI Insurance Underwriting and Transparency: A Socio-Technical Legal Framework for Human-Centred Oversight, Collaboration and Contestability” University of Southampton
12.30 - 12.45 – Talk 10 - Anastasiia Dardykina – “Nordic approaches, initiatives, and influence in the developing EU framework for AI regulation” Vaasa University
12.45 - 13.00 – Lachlan Urquhart – “Accountable Design: Bringing Law into Human-Centred Computing” University of Edinburgh