Organisers
Alberto Monge Roffarello is a postdoctoral research assistant at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN) at Politecnico di Torino, in Italy. His research targets the end-user personalization of smart devices, online services, and user’s behaviors with these technologies. In his research, he investigated end-user personalization in different domains, ranging from end-user development in IoT ecosystems to novel digital self-control tools and approaches for digital wellbeing.
Luigi De Russis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN) of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His current research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction, with a particular interest on how to overcome interaction challenges in complex settings, such as within IoT systems and smart environments.
R.X. Schwartz is a G. Cert/B.S.E. student in the Cybersecurity Management and Systems Engineering programs at University of Virginia. His research interests are in digital wellbeing and human-centered design with an emphasis on scalable interventions. He has previously worked as a data analyst for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, with a focus on COVID-19 data processing and analytics.
Panagiotis Apostolellis is a full-time Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Virginia. He is mainly teaching introductory programming classes and higher-level HCI courses with an emphasis on UX design. During his doctoral studies at Virginia Tech (2011-2017), he worked at the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, researching the impact of audience interaction using serious games and VR on young student audiences visiting informal learning spaces. Panagiotis also has extensive experience as a Senior Interactive Systems Designer and Developer at a cultural institution in his home country, Greece (2000-2011).