We run events that aim to bring together HCI researchers to work towards common humanitarian research goals as well as to share experiences and support one another.
Our previous experiences include:
Refugees & HCI at CHI 2016
40 HCI researchers attended the first Refugees & HCI SIG in San Jose, USA. Discussions centered upon how HCI research is responding to the current refugee crisis as well as the challenges HCI researchers are facing when working in refugee and humanitarian contexts.
Building on the previously identified challenges, pertaining to conducting HCI research in refugee contexts, over 20 researchers attended a one-day workshop at the Communities & Technology 2017 Conference in France to share experiences and methods employed to overcome challenges in engaging with refugee communities and humanitarian organizations.
Refugees & Technology at GROUP 2018
In a one-day workshop held at GROUP 2018 in Florida, USA researchers came together to further discussions held at the aforementioned conferences. The workshop aimed to support HCI research in refugee and humanitarian contexts through developing guidelines for young researchers working in this field and a research agenda.