Sara Colombo

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#2288

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Self-management for Chronic Illness: A Scoping Review on Designing Virtual Assistants for Patient-Centered Care

Chronic illnesses (CI) are increasing worldwide, positioning virtual assistants (VAs) as valuable tools for supporting patients in self-management. As effective self-management relies on holistic, patient-centered practices, AI is increasingly integrated into VAs to provide more personalized support. Yet, it is essen…

CHI '26CorrespondingAI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +2

“Are Compliments Bad Now?”: Comparing LLMs and Human Interpretations of Gender Microaggressions in the Workplace

Gender microaggressions are subtle yet persistent forms of discrimination in workplace interactions. While LLMs can detect them in written texts, it remains poorly understood how their interpretations align or diverge from human perspectives and experiences. We present a mixed-method study comparing how LLMs and human…

CHI '26CorrespondingDesign Fiction +2

A Taxonomy of Design Futures Processes for Ethical Reflection on Technologies

Anticipating the ethical and societal risks of emerging technologies has become an urgent challenge as their rapid integration into everyday life can produce far-reaching social consequences. In response, Design Futures practices are gaining traction within HCI and design as approaches to critically examine and antici…

CSCW '253rd AuthorCaregiving & Caregivers

Less Supervising, More Caring: Design Recommendations for Informal Caregivers' Co-Participation in Cardiac Telerehabilitation

Informal caregivers’ engagement with patient data is becoming increasingly central to CSCW and HCI research on health management. Cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) technologies generate lifestyle and well-being data that support patients and their families in recovery management, yet informal caregivers' roles in CTR r…

CHI '25CorrespondingVisualization Perception & Cognition +2

How to Design with Ambiguity: Insights from Self-tracking Wearables

Nearly 20 years ago, Gaver et al. introduced ambiguity as a design resource, proposing tactics to reflect everyday uncertainty into interactive systems. This approach is especially relevant for self-tracking wearables, which often obscure the inherent ambiguity of system design and tracked phenomena with seemingly cle…

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