Sumita Sharma

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A Tale of Many Futures: Children in Finland and India Envision the Future of Education

While conversations around the future of education focus on AI, robots and VR, they often overlook how children imagine futures within their own educational worlds. We conducted participatory speculative design workshops with 92 students (ages 12–14) in two contrasting settings: an autonomy-oriented international scho…

CHI '261st AuthorChild-Computer Interaction Design +3

No Caste, No Crowds, and Robots for All: Children's Values, Hopes, and Fears in the Designs of their Future Classrooms

Children increasingly interact with a myriad of technologies in their everyday lives, yet are seldom invited to envision the future trajectories of these technologies or what futures they want to see. To address this gap, we conducted design futuring workshops with 31 school children in India (ages 10-13 years). Parti…

CHI '261st AuthorParticipatory Design +2

Extending the Child-Centered Ethics Framework: Researchers' Reflections on Multiple Projects with Children and Teenagers

In this paper, we use the Child-Centred Ethics framework to critically reflect on the planning, implementation, and impact of twelve (2-4 year) projects with children (ages 2-18 years) in Finland, the UK, India, Japan, and the USA. Our analysis reveals diverse ethical challenges and experiences: adapting materials bas…

CHI '251st AuthorVoice User Interface (VUI) Design +2

A robot teacher "is very good for learning, but not for human relationships": Japanese Children’s Critical Perspectives Towards Ethical AI Futures

Young children increasingly interact with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their everyday lives, often without being made aware of the ethical issues in the design and use of such technologies. This prompts the need for AI literacy that also implores them to adopt critical perspectives towards technology design and use…

DIS '234th AuthorDesign Fiction

What Not to Wear: Exploring Taboos in Clothing Through Speculative Design

Traditional clothing is commonly worn in India and are visual markers of caste, religion, region, political affiliation, and gender. While family, friends, and communities implicitly monitor what is worn, it causes tensions between personal choices of self-expression and social expectations of conformity. This paper d…

DIS '211st AuthorTechnology Ethics & Critical HCI +1

From Mild to Wild: Reimagining Friendships and Romance in the Time of Pandemic Using Design Fiction

With the forced reboot of our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our interpersonal relationships are nowhere yet everywhere. However, opportunities for initiating or maintaining friendships and romance in the physical world have dwindled. Within the context of India where multiple realities exist, from mild everyday…

DIS '213rd AuthorCyberbullying & Online Harassment +1

Nowhere to now-here: Empowering Children to Reimagine Bully Prevention at Schools Using Critical Design Fiction

Bullying is a problem concerning us all, especially our children. Human Computer Interaction (HCI) has invited children to tackle this problem through design and technology. However, yet there is limited research including critical engagement with the topic, even if the critical agenda is arousing increasing interest…

CHI '213rd AuthorSpecial Education Technology +2

CHI Against Bullying

Bullying is a challenge concerning us all, and particularly our children. This has already been acknowledged by CHI, among others. Despite the interest, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the state of the art – a critical review is needed, addressing bullying in the lives of children, in the context of…

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