Person profile

Research area

Name	Management/Member
Research Unit of Human Computer Interaction	Member

Profile

Research profile (German):

1) Menschen und Technologien mit Fokus auf die Schnittstellen zwischen technisch/sozialen Forschungen und Design Prinzipien.

2) Nachhaltige und mobile Softwareentwicklung, um soziale Interaktion und Zusammenarbeit zu fördern.

3) Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion.

4) Computerunterstützte bzw. rechnergestützte Gruppenarbeit.

5) Medizinische Informatik mit Fokus auf altersgerechten Assistenzsystemen für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben.

6) Technologie zur Unterstützung der körperlichen und mentalen Gesundheit, Entwicklung von sozialen und emotionalen Skills

Research profile (English):

1) People and technology with focus on the intersection of technical, social science and design disciplines.

2) Pervasive and mobile computing to support social interaction and collaboration.

3) Human computer interaction (HCI) .

4) Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW).

5) Health informatics/self-care/telecare/Ambient Assisted Living, supporting older people living at home, integrating healthcare and other quality of life perspectives such as support for leisure/social needs.

6) Technology supporting physical and mental health and wellbeing, social emotional skills development

Target group:

1) Medizinische Systemdesigner bzw. Richtlinienersteller. z.B. im Bereich der Assistenzsysteme für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben (AAL) 2) Entwickler in sozial skills learning programs 3) Experten im Bereich Endbenutzersichtweisen (engl.:) 1) Health/medical systems designers and policy makers; AAL 2) Developers of mental health promotion and social skills learning programs 3) User experience professionals

Unique characteristic:

Tiefgehendes Verständnis von Menschen und Kontexten. Qualitative endbenuterfokussierte Forschungs- und Designkenntnisse, um benutzerfreundliche Technologien zu erzeugen. (engl. Deep understanding of people and contexts, qualitative user research skills and designing useful technology from a people centered perspecitive.)

Additional information:

TU Wien Informatics Best Teacher Award 2023

ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award 2022

IFIP Fellow 2020

IFIP TC-13 Pioneer Award 2019

ACM Distinguished Scientist 2016

ACM Distinguished Speaker 2014-2021

Link to CV:

http://igw.tuwien.ac.at/hci/people/gfitzpatrick

Publications:

Publications

Keywords

Keyword (German)	Keyword (English)
Mobile Computing	Mobile Computing
Rechnerüberzeugung	Pervasive Computing
Mensch-Computer Interaktion	Human Computer Interaction
Medizinische Informatik /AAL	Health Informatics / AAL
Soziale Interaktion	Social Interaction
Interaction Design	Interaction Design

Research Focal Areas

Research focus	Research field	Keywords	Percentage
Information and Communication Technology	Information Systems Engineering	No additional information is available.	20
Information and Communication Technology	Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology	No additional information is available.	80

Faculty focus

Faculty focus	Percentage
Visual Computing andHuman-Centered Technology	100

Area of expertise according to Statistik Austria

Code	Area of expertise (German)	Area of expertise (English)
2913	Technische Wissenschaften interdisziplinär	Interdisciplinary technical sciences
1134	Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)	Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW)
1157	Usability Research	Usability research

Reference Projects

Title	Funding program	Function	Website	From	Until
International, EU – European Union
Give and Take	others	participation	http://givetake.eu	01.05.2014	30.04.2017
International, Other clients / lenders
SEL4Home	International organizations			01.03.2015	01.03.2016
National, Other clients / lenders
ILUM-ICT support for urban mobility	Federation		http://www.ilum.wien	01.09.2014	31.08.2016

International award

Awarding Organization	Country	Program	Function	Name	From	Website
Association of Computing Machinery	United States of America	ACM Distinguished Scientist	The Distinguished Members Grade recognizes those who have achieved significant accomplishments or have made a significant impact on the computing field.	ACM Distinguished Scientist	01.11.2016
internationale Akademie der Wissenschaften		Mitgliedschaft		ACM Distinguished Speaker 2015-2021	01.06.2015	http://dsp.acm.org/view_lectur...
andere	International Organization	Highly Commended Paper (top 5%; 22% of 1346 accepted):Balaam, M., Fitzpatrick, G., et al. 2010. Exploring affective technologies for the classroom with the subtle stone. In Proc CHI '10. ACM, 1623-1632.		Highly Commended Paper (top 5%; 22% of 1346 accepted):Balaam, M., Fitzpatrick, G., et al. 2010. Exploring affective technologies for the classroom with the subtle stone. In Proc CHI '10. ACM, 1623-1632.	01.01.2010
International Federation for Information Processing	Austria	IFIP Fellow	The most prestigious IFIP technical distinction is the title of IFIP Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of information processing, in the role as a Technical Leader, Scientist, Engineer, or Educator.ellow	IFIP Fellow Award	29.10.2020	https://www.ifipnews.org/ifip-...
IFIP TC-13	France	IFIP TC-13 Pioneer Award	An IFIP TC Pioneer has made outstanding contributions to the educational, theoretical, technical, commercial or professional aspects of analysis, design, construction, evaluation and use of interactive systems.	IFIP TC-13 Pioneer Award	30.07.2019
ACM	United States of America			SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award	04.05.2022	https://sigchi.org/sigchi-awar...

National award

Awarding Organization	Program	Function	Name	From	Until	Website	Project ID
andere	FEMTtech Expertin des Monats - September 2010http://www.femtech.at/index.php?id=118		FEMTtech Expertin des Monats - September 2010http://www.femtech.at/index.php?id=118	01.01.2010

TUW Award

Awarding Organization	Program	Function	Name	From	Until	Website	Project ID
TUW	andere		Best Teacher Award	27.06.2023

Presidencies, assessments, or memberships in appointment/habilitation commissions

Committee type	Function	Candidate name	Committee location	from-to
Appointment Committee	Member		External	10/2020 - 12/2021
Dissertation	Reviewer		External	08/2015 -
Dissertation	Reviewer		External	01/2016 -
Habil Commission	Member	HCI	External	02/2020 - 09/2020
Habil Commission	Member	HCI/CSCW	External	05/2022 -

Membership in committee

Committee	Description	Location	Function	From-To	Comment
scientific circle	ACM CHI 2010	International Organization	Chairman	01/2009 - 04/2010	Papers co-chairCHI is the premier conference in the HCI field. In 2010 we received 1346 submissions with an acceptance rate of 22%. Managed a program committee of 135 people.http://www.chi2010.org/
scientific circle	ACM CHI 2011	International Organization	Chairman	04/2010 -	Papers & Notes co-chair.CHI is the premier conference in the HCI field. In 2011 we received 1540 submissions with an acceptance rate of 26%. Managed a program committee of 150 people.http://www.chi2011.org/
Other	ACM CHI 2019	Great Britain & N.Ireland	Chairman	01/2017 -	General Chair
scientific circle	ACM Distinguished Member Selection Committee	United States of America	Chairman	04/2022 - 12/2022
scientific circle	ACM Distinguished Member Selection Committee	United States of America	Member	04/2018 - 12/2021	Deputy Chair 2021
scientific circle	ACM SIGCHI Steering Committee	United States of America	Member	06/2019 -
	Advisory Board member - Center for communication and computing, Universität Kopenhagen	Denmark		08/2013 -
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	Advisory Board member - Computational Artefacts Project	Denmark	Member	04/2014 - 07/2019
	Advisory Board member - Uni of Zurich	Switzerland		01/2013 -
scientific circle	CSCW 2011	International Organization	Chairman	03/2010 -	Showcase Papers Co-chair CSCW is the premier conference in this area.http://cscw2011.org/
scientific circle	CSCW 2012	International Organization	Chairman	06/2010 -	Doctoral Colloquium Co-chairCSCW is the premier international conference in this areahttp://www.cscw2012.org/
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	EPSRC Peer Review College	Great Britain & N.Ireland	Member	03/2006 - 02/2010	The Peer Review College provides EPSRC with its main source of advice on the decisions it makes regarding its investments in research and training. The two key roles are reviewing and panel membership.New invitation received for a second term - see later entry.
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	EPSRC Peer Review College	Great Britain & N.Ireland	Member	02/2010 -	The Peer Review College provides EPSRC with its main source of advice on the decisions it makes regarding its investments in research and training. The two key roles are reviewing and panel membership.EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and physical sciences. First term in Peer Review College ended 2010. This is an invitation for a second term for four years starting 2010.
scientific circle	IFIP TC-13	Germany	Member	09/2015 -	Austrian Representative
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	Industry Advisory Board - Design, School of Architecture, Uni of Queesnsland	Australia	Member	03/2021 -
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	International Advisory Board EcoKnow Project	Denmark	Member	01/2017 -
scientific circle	International Steering Committee - CSCW	United States of America	Member	01/2012 - 12/2017
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	Scientific Advisory Council for INTROMAT Project	Norway	Member	01/2017 -
scientific committee/curatorship/institute	TEL-hapTEL Advisory Board	Great Britain & N.Ireland	Member	02/2008 -	Member of the Advisory Board providing HCI/CSCW expertise.This is a large collaborative project funded by the UK ESRC and TLRP. It is based at King's College London - see http://www.haptel.kcl.ac.uk/. The advisory board of 15 members meets once per year and conducts other business via email throughout the year.
Committees at the TU Wien	TU Wien Research Ethics Committee	Austria	Member	03/2019 -

Journal participation

Title	Classification	Referenced	Function	From-To	Comment
ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction (TOCHI)	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Reviewer	01/2008 -
Computer Supported Cooperative Work	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Associate Editor	06/2001 -
Computer Supported Cooperative Work	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Editor	07/2001 -	Associate Editor.http://www.springer.com/computer/journal/10606Indexed in ABS Academic Journal Quality Guide, Academic OneFile, Academic Search, Computer Abstracts International Database, Computer Science Index, Current Abstracts, DBLP, EBSCO, Ei Page One, EI-Compendex, Ergonomics Abstracts, Gale, Google Scholar, Inspec, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, OCLC, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), SCOPUS, Summon by Serial Solutions
Health Informatics Journal - Member of Editorial Board	unclassified	Yes	Associate Editor	-
Human-Computer Interaction	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Reviewer	12/2010 - 12/2011
Human-Computer Interaction Journal	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Reviewer	11/2010 -
Human-Media Interaction	unclassified	Yes	Associate Editor	01/2015 -
Interacting with Computers	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Reviewer	06/2010 -
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Editor	03/2009 - 04/2010	Co-editing a special issue on Evaluating New Interactions in Health care: Challenges and Approaches. Published as Vol 26, issue 5 2010.http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g921369615
International Journal of Medical Informatics	SCI (Science Citation Index)	Yes	Reviewer	06/2010 -
International Journal of People-Oriented Programming	unclassified	Yes	Editorial board	01/2010 -	Member of Editorial Review Board.http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=41021&DetailsType=CallForPapers
IxD&A ( Interaction Design and Architecture(s) ) Journal	unclassified	Yes	Editorial board	11/2010 -	http://www.scuolaiad.it/IxDEA
The Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems	unclassified	Yes	Reviewer	10/2011 - 12/2011
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS)	unclassified	No	Editor	03/2010 -	Co-editing special issue on 'The Intergenerational Context as an Emphasis for Design' - to appear 2011.Indexed in Academic OneFile, CSA/Proquest, Current Abstracts, EBSCO, EI-Compendex, Ergonomics Abstracts, Gale, Google Scholar, Inspec, OCLC, SCOPUS, Summon by Serial Solutions

R&D Accomplishments

Description	From	Until
Evaluator / Peer in research funding programs			Funding bodies	international	program
	01/2021	09/2021	KTH Fellowships	Yes	Digital Futures
Panel member	02/2015		UK EPSRC	Yes	Next Stage Digital Economy Call

Events / Conferences

Category	Collaboration	Event name	From	Until	Function/Comments
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	Sonstiges		09/2010	09/2010	Eingeladener Workshop at Mensch & Computer 2010 in Deutschland: "Writing Workshop – Human-Computer Interaction Publications"Mensch & Computer ist die jährliche Tagung des Fachbereichs Mensch-Computer-Interaktion der Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V. (GI) und die führende Veranstaltung zum Thema Mensch-Computer-Interaktion im deutschsprachigen Raum.http://interaktive-kulturen.de/Tag/1
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Uni of Zurich IFI Summer School 2015	06/2015		Introduction to Methodologies and Paradigms
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Uni of Zurich IFI Summer School 2015	06/2015		Introduction to Qualitative Methods
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	Sonstiges		07/2010	07/2010	Nottingham Universitaet Titel: “Older people are people too: framing technology for living”
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Tallinn summer school	08/2014		Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction
Postgraduate courses / Summer School	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Alpbach Summer School "European Health and Social Systems in Transition"	08/2014		eHealth, mHealth, Telehealth
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI2015 Workshop: DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING	05/2015
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	International Society for Information Studies Summit	06/2015
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI15 Workshop: Crossing HCI and Health	05/2015
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI2015 Workshop: Design for Sharing	05/2015
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	ACM CSCW 2006			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2013 Premier International conference in HCI			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	ACM CSCW 2002			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2006 Premier International conference in HCI			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2003 Premier International conference in HCI			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2005 Premier International conference in HCI			Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2010	04/2009	05/2010	Co-Chair CHI 2010 Program Committee - 139 members, 1346 submissions.
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI2011	04/2010	05/2011	Co-Chair CHI 2011 Program Committee - 173 members, handling 1540 submissions.
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	Interact 2015			Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	UbiComp 2006			Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	GROUP 2014			Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	ACM CSCW 2013			Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chair and Associate Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	PDC 2006 Participatory Design Conference			Exploratory Papers Co-Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	ACM SIGCHI HCI Education workshop Asia	07/2014		History of HCI
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Swedish CogSci Symposium, Gothenburg, 2013			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Perceptual Quality of Systems, Vienna, 2013			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	COST TwinTIDE Closing Conference	10/2013		Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	World Usability Day, Ljubljana, 2013			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Infrastructures in Healthcare, Trento Norway, 2011			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Communities and Technologies, Brisbane, 2011			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Design 4 Health, Sheffield UK, 2011			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Pervasive Health 2014			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	NTA6-Technology Assessment14			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	ECCE14			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Global Ageing: Rising Challenges, Barcelona, 2013			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Workshop in Interactive Systems in Healthcare, Washington, 2013			Keynote Presentation
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	Workshop on What works in Digital Health Technologies ¿ Bridging the Disciplinary Divide	07/2015		Keynote speaker
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	Pervasive Health 2016	06/2015	05/2016	Papers Co-Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2011 Premier International conference in HCI	01/2011		Program Co-chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2010 Premier International conference in HCI	01/2010		Program Co-chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	ECSCW 2003	01/2003		Program Co-chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Organisator_in	CHI 2009 Premier International conference in HCI	01/2009		Sub-Committee Program Chair
Scientific Conference / Symposium	eingeladene_r Sprecher_in	ACM SIGCHI HCI Education workshop Asia	07/2014		Teaching HCI for industry practice and research work
TU Wien-internal event	Organisator_in	Workshop Informatics in Medicine and Health Care	07/2015
TU Wien-internal event	Organisator_in	Health IT Workshop	12/2015