XX International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

BSc in Physics (U. de Navarra, 1978) and PhD in Informatics (U. del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 1987), is a Professor at the Computer Architecture and Technology Department of the UPV/EHU (Spain), where he has been working since 1981. He leads the Egokituz: Laboratory of Human-Computer Interaction for Special Needs, founded in 1985. His research activity is focussed on the application of Human-Computer Interaction methods to Assistive Technology, including the design of ubiquitous, adaptive and accessible user interfaces, and assistive human-robot interfaces. In addition, he is interested in methods and tools to enhance sensory, physical and cognitive accessibility to the Web. He was the Spanish representative in the IFIP TC13 Committee on HCI, and the former and founder chairman (in 1993) of the IFIP WG 13.3 “HCI and Disability” from 1991 to 2018. He has served as an advisor, reviewer and evaluator for diverse EU research frameworks (TIDE, TAP, IST, etc.) since 1990.

In 2011 I was exploring the issue on the measurability of users’ experiences, as inspired by my collaboration with a group of HCI researchers to analyse several fundamental issues. Effie is the first female Professor to be appointed to the Department of Computer Science in Leicester. Since joining the department as a part-time Research Fellow in 2005, she has been promoted three times and now works full-time. Flexible-working arrangements allow her to undertake some of her research from home, so enabling her to balance child-care responsibilities. Effie’s research interests are Usability and User Experience Methodologies, making interactive systems easy and enjoyable to use and, in case of educational technologies, enhancing the learning experience. She works on a number of European projects, which involves travelling abroad at least once a month. A number of meetings are held virtually, which makes life more flexible.

Dr. Oliver is a computer scientist. She is Chief Scientific Adviser at the Vodafone Institute, Chief Data Scientist at DataPop Alliance, an independent director on the board of directors of Bankia, and Commissioner of the Presidency of Valencia for AI and COVID-19. Previously, she was Director of Data Science Research at Vodafone, Scientific Director at Telefónica and researcher at Microsoft Research. She holds a PhD from the Media Lab at MIT, and is an IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, a member of the board of ELLIS, and elected permanent member of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain.