Humanities & Social Sciences / Design

Manufacturing Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering) / Design engineering

Humanities & Social Sciences / Cognitive science

Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology of science, history of science and technology

Higher Education Academy (HEA-UK)   Fellow in the Higher Educational Academy (HEA-UK)

- 2017

Ryerson University / Toronto Metropolitan University   Chang School for Continuing Education   Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Certificate

- 2017

The University of Toronto   Graduate Skills Program (GPS)

- 2016

The University of Toronto   Advanced University Teaching Preparation (AUTP) Programme

- 2016

Ryerson University / Toronto Metropolitan University   Chang School for Continuing Education   Teaching Adult Learners Online (TALO) Certificate

- 2014

University College London   Interaction Centre (UCLIC)   Postdoctoral Research Associate

2017 - 2018

Association for the Advancement of Affective Computing (AAAC)

  Chair, para.chi.tokyo 2024  

2023 - 2024   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)   Co-Organizer, Inclusive HRI II Workshop at ACM/IEEE HRI 2023  

2022 - 2023   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)   Associate Chair, ACM CHI PLAY 2023  

2022 - 2023   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)   Co-Chair, Perspectives on Play (PoP), ACM CHI PLAY 2023  

2022 - 2023   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)   Associate Chair, Critical Computing, Sustainability, and Social Justice, ACM CHI 2023  

2022 - 2023   

Stanford University / National Science Foundation (NSF)   Gendered Innovations Working Group  

2022 - 2023   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)   Chair, Demonstrations, IEEE Conference on Games (CoG) 2023  

2022 - 2023   

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)   Co-Chair, Perspectives on Play (PoP), ACM CHI PLAY 2022  

2021 - 2022   

  Programme Committee, British HCI '21  

2021   

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)   Chair and Co-Organizer, IEEE RO-MAN Workshop on Bots Against Bias (BoAB)  

2020 - 2021   

Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Giulia Barbareschi, Shruti Chandra

International Journal of Social Robotics   15 ( 11 )   1841 - 1870   2023.11

Kawaii Game Vocalics: A Preliminary Model Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Katja Rogers, Somang Nam, Miu Kojima

CHI PLAY 2023 - Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play   abs/2310.04731   202 - 208   2023.10

Can Voice Assistants Sound Cute? Towards a Model of Kawaii Vocalics Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Somang Nam, Julia Keckeis, Tatsuya Itagaki

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Linguistic Dead-Ends and Alphabet Soup: Finding Dark Patterns in Japanese Apps Reviewed

Shun Hidaka, Sota Kobuki, Mizuki Watanabe, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Nonverbal Cues in Human-Robot Interaction: A Communication Studies Perspective Reviewed

Jacqueline Urakami, Katie Seaborn

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction   12 ( 2 )   2023.3

Exoskeleton for the Mind: Exploring Strategies Against Misinformation with a Metacognitive Agent Reviewed

Yeongdae Kim, Takane Ueno, Katie Seaborn, Hiroki Oura, Jacqueline Urakami, Yuto Sawa

Augmented Human (AHs)   209 - 220   2023.3

Voice Over Body? Older Adults’ Reactions to Robot and Voice Assistant Facilitators of Group Conversation Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Takuya Sekiguchi, Seiki Tokunaga, Norihisa P. Miyake, Mihoko Otake-Matsuura

International Journal of Social Robotics   15 ( 2 )   143 - 163   2022.11

Trust in Human-AI Interaction: Scoping Out Models, Measures, and Methods Reviewed

Takane Ueno, Yuto Sawa, Yeongdae Kim, Jacqueline Urakami, Hiroki Oura, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2022

What Pronouns for Pepper? A Critical Review of Gender/ing in Research. Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Alexa Frank

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2022

Neither "Hear" Nor "Their": Interrogating Gender Neutrality in Robots. Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather

HRI   2022-March   1030 - 1034   2022

Measuring Voice UX Quantitatively: A Rapid Review Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Jacqueline Urakami

CHI '21: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2021

Voice in human-agent interaction: A survey

Seaborn, K., Miyake, N.P., Pennefather, P., Otake-Matsuura, M.

ACM Computing Surveys   54 ( 4 )   81 - 43   2021

Eudaimonia and Hedonia in the Design and Evaluation of a Cooperative Game for Psychosocial Well-Being Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Pennefather, P., Fels, D.I.

Human-Computer Interaction   35 ( 4 )   289 - 337   2020

Intergenerational shared action games for promoting empathy between Japanese youth and elders Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Nina Ikea Lee, Marla Narazani, Atsushi Hiyama

2019 8th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII)   1 - 7   2019

Accessible Play in Everyday Spaces: Mixed Reality Gaming for Adult Powered Chair Users Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Jamal Edey, Gregory Dolinar, Margot Whitfield, Paula Gardner, Carmen Branje, Deborah I. Fels

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction   23 ( 2 )   12 - 28   2016.5

Powered to play: A mixed reality game for people driving powered chairs Reviewed

Jamal K. Edey, Katie Seaborn, Carmen Branje, Deborah I. Fels

Conference Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Games, Media, Entertainment Conference, IEEE GEM 2014   1 - 8   2015.2

Gamification in theory and action: A survey Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Fels, D.I.

International Journal of Human Computer Studies   74   14 - 31   2015

First Contact with Dark Patterns and Deceptive Designs in Chinese and Japanese Free-to-Play Mobile Games

Gloria Xiaodan Zhang, Yijia Wang, Taro Leo Nakajima, Katie Seaborn

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction   2025.10

My Body, My Exoskeleton: Co-Designing Intersectional Visions of Robotic Augmentations through Drawings

Katie Seaborn, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Anton Fedosov, Ge Rikaku Li

International Journal of Social Robotics   2025.10

The Voice Experience Inventory (VOXI): Validating a consensus-driven instrument for measuring user impressions of computer voice

Katie Seaborn, Maximilian Altmeyer, Ge “Rikaku” Li, Bonhee Ku, Sota Kobuki, Jacqueline Urakami

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies   2025.9

Social Identity in Human-Agent Interaction: A Primer

Katie Seaborn

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction   2025.8

ChatGPT and me: First-time and experienced users’ perceptions of ChatGPT's communicative ability as a dialogue partner

Gessinger, I., Seaborn, K., Steeds, M., Cowan, B.R.

International Journal of Human Computer Studies   194   2025

Super Kawaii Vocalics: Amplifying the "Cute" Factor in Computer Voice.

Yuto Mandai, Katie Seaborn, Tomoyasu Nakano, Xin Sun 0016, Yijia Wang 0001, Jun Kato 0001

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI)   999 - 19   2025

Inter(sectional) Alia(s): Ambiguity in Voice Agent Identity via Intersectional Japanese Self-Referents.

Takao Fujii, Katie Seaborn, Madeleine Steeds, Jun Kato 0001

Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI)   572 - 18   2025

Quality and representativeness of research online with Yahoo! Crowdsourcing

Seaborn, K., Nakamura, S.

Frontiers in Psychology   16   2025

From "Made In" to Mukokuseki: Exploring the Visual Perception of National Identity in Robots Reviewed International coauthorship International journal

Katie Seaborn, Haruki Kotani, Peter Pennefather

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction   2024.8

Mobilizing Research and Regulatory Action on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design Practices Reviewed

Colin M. Gray, Johanna T. Gunawan, René Schäfer, Nataliia Bielova, Lorena Sanchez Chamorro, Katie Seaborn, Thomas Mildner, Hauke Sandhaus

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2024.5

Theorizing Deception: A Scoping Review of Theory in Research on Dark Patterns and Deceptive Design Reviewed

Weichen Joe Chang, Katie Seaborn, Andrew A. Adams

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2024.5

Kawaii Computing: Scoping Out the Japanese Notion of Cute in User Experiences with Interactive Systems Reviewed

Yijia Wang, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2024.5

No Joke: An Embodied Conversational Agent Greeting Older Adults with Humour or a Smile Unrelated to Initial Acceptance Reviewed

Ge Rikaku Li, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2024.5

Coimagining the Future of Voice Assistants with Cultural Sensitivity Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Yuto Sawa, Mizuki Watanabe

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies   2024   2024

Interdisciplinary Approaches in Human-Agent Interaction Reviewed

Lucas Morillo-Mendez, Laetitia Tanqueray, Samantha Stedtler, Katie Seaborn

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series   504 - 506   2023.12

Link, User-Centred Designer: Game Characters as Transcendent Models Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

CHI PLAY 2023 - Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play   238 - 240   2023.10

Meaningful Play and Malicious Delight: Exploring Maldaimonic Game UX Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Satoru Iseya

CHI PLAY 2023 - Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play   174 - 180   2023.10

From the Perspectives on Play Chairs

Katie Seaborn, Zhuying Li

CHI PLAY 2023 - Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play   V - VI   2023.10

Super Synthesis Pros., or Why CHI PLAY Needs Research Synthesis

Katie Seaborn

CHI PLAY 2023 - Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play   235 - 237   2023.10

Aromanoidics: Towards a framework of robotic scents Reviewed

Shun Hidaka, Sota Kobuki, Katie Seaborn, Gentiane Venture

Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Late-Breaking Work (RO-MAN '23 LBR)   2023.8

Right for the Job or Opposites Attract? Exploring Cross-Generational User Experiences with "Younger" and "Older" Voice Assistants Reviewed

Yuto Sawa, Julia Keckeis, Katie Seaborn

DIS 2023 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference   160 - 163   2023.7

The Systematic Review-lution: A Manifesto to Promote Rigour and Inclusivity in Research Synthesis Reviewed

Katja Rogers, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Trust and Reliance in Consensus-Based Explanations from an Anti-Misinformation Agent Reviewed

Takane Ueno, Yeongdae Kim, Hiroki Oura, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Transcending the "Male Code": Implicit Masculine Biases in NLP Contexts Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Shruti Chandra, Thibault Fabre

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Interacting with Masculinities: A Scoping Review Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

"I'm" Lost in Translation: Pronoun Missteps in Crowdsourced Data Sets Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Yeongdae Kim

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Dis/Immersion in Mindfulness Meditation with a Wandering Voice Assistant Reviewed

Bonhee Ku, Tatsuya Itagaki, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2023.4

Wizundry: A Cooperative Wizard of Oz Platform for Simulating Future Speech-based Interfaces with Multiple Wizards Reviewed

Siying Hu, Hen Chen Yen, Ziwei Yu, Mingjian Zhao, Katie Seaborn, Can Liu

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction   7 ( CSCW1 )   1 - 34   2023.4

Inclusive HRI II: Equity and Diversity in Design, Application, Methods, and Community Reviewed

Ana Tanevska, Shruti Chandra, Giulia Barbareschi, Amy Eguchi, Zhao Han, Raj Korpan, Anastasia K. Ostrowski, Giulia Perugia, Sindhu Ravindranath, Katie Seaborn, Katie Winkle

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)   956 - 958   2023.3

Can a gender-ambiguous voice reduce gender stereotypes in human-robot interactions? Reviewed

Ilaria Torre, Erik Lagerstedt, Nathaniel Dennler, Katie Seaborn, Iolanda Leite, Eva Szekely

IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, RO-MAN   106 - 112   2023

Robotic Backchanneling in Online Conversation Facilitation: A Cross-Generational Study Reviewed

Sota Kobuki, Katie Seaborn, Seiki Tokunaga, Kosuke Fukumori, Shun Hidaka, Kazuhiro Tamura, Koji Inoue, Tatsuya Kawahara, Mihoko Otake-Mastuura

IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, RO-MAN   71 - 76   2023

Diversity not discussed: Centring overlooked factors of inclusion within human-robot interaction Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

Inclusive HRI II: Workshop on Equity and Diversity in Design, Application, Methods, and Community (DEI) at HRI   2023

A meta-review of psychological resilience during COVID-19 Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Kailyn Henderson, Jacek Gwizdka, Mark Chignell

npj Mental Health Research   2022.7

Localizing the Ambivalent Ageism Scale for Japan Reviewed

Yuto Sawa, Katie Seaborn

The 8th Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2022: Official Conference Proceedings   33 - 36   2022

Finding Strategies Against Misinformation in Social Media: A Qualitative Study Reviewed

Jacqueline Urakami, Yeongdae Kim, Hiroki Oura, Katie Seaborn

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2022

Exploring Gender-Expansive Categorization Options for Robots Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather, Haruki Kotani

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2022

From identified to self-identifying: Social Identity Theory for socially embodied artificial agents Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM HRI 2022 Workshop on Robo-Indentity 2   2022

Gender Neutrality in Robots: An Open Living Review Framework Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather

HRI   634 - 638   2022

Robots Using "Aizuchi" in Online Group Conversation Reviewed

Sota Kobuki, Katie Seaborn, Seiki Tokunaga, Kosuke Fukumori, Shun Hidaka, Kazuhiro Tamura, Koji Inoue, Tatsuya Kawahara, Mihoko Otake-Mastuura

40   2022

CHI Extended Abstracts - Measuring Voice UX Quantitatively: A Rapid Review: Measuring Voice UX Quantitatively.

Katie Seaborn, Jacqueline Urakami

2021.6

Crossing the Tepper Line: An Emerging Ontology for Describing the Dynamic Sociality of Embodied AI Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather, Norihisa P. Miyake, Mihoko Otake-Matsuura

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2021

Psychological resilience during COVID-19: A meta-review protocol Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Chignell, M., Gwizdka, J.

BMJ Open   11 ( 6 )   2021

Removing gamification: A research agenda Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

CHI EA '21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   2021

Socially Embodied AI: A Framework for Recognizing the Dynamic Sociality of Artificial Agents Within and Beyond Healthcare (Preprint)

Katie Seaborn, Norihisa P. Miyake, Peter Pennefather, Mihoko Otake-Matsuura

2020.3

Perceptual simultaneity and its modulation during EMG-triggered motion induction with electrical muscle stimulation Reviewed

Matsubara, S., Wakisaka, S., Aoyama, K., Seaborn, K., Hiyama, A., Inami, M.

PLoS ONE   15 ( 8 August )   e0236497 - e0236497   2020

Scaling Up to Tackle Low Levels of Urban Food Waste Recycling Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Johanna Mähönen, Yvonne Rogers

DIS '20: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2020   1327 - 1340   2020

Fostering Empathy for Computer Agents through Synchronized Movements Reviewed

Eda Naohiro, Seaborn Katie, Matsubara Seito, Sakuma Ken, Hiyama Atsushi, Inami Masahiko

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of JSAI   JSAI2019   2O4J701 - 2O4J701   2019

MagniFinger: Fingertip probe microscope with direct micro movements Reviewed

Noriyasu Obushi, Sohei Wakisaka, Shunichi Kasahara, Katie Seaborn, Atsushi Hiyama, Masahiko Inami

Proceedings of the 10th Augmented Human International Conference 2019 (AHs)   32 - 7   2019

Exploring Perspective Dependency in a Shared Body with Virtual Supernumerary Robotic Arms Reviewed

Ryo Takizawa, Adrien Verhulst, Katie Seaborn, Masaaki Fukuoka, Atsushi Hiyama, Michiteru Kitazaki, Masahiko Inami, Maki Sugimoto

2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND VIRTUAL REALITY (AIVR)   25 - 32   2019

Parasitic Body: Exploring Perspective Dependency in a Shared Body with a Third Arm Reviewed

Ryo Takizawa, Adrien Verhulst, Katie Seaborn, Masaaki Fukuoka, Atsushi Hiyama, Michiteru Kitazaki, Masahiko Inami, Maki Sugimoto

2019 26TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL REALITY AND 3D USER INTERFACES (VR)   1175 - 1176   2019

Cognitive training for older adults with a dialogue-based, robot-facilitated storytelling system Reviewed

Tokunaga, S., Seaborn, K., Tamura, K., Otake-Matsuura, M.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   11869 LNCS   405 - 409   2019

Pinsight: A novel way of creating and sharing digital content through 'Things' in the wild Reviewed

Can Liu, Ben Bengler, Danilo Di Cuia, Katie Seaborn, Giovanna Nunes Vilaza, Sarah Gallacher, Licia Capra, Yvonne Rogers

DIS 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference   1169 - 1182   2018.6

Evaluating a smartphone-based social participation app for the elderly Reviewed

Lee, N., Seaborn, K., Hiyama, A., Inami, M., Hirose, M.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   10926 LNCS   505 - 517   2018

Design and Evaluation of a Shared Action Game for Empathy

Katie Seaborn, Nina Lee, Marla Narazani, Chien-Hsu Chen, Atsushi Hiyama, Masahiko Inami

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society in Japan   2018

StepSync: Wearable skill transfer system for real-time foot-based interaction

Marla Narazani, Katie Seaborn, Atsushi Hiyama, Masahiko Inami

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society in Japan   2018

Gamifying the media classroom: Instructor perspectives and the multidimensional impact of gamification on student engagement Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Fels, D.I., Bajko, R., Hodson, J.

International Journal of Game-Based Learning   7 ( 4 )   22 - 49   2017

Edugamifying Media Studies: Student Engagement, Enjoyment, and Interest in Two Multimedia and So-cial Media Undergraduate Classrooms Reviewed

Robert Bajko, Jaigris Hodson, Katie Seaborn, Pamela Livingstone, Deborah I. Fels

Information Systems Education Journal   2016.11

Evaluating hedonic and eudaimonic motives in human-computer interaction Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   9735   494 - 500   2016

Framework Synthesis for Guiding Design of a Personal Record of Eudaimonic Flourishing and Enhanced Resilience (PREFER) for people with complex chronic conditions

Peter Pennefather, Katie Seaborn, Deborah I. Fels

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Neuroscience 2016   2016

Usability and safety of a HUD during powered chair navigation: A pilot study Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Satoh, Y., Fels, D.I.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   9739   628 - 638   2016

Eudaimonic flourishment through healthcare system participation in annotating electronic health records

Peter Pennefather, West Suhanic, Katie Seaborn, Deborah I Fels

2016

"Learn what we’re going through": Attitudes of older powered chair users towards mixed reality games that involve power mobility Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Pennefather, P., Fels, D.I.

Universal Access in the Information Society   15 ( 4 )   699 - 711   2016

A cooperative game for older powered chair users and their friends and family Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather, Deborah I. Fels

2015 IEEE Games Entertainment Media Conference (GEM)   1 - 4   2015

Guilds, die rolls, and leaderboards: Gamification of two undergraduate multimedia and social media courses Reviewed

Robert Bajko, Jaigris Hodson, Katie Seaborn, Pamela Livingstone, Deborah Fels

Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference   2015

Eudaimonia in Human Factors Research and Practice Foundations and Conceptual Framework Applied to Older Adult Populations Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather, Deborah I. Fels

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGEING WELL AND E-HEALTH (ICT4AGEINGWELL)   313 - 318   2015

Reimagining leaderboards: Towards gamifying competency models through social game mechanics Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Peter Pennefather, Deborah I. Fels

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (Gamification '13)   107 - 110   2013

Towards a Semiotics of Visual Texture in Touch-Based Interaction Reviewed

Katie Seaborn

Semiotics   2012

Gauntlet Guide: Designing a wearable vibrotactile feedforward display for novice gameplay Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Alissa N. Antle

Proceedings of GRAND Annual Conference   2011

Programming, PWNed: Using Digital Game Development to Enhance Learners' Competency and Self-Efficacy in a High School Computing Science Course Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Magy Self El-Nasr, David Milam, Darren Yung

SIGCSE 12: Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education   93 - 98   2011

Futura: Design for collaborative learning and game play on a multi-touch digital tabletop Reviewed

Alissa N. Antle, Allen Bevans, Theresa Jean Tanenbaum, Katie Seaborn, Sijie Wang

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI'11   93 - 100   2011

Balancing act: Enabling public engagement with sustainability issues through a multi-touch tabletop collaborative game Reviewed

Antle, A.N, Tanenbaum, T.J, Bevans, A, Seaborn, K, Wang, S

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   6947 LNCS ( PART 2 )   194 - 211   2011

Designing a wearable vibrotactile feedforward wrist display for novice gameplay Reviewed

Seaborn, K., Antle, A.N.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)   6972 LNCS   379 - 382   2011

Futura: Designing multi-touch tabletop games for sustainability Reviewed

Theresa Jean Tanenbaum, Alissa N Antle, Katie Seaborn, Karen Tanenbaum, Allen Bevans, Sijie Wang

GRAND Annual Conference 2010   93 - 100   2010

Futura: A case study in the design of an educational multi-touch tabletop game Reviewed

Theresa Jean Tanenbaum, Alissa Antle, Katie Seaborn, Karen Tanenbaum, Allen Bevans, Sijie Wang

Proceedings of Games, Learning and Society Conference   6   97 - 104   2010

Exploring the interplay of visual and haptic modalities in a pattern-matching task Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Bernhard E. Riecke, Alissa N. Antle

HAVE 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments and Games, Proceedings   61 - 66   2010

The Tiresias effect: Feedforward using light versus temperature in a tangible user interface Reviewed

Katie Seaborn, Alissa N. Antle

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems   3427 - 3432   2010

Towards symbodiment for societal flourishing

Katie Seaborn

RIKEN AIP Seminar Series  2018.10 

The current state of gamification Invited

Peta Wyeth, Katie Seaborn, Zac Fitz-Walter, Sebastian Deterding, Élise Lavoué

ACM CHI PLAY '21  2021 

Citizen engagement and engaging citizens: Two cases in co-design for the public Invited

Katie Seaborn, Johnanna Mähönen

UCLIC Research Seminar Series  2018 

Gender neutrality in robots: Implications for the arts Invited

Katie Seaborn

AI to Stretch the Borders of ARTS (Finnish Institute of Japan)  2022.3 

Designing inclusive robots with diverse populations Invited

Selma Šabanović, Benito Gloria Alvarez, Pourang Irani, Shinichi Nagata, Katie Seaborn

Haru Fest '22 (Honda Research Center)  2022.10 

Bots Against Bias (BoAB): A seminar on designing robots that enhance human metacognition

Katie Seaborn, Jacqueline Urakami, Hiroki Oura

2021 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2021)  2021.8 

AI to stretch the borders of ARTS Invited

Kristiina Jokinen, Gentiane Venture, Katie Seaborn, Riina Lundman, Tomi Slotte Dufva

AI to Stretch the Borders of ARTS (Finnish Institute of Japan)  2022.3 

Social identity in AI Invited

Katie Seaborn

Haru Fest '24 (Honda Research Center)  2024.5 

Intersectionality and AI: Gender, Age, and Everything in Between Invited

Katie Seaborn

GV Lab Seminar Series (The University of Tokyo)  2023.7 

Beyond accessibility: Psychosocial factors of technology engagement with older adults Invited

Katie Seaborn

Access IoT Workshop on Integrating AI Technologies at the 13th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IOT 2023)  2023.11 

Invited Guest Speaker, Breakout Session on Evaluation Techniques and Methods of Measuring Trust in CUIs Invited International conference

Katie Seaborn

CUI@CHI, ACM CHI '24  2024.5 

Keynote Speaker: Large Language Models in the RoMan Age: Exploring Social Impact and Implications for Design and Ethics Invited International conference

Katie Seaborn

IEEE RO-MAN 2024  2024.8  Alva Jamina Ka Markelius, Laetitia Tanqueray, Robert Lowe, Yoon Kyung Lee, Yoonwon Jung, Stefan Larsson

Big Ideas in Education CMS

Katie Seaborn

2012 - 2013

Haptic Feedforward Device for Virtual Navigation: Gauntlet Guide

Katie Seaborn

2010 - 2011

Summer Program Fellowship for Foreign Researchers

2015   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)  

Katie Seaborn

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral

2014   Natural Science & Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)  

Katie Seaborn

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2024   ACM CUI 2024  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2024   ACM CHI 2024  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2023   ACM CHI 2023  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2023   ACM CHI PLAY 2023  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2023   ACM DIS 2023  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2022   ACM CHI 2022  

Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews

2021   ACM CHI 2021  

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master's Scholarship

2010   Social Sciences & Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC)  

Katie Seaborn

Voice UX: Designing Voice Interactions for Optimal User Experience

2019

Aromanoidics: Aromatic Engagement with Robots

2023 - 2024

Shiseido 

Katie Seaborn, Gentiane Venture

AI and Intersectional Design

2022

Katie Seaborn

Maldaimonia in Games and Play

2020

Human Factors in Robot-Facilitated Conversation for Preventable Dementia

2019 - 2023

Shared Actions Game for Intergenerational Empathy

2018 - 2019

Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)  Shared Action 

Parasitic Body: Exploring Perspective Dependency in a Shared Body with Virtual Supernumerary Robotic Arms

2018 - 2019

Parasitic Body 

Londoners' Lab: Behaviour Change with Playful Bins

2017 - 2018

Intel ICRI in Sustainable Connected Cities 

Pinsight: Physical Computing for In Situ Storytelling

2017 - 2018

Intel ICRI in Sustainable Connected Cities  Pinsight 

Design for Health System Flourishment

2016 - 2018

Peter Pennefather, Katie Seaborn, West Suhanic, Deborah I. Fels

Gamification for the Media Classroom

2015

Mixed Reality Gaming for Powered Chair Users

2012 - 2014

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 

Game Design-Based Constructivist Learning

2010 - 2011

Haptic and Multimodal Feedforward Augmentations for Virtual Navigation

2010 - 2011

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 

Katie Seaborn

Robots for Shaken Baby Syndrome Research

2010

"Futura": Multi-Touch Tabletop Learning Game

2009 - 2010

GRAND NCE (Graphics, Animation, and New Media Network Centre of Excellence)  Futura 

Programming on the Web

2016 Institution：The University of Toronto

Design of Interactive Computational Media

2016 Institution：The University of Toronto

Introduction to Healthcare Human-Computer Interface

2014 Institution：Ryerson University / Toronto Metropolitan University

90% of apps have 'dark patterns', screen designs that deceive consumers... domestic regulation delayed Newspaper, magazine

Yomiuri Shinbun  Yomiuri Shinbun  Tokyo, Japan  2023.7

What are dark patterns? – Insights from a study on Japanese users – Part 2 Newspaper, magazine

Mynavi  Mynavi Tech+  2025.4

What are dark patterns? Insights from a study on Japanese users – Part 1 Newspaper, magazine

Mynavi  Mynavi Tech+  Tokyo, Japan  2025.2

Efforts to Prevent Malicious Online Guidance: Dark Patterns, Proper Mark, and Consideration of Antitrust Law Application Newspaper, magazine

Yomiuri Shinbun  Yomiuri Shinbun  Tokyo, Japan  2025.2

CONCENT publishes Dark Pattern Report 2023: Over 40% of respondents experienced dark pattern damage Internet

CreatorZine  CreatorZine  2024.3

CONCENT publishes Dark Patterns Report 2023, a survey of the attitudes of 799 people who have made purchases on e-commerce websites and apps Newspaper, magazine

PR TIMES  PR TIMES  2023.11

"Dark patterns" on websites that lead consumers in unintended directions, such as "products sneaking into the cart" and "images that invite false taps" Internet

MoneyPost  MoneyPost WEB  2023.11

Led by design? Pitfalls of 'dark patterns' Newspaper, magazine

NHK  NHK  2023.11

'Dark patterns' deceiving online consumers in Japan Newspaper, magazine

The Japan Times  The Japan Times  2023.10

Consumer confusion, beware of "dark patterns" that set up unfavourable decisions Internet

Sankei  2023.10

Dark patterns in Japanese mobile apps Internet

AAAS EurekAlert!  2023.9

The path to the cancellation page is a labyrinth, and unwanted e-mail magazine subscriptions are the default Internet

AMEBA  AMEBA TIMES  2023.9

'Ten minutes to go' rushed contracts dark patterns, experienced by 90% Newspaper, magazine

NIKKEI  NIKKEI  2023.9

Dark patterns: Hidden manipulation in Japan's popular apps Newspaper, magazine

Yomiuri Shinbun  Yomiuri Shinbun  2023.7

Dark pattern of tactics: FTC sues Amazon Newspaper, magazine

NIKKEI  2023.6

'Dark patterns' to deceive internet users, are you a victim too? Newspaper, magazine

NIKKEI  2023.6

User deception, malicious UI 'dark patterns' How many Japanese apps have these 'dark patterns': Tokyo Institute of Technology investigation Newspaper, magazine

ITmedia  ITmedia NEWS  2023.5

Send in the robots! Newspaper, magazine

COSMOS  2023.2

Understanding ourselves through our interactions with computers Internet

Tokyo Institute of Technology  2021.12

The role of computer voice in the future of speech-based human-computer interaction Internet

AAAS EurekAlert!  2021.6

DLab Dialog Day Spring 2021, co-creation of research and partner companies at the Tokyo Institute of Technology to realize future scenarios Internet

2021.3

A digital design for life Internet

ResearcHers Code  2019.11

Parasitic Body: A virtual reality system to study the collection of visual feedback from robotic arms Internet

Science X Network  TechXplore  2019.9

Reviewer

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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS) 

Reviewer

Role(s)： Peer review

International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR/SORO) 

Reviewer

Role(s)： Peer review

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 

Reviewer

Role(s)： Peer review

ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 

Reviewer

Role(s)： Peer review

ACM Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) 

Session Chair, ACM CHI 2024 International contribution

Role(s)： Panel moderator, session chair, etc.

2024

Session Chair, ACM CHI PLAY 2023 International contribution

Role(s)： Panel moderator, session chair, etc.

2023

Reviewer

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ACM Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (Mobile HCI) 

Reviewer

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ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) 

Reviewer

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SAGE Psychological Reports 

Reviewer International contribution

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Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) 

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International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI) 

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Human-Computer Interaction (HHCI) 

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IEEE Access 

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International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI) 

Reviewer

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IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 

Reviewer

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British HCI 

Reviewer

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Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS) 

Reviewer

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Journal of Happiness Studies (JOHS) 

Reviewer

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Foundations of Digital Games (FDG)