BIG::Diverse is for Cross-Sensory Interaction, Disability, and Mixed-Ability
In the Diverse-ability Interaction Lab (Dive lab), we aim to transform conceptions of assistive technology, accessibility and inclusion in human society.
We do this by investigating how to design, engineer and evaluate multisensory and cross-sensory interactive technologies in ways that make them inclusive of both disabled and non-disabled people.
We work very closely with partner communities, charities, services and user groups, and we use a mixed-methods approach in our research, combining theory with field work and co-design, and controlled studies with in-situ evaluations.
We apply our research across a range of domains and contexts, from education to work and leisure, and across a wide span of age groups from pre-schoolers, to young people and senior adults. You can read more about our work on our website.
BIG::Diverse Members
Doctoral Students
Faculty
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Oussama Metatla
Associate Professor of HCI and co-director of BIG -
Kyle Keane
Senior Lecturer in Assistive Technologies -
Dan Bennett
Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
Researchers
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Min Susan Li
Research Associate -
Zhuzhi Fan
Research Associate -
Jialin Deng
Research Associate -
Amy Ingold
Research Associate -
Elaine Czech
Research Associate
Visiting & Honorary
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Feng Feng
Visiting Researcher -
Ute Leonards
Professor of Neuropsychology -
Liz Coulthard
Professor of Cognitive Neurology -
Cecily Morrison
Senior Principal Research Manager, Microsoft -
Alison Oldfield
Lecturer in Education
Recent Publications
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"I Feel It Like I Actually Feel It": How HCI Can Support the Experiences of Synaesthesia
Mamoru Watanabe, Oussama Metatla & Atau Tanaka
ACM CHI Conference on Human Computer Interaction, 2025. -
"It Helps Us Express Our Feelings Without Having To Say Anything": Exploring Accompanying Social Play Things Designed With and For Neurodiverse Groups of Children
Brooke Morris, Hayati Havlucu, Alison Oldfield & Oussama Metatla
ACM CHI Conference on Human Computer Interaction, 2025. -
Lost in Translation: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Linguistic Inaccessibility in HCI
Eszter Vigh, Ellen Weir, Grace Stangroome, Alex Tcherdakoff, Yelu Gu, Oussama Metatla, Mamoru Watanabe, René Schäfer, Sophie Hahn, Konrad Mikolaj Krawczyk, Marcela Godoy, Rodolfo Cossovich, Randy Morin, Kristine Dreaver-Charles, Marguerite Koole & Frank Lewis
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), 2025. -
Designing for Neurodiversity in Academia: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Human-Computer Interaction (Special Interest Group)
Alex Tcherdakoff, Grace Stangroome, Ashlee Milton, Catherine Holloway, Marta E. Cecchinato, Antonella Nonnis, Tessa Eagle, Dena Al Thani, Hwajung Hong & Rua M. Williams
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), 2025. -
"Put Your Hands Up": How Joint Attention Is Initiated Between Blind Children And Their Sighted Peers
Katherine Jones, Martin Grayson, Cecily Morrison, Ute Leonards & Oussama Metatla
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), 2025.