Aisling O'Kane

Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction for Health.

My work is associated with BIG::AI, BIG::Everyday & BIG::Health.

My research focuses on understanding how health and wellbeing technologies are used (and not used!) in the real world. I employ qualitative and participatory design approaches to studies of interactive technologies such devices, apps, websites and wearables, and am increasingly interested in how people interact with AI to support health, care and wellbeing. Check out my publications for past work, and these are things I am currently working on:

New HCI Masters Programme - online, live and interactive: bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/msc-human-computer-interaction-online

Collaborators

Doctoral Students

Faculty

Paul Marshall
Associate Professor of Human Computer Interaction
Jon Bird
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
Kirsten Cater
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction
Kenton O'Hara
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction
Kyle Keane
Senior Lecturer in Assistive Technologies

Researchers

Elaine Czech
Research Associate

Visiting & Honorary

Katarzyna Stawarz
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science
Jonah Aprioku
Associate Professor Pharmacology, University of Port Harcourt

Recent Publications

Exploring the nexus of Social Media Networks and Instant Messengers in Collaborative Type 2 Diabetes care: A Case Study of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Timeyin Arueyingho, Aisling O'Kane, Jonah Aprioku & Paul Marshall
Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2024.

Summary | Full Version
“I think it saved me. I think it saved my heart”: The Complex Journey From Self-Tracking With Wearables To Diagnosis

Rachel Keys, Paul Marshall, Graham Stuart & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024.

Summary | Full Version
Using and Appropriating Technology to Support The Menopause Journey in the UK

Emily Lopez, Marianela Ciolfi & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024.

Summary | Full Version
The EmpathiCH Workshop: Unraveling Empathy-Centric Design

Luce Drouet, Wo Meijer, Aisling O'Kane, Aneesha Singh, Thiemo Wambsganss, Andrea Mauri & Himanshu Verma
Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version
Explanation before Adoption: Supporting Informed Consent for Complex Machine Learning and IoT Health Platforms

Rachel Eardley, Emma Tonkin, Ewan Soubutts, Amid Ayobi, Gregory Tourte, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Ian Craddock & Aisling O'Kane
Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., 2023.

Summary | Full Version
Social Virtual Reality as a Mental Health Tool: How People Use VRChat to Support Social Connectedness and Wellbeing

Mairi Deighan, Amid Ayobi & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version
Symposium: Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH)

Daniel Epstein, Aisling O'Kane & Andrew Miller
Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version
Chronic Care in a Life Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence to Support Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Moving to University

Sam James, Miranda Armstrong, Zahraa Abdallah & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version
Independence for Whom? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Onboarding a Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adult Care

Elaine Czech, Ewan Soubutts, Rachel Eardley & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version
The Shifting Sands of Labour: Changes in Shared Care Work with a Smart Home Health System

Ewan Soubutts, Elaine Czech, Amid Ayobi, Rachel Eardley, Kirsten Cater & Aisling O'Kane
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

Summary | Full Version

Aisling O'Kane

Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction for Health.

Collaborators

Doctoral Students

Faculty

Researchers

Visiting & Honorary

Recent Publications

Exploring the nexus of Social Media Networks and Instant Messengers in Collaborative Type 2 Diabetes care: A Case Study of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“I think it saved me. I think it saved my heart”: The Complex Journey From Self-Tracking With Wearables To Diagnosis

Using and Appropriating Technology to Support The Menopause Journey in the UK

The EmpathiCH Workshop: Unraveling Empathy-Centric Design

Explanation before Adoption: Supporting Informed Consent for Complex Machine Learning and IoT Health Platforms

Social Virtual Reality as a Mental Health Tool: How People Use VRChat to Support Social Connectedness and Wellbeing

Symposium: Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH)

Chronic Care in a Life Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence to Support Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Moving to University

Independence for Whom? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Onboarding a Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adult Care

The Shifting Sands of Labour: Changes in Shared Care Work with a Smart Home Health System