DI PhD students at the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (DIS 2024)
Along with other academics and students from Design Informatics, we are delighted to share the experiences of a selection of our PhD students Yuhao Sun, Youngsil Lee and Aditi Surana who participated in CHI 2024.
Read about their experiences in Copenhagen as designers and researchers from very different research backgrounds, reflecting on this year DIS 2024 theme – ‘Why Design?’ and sharing their takeaways from the social networking events, workshops, Doctoral Consortium and more.
We’re in the future, and we’re designing a better future
Yuhao Sun
“Attending DIS was a valuable opportunity. Preparing my DC paper from January, revising it with John, and securing travel funding and a Schengen visa made the journey challenging but worthwhile. It was my first international academic conference, and the experience taught me to value such opportunities. The process prepared me for future paper submissions, particularly, reducing the fear of rejection and encouraging thoughtful planning.”
Foraging walks, participatory mapping, and ice cream
Youngsil Lee and Aditi Surana
“Having spent a large part of my PhD unpacking these topics, it was refreshing to have a larger conversation with others academics in similar positions and fields. These conversations and connections kept flowing through the rest of the conference as well, often over coffee or ice creams.”
