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Animal-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Cognitive enrichment, Animal Communication, Animal Welfare, Evolutionary Biology
Aristeidou, Maria, Paci, Patrizia, Harvey, Gareth, Davies, Lisa and Jones, Darren ,(2024). Leveraging open educational resources for a more equitable learning landscape: student experiences with the national enrichment programme enhanced in Wales. In: 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 11-13 Nov 2024, Seville, Spain.
Aristeidou, Maria, Cross, Simon, Rossade, Klaus-Dieter, Wood, Carlton, Rees, Terri and Paci, Patrizia ,(2024). Online exams in higher education: Exploring distance learning students' acceptance and satisfaction. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 40(1), pp. 342â359.
Paci, Patrizia, Tiddi, Ilaria, Preciado, Daniel and Baraka, Kim ,(2023). âWhoâs a Good Robot?!â Designing Human-Robot Teaching Interactions Inspired by Dog Training. In: Lukowicz, Paul; Mayer, Sven; Koch, Janin; Shawe-Taylor, John and Tiddi, Ilaria eds. HHAI 2023: Augmenting Human Intellect. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 368. IOS Press, pp. 310â319.
Aristeidou, Maria, Cross, Simon, Rossade, Klaus-Dieter, Wood, Carlton and Paci, Patrizia ,(2023). Examining university student satisfaction and barriers to taking online remote exams. In: 9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAdâ23), 19-22 Jun 2023, València, Spain.
Paci, Patrizia, Mancini, Clara and Nuseibeh, Bashar ,(2022). The Case for Animal Privacy in the Design of Technologically Supported Environments. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8
French, Fiona, Hirskyj-Douglas, Ilyena, Väätäjä, Heli, Pons, Patricia, Karl, Sabrina, Chisik, Yoram, Nannoni, Eleonora, Zamansky, Anna, Mangat, Mandeep, Paci, Patrizia, Kasuga, Haruka and Vilker, Dana ,(2021). Ethics and Power Dynamics in Playful Technology for Animals: Using speculative design to provoke reflection. In: Mindtrek 2021: Academic Mindtrek 2021, 1-3 Jun 2021, Tampere/Virtual Finland.
Paci, Patrizia, Mancini, Clara and Price, Blaine ,(2020). Understanding the Interaction Between Animals and Wearables: The Wearer Experience of Cats. In: DIS'20: Designing Interactive Systems 2020, 6-10 Jul 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Paci, Patrizia ,(2019). A Wearer-Centred Framework to Design for Wearability in Animal Biotelemetry. [Thesis]
Paci, Patrizia, Mancini, Clara and Price, Blaine ,(2019). Designing for wearability: an animal-centred framework. In: 6th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, 12-14 Nov 2019, Haifa, Israel.
Paci, Patrizia, Mancini, Clara and Price, Blaine A. ,(2019). Wearer-Centered Design for Animal Biotelemetry: Implementation and Wearability Test of a Prototype. In: ISWC2019: International Symposium on Wearable Computing, 11-13 Sep 2019, London, UK.
Citizen Empowerment, Politics and Government
Environment and Sustainability
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