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Research areas
In my research, I seek to answer the question of how we can design alternative possible futures with stronger ethical and ecological commitments. This drives my research in three areas: developing critical practices for interaction design, designing new ethically responsible care technologies for a diverse population, and exploring the relationship between aesthetics and attunement. I do this through an exploratory design practice where I design artifacts that push the boundaries of what we can and should expect from the technologies we live with. I work with design as an inherently critical practice where artifacts in them selves question our current practice.
Keywords
- Interaction design
- Research Through Design
- Care
- Attunement
- FemTech
- Deeply Situated Design
- Care Technologies
- Formgiving
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Defining Matters of Compassion: Designing Care Technology within a Care Crisis
Lusi, B., Vallgårda, A., Martinussen, S. A. N. & Ludden, G. D. S., 30 Aug 2025, Adjunct Proceedings of the Sixth Decennial Aarhus Conference: Computing X Crisis. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-5 5 p. 18Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Attuning to Care Technologies
Vallgårda, A., 5 Jan 2024, In: Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-12Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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Delineating a Design Space for Premenstrual Disorders as a Relational Phenomenon
Martinussen, S. A. N. & Vallgårda, A., 13 Oct 2024, In: NordiCHI '24: Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-13 59.Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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Life in Transitions: The Role of Technology in Supporting Well-being in the Heart of Change
Karahanoğlu, A., Vidal, L. T., Harrison, D., Steane, J., Ekhtiar, T., Almeida, T., Vallgårda, A. & Balaam, M., 2024, NordiCHI '24 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2024 Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-5Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research
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What We Took From Metaphors: A Case of Designing For Care After Abortion
Lusi, B., Vallgårda, A., Bewley, H., Mouritzen, H. & Ludden, G. D. S., 13 Oct 2024, In: NordiCHI '24: Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. p. 1-15 14.Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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TRACE : TRAnsformations in CarE - Investigating Emerging Human-Technology Interactions in Practice of Care
Fritsch, J. (PI), Ertner, S. M. (CoI), Grönvall, E. (CoI), Yndigegn, S. L. (CoI), Vallgårda, A. (CoI), Dzierzak, K. A. (CoI), Ravn, N. E. (CoI), Martinussen, S. A. N. (CoI), Hartmann, M. (CoI) & Karaturhan, P. (Collaborator)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research
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Atmosfære til koncerter
Vallgårda, A. (PI)
Innovationsnetværk for IT - InfinIT
01/12/2013 → 30/06/2014
Project: Research
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IoT: Internet of Things i produktion og værksted
Vallgårda, A. (PI) & Boer, L. (CoI)
Innovationsnetværk for IT - InfinIT
01/01/2016 → 31/05/2016
Project: Research
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Teknologi til integration af bevægelse i folkeskolen
Vallgårda, A. (PI)
Innovationsnetværk for IT - InfinIT
01/02/2015 → 31/05/2015
Project: Research
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Kronik: KRONIKEN 18: Danmark står i en designkrise. Sådan løser vi den
18/06/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskere undersøger digitalisering af omsorgspraksisser
Fritsch, J., Vallgårda, A., Grönvall, E. & Yndigegn, S. L.
28/06/2023
1 Media contribution
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Vi kontrollerer vores kroppe med apps. Men kan de også hjælpe graviditeten på vej?
10/03/2022
1 Media contribution
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Banebrydende høreapparat får hørehæmmede til at høre ting, som ingen andre kan
08/12/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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Activities
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ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Vallgårda, A. (Member of Programme Committee)
29 May 2013 → 31 May 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Alternative Art Fair Copenhagen
Vallgårda, A. (Organizer)
5 Sept 2014 → 7 Sept 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Knowing things: objects, knowledge and interaction
Vallgårda, A. (Speaker)
6 Oct 2014 → 7 Oct 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Konstfack (External organisation)
Vallgårda, A. (Member)
10 Aug 2014 → 10 Sept 2014Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
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Material Play
Vallgårda, A. (Lecturer)
4 Dec 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in workshop, seminar, course