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Jonas Fritsch, PhD, is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. His field of research is human-centred interaction design, where he has been at the forefront of introducing affect theoretical findings from cultural and critical theory into the joint fields of Human- Computer Interaction (HCI) and design. In the last five years, this has led to a deep research engagement with affective and emotional aspects of people- and patient-centered healthcare, as well as an expanded care-driven agenda spanning environment, social and mental ecologies. Scientific contribution is interdisciplinary in nature with publications across multiple fields. Jonas has founded and is head of the Affective Interaction & Relations (AIR) Lab at the IT University of Copenhagen and is currently PI in the VELUX Core Group project TRAnsformations in CarE (TRACE) (5.69 mio DKR 2023-27) and the DFF-funded FKK project “Voice as a Matter of Design; a Framework for Novel Vocal Imaginaries (2.8 mio DKR 2022-25).
Keywords
- Art & technology
- Design research
- Digital aesthetics
- embodied interaction
- Experience design
- HCI: human-computer interaction
- Interaction design
- Interactive installations
- UI/UX
- User-centered design
- Affective interaction design
- Emotional design
- Affective healthcare design
- Affective robots
- Design philosophy
- Design theory
- Design processes
- Research through design
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Body Politics: Unpacking Tensions and Future Perspectives for Body-Centric Design Research in HCI
Tsaknaki, V., Fdili Alaoui, S., Homewood, S., Fritsch, J., Brynskov, A., Núñez Pacheco, C., Carlson, K., Spiel, K., Gillies, M. & Harrington, C., 2025, CHI EA '25: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, USA : Association for Computing Machinery, 7 p. 771Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Co-creating Vocal Imaginaries with Conversational AIs
Karaturhan, P., Glanois, C. & Fritsch, J., 28 Nov 2025, Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Estrangement through Silence
Fritsch, J., Höök, K., Núñez-Pacheco, C., Sanches, P., Ståhl, A. & Tsaknaki, V., 4 Jul 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 929-943 15 p.Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Passing the torch, keeping the trauma: how patients and kin experience transfers of responsibilities and information after ICD implantation
Hartmann, M. & Fritsch, J., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference - NOT published in proceeding or journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Sticking with Affect in HCI and Design: from Interaction to Relation
Fritsch, J., 17 Aug 2025, Proceedings of the sixth decennial Aarhus conference: Computing X Crisis. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 202-215 14 p.Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Affects, Interfaces, Events
Fritsch, J. (PI) & Jacobsen, M. (CoI)
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research
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VOCAL: Voice as a Matter of Design: a Framework for Novel Vocal Imaginaries
Fritsch, J. (PI), Jørgensen, S. H. (CoI), Hyldahl Fogh, A. (CoI), Lyngsø Knudsen, S. (CoI) & Glanois, C. (CoI)
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/08/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
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Affective Design for Improved Health Outcomes for Rheumatology Patients using Digital Health Technology
Fritsch, J. (PI) & Kühn, L. (CoI)
11/09/2018 → 01/12/2023
Project: Research
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SLOPE: Salvaged Legacies: Obsolesence in Practice and Experience
Cohn, M. (PI), Binder, T. (CoI), Fritsch, J. (CoI), Ertner, S. M. (CoI), Sandbukt, S. (CoI) & Hockenhull, M. (CoI)
01/10/2026 → 30/04/2030
Project: Research
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Immediations: Art, Media and Event
Fritsch, J. (PI) & Jacobsen, M. (CoI)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
01/03/2018 → 28/02/2020
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Gratis debatmøde om digital sundhed: Hvad gør apps og apparater ved livet som patient?
16/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Dansk festival sætter fokus på, hvordan musik og lyd kan fremme sundhed
23/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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UDREDNING - en audiovisuel event af Mogens Jacobsen og Jonas Fritsch
26/03/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Velux Fonden støtter syv humanvidenskabelige forskningsprojekter
08/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Activities
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ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2019
Fritsch, J. (Other (please specify))
25 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Affects, Interfaces, Events
Fritsch, J. (Conference Chair) & Thomsen, B. M. S. (Conference Chair)
29 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Designing for Living with Technology - Design til at Leve med Teknologi
Fritsch, J. (Lecturer)
25 Sept 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Følkemødet
Fischer, L. H. (Speaker), Hockenhull, M. (Organizer), Fritsch, J. (Panel Chair), Padalak, M. A. (Participant) & Dalsgaard, S. (Participant)
14 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Hiring committee for recruitment of assistant/associate professor in Creative Computing (Event)
Fritsch, J. (Chair), Yndigegn, S. L. (Member) & Grönvall, E. (Member)
Feb 2024 → Jun 2024Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee