How do online platforms shape the ways people connect, collaborate, and communicate? HCDE researchers in this cluster study the dynamics of human interaction in digital spaces—from the formation of communities to the spread of information and the design of safer, more trustworthy online environments.
Using a range of empirical and design methodologies, we investigate how platforms influence social behavior, participation, and governance. Our work sheds light on the interplay between online interactions and real-world impact.
HCDE Researchers
Recent Publications
- Kate Starbird - Data Visualizations as Propaganda: Tracing Lineages, Provenance, and Political Framings in Online Anti-Immigrant Discourse in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025). Received a Best Paper Award at CSCW '25.
- Mark Zachry and David W. McDonald - Towards Insider Summarization for Mediation Instead of Moderation: Examining Wikipedian Views on Key Elements of Discussion Summaries in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025)
- Kate Starbird - Beyond Information: Online Participatory Culture and Information Disorder in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025)
- Kate Starbird - Deep Storytelling: Collective Sensemaking and Layers of Meaning in U.S. Elections in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025)
- Kate Starbird - What is going on? An evidence-frame framework for analyzing online rumors about election integrity in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025)
- Cecilia Aragon - Transforming Perspectives on Data Ethics through Collaborative Game Design in Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (October 2025)
- Charlotte Lee - Floating Points in Proceedings of the sixth decennial Aarhus conference: Computing X Crisis (AAR '25) (August 2025)
- Charlotte Lee - The Agony and Ecstasy of Extended Research on Computational Systems in Proceedings of the sixth decennial Aarhus conference: Computing X Crisis (AAR '25) (August 2025)