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
Keywords
AI + Social Bots
Augmented Reality
Collaboration
Communities
Complex Systems
Computer Mediated Communication
Digital Wellbeing
Disinformation
Governance
Information Ecosystems
Infrastructure
Misinformation
Online Communities
Participation
Propaganda
Rumors
Social Computing
Social Media
Sociotechnical Systems
Trust and Safety