Dr Carolina Fuentes Toro
Lecturer
School of Computer Science and Informatics
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction. I am a member of the Complex System Research Group and the new Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Human-Machine Systems (IROHMS).
My research focuses on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Socially Responsible Design of emerging technologies. I am particularly interested in understanding the impact of technology through a user-centred research focus in different contexts, e.g. healthcare, domestic environments, factory domains, and the global south.
Publication
2024
- Fuentes, C., Rodríguez, I., Cajamarca, G., Cabrera-Quiros, L., Lucero, A., Herskovic, V. and O'Hara, K. 2024. Opportunities and challenges of emerging human-AI interactions to support healthcare in the Global South. Presented at: CSCW '24: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, San Jose, Costa Rica, 9-13 November 2024 Presented at Farzan, R. and Lopez, C. eds.CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery pp. 724-727., (10.1145/3678884.3681834)
- Griggio, C. F. et al. 2024. Identifying the values that shape HCI and CSCW research with Latin American communities: A collaborative autoethnography. Presented at: CSCW '24: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, San Jose, Costa Rica, 9-13 November 2024 Presented at Farzan, R. and Lopez, C. eds.CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. Association for Computing Machinery pp. 545-552., (10.1145/3678884.3681904)
- Gul, A., Turner, L. and Fuentes, C. 2024. An exploratory analysis of trust in socially assistive robot interactions with unpaid carers of older adults. Presented at: IEEE RO-MAN 2024, Pasadena, CA, USA, 26-30 August 20242024 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN). IEEE pp. 1630-1637., (10.1109/RO-MAN60168.2024.10731201)
- Gul, A., Turner, L. and Fuentes Toro, C. 2024. Perspectives from unpaid carers on socially assistive robot interactions in older adult care. Presented at: 16th International Conference on Social Robotics +AI, Odense, Denmark, 23-26 October 2024.
2023
- Fuentes, C., Porcheron, M. and Fischer, J. E. 2023. RoboClean: Contextual language grounding for human-robot interactions in specialised low-resource environments. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 19-21 July 2023 Presented at Lee, M. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces. New York, NY, US: Association for Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3571884.3597137)
- Cajamarca, G., Herskovic, V., Dondighual, S., Fuentes, C. and Verdezoto Dias, N. 2023. Understanding how to design health data visualizations for Chilean older adults on mobile devices. Presented at: DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 10 -14 July 2023DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York, NY: ACM, (10.1145/3563657.3596109)
- Reynolds-Cuéllar, P. et al. 2023. Para Cima y Pa’ Abajo: building bridges between HCI research in Latin America and in the Global North. Presented at: CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 April 2023 Presented at Albrecht, A. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3544548.3581138)
- Rodriguez, I., Rossel, P. O., Fernández, M., Fuentes, C., León, A. and Herskovic, V. 2023. InMyDay: a study on input styles for a digital diary for older users. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 14, pp. 65-74. (10.1007/s12652-019-01213-5)
2022
- Fernández-Vera, F., Urrutia, D. C., Rossel, P. O., Herskovic, V. and Fuentes, C. 2022. Social+Me: a persuasive application to increase communication between students and their support networks in Southern Chile. PeerJ Computer Science 8, article number: e848. (10.7717/peerj-cs.848)
2020
- Campos-Romero, S., Herskovic, V., Fuentes, C. and Abarca, E. 2020. Perceptions on connecting respite care volunteers and caregivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(8), article number: 2911. (10.3390/ijerph17082911)
2019
- Fuentes, C., Porcheron, M., Fischer, J. E., Costanza, E., Malilk, O. and Ramchurn, S. D. 2019. Tracking the consumption of home essentials. Presented at: CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-9 May 2019CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery pp. 1-13., (10.1145/3290605.3300869)
- Fuentes, C. et al. 2019. New directions for the IoT: automate, share, build, and care. Presented at: CHI 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-9 May, 2019CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, (10.1145/3290607.3299000)
2018
- Abarca, E., Campos, S., Herskovic, V. and Fuentes, C. 2018. Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 13(1), article number: 1422663. (10.1080/17482631.2017.1422663)
2017
- Rodríguez, I., Herskovic, V., Gerea, C., Fuentes, C., Rossel, P. O., Marques, M. and Campos, M. 2017. Understanding monitoring technologies for adults with pain: systematic literature review. JMIR 19(10), article number: e364. (10.2196/jmir.7279)
- Fuentes, C., Herskovic, V., Rodríguez, I., Gerea, C., Marques, M. and Rossel, P. O. 2017. A systematic literature review about technologies for self-reporting emotional information. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 8(4), pp. 593-606. (10.1007/s12652-016-0430-z)
2014
- Fuentes, C., Hernandez, C., Escobedo, L., Herskovic, V. and Tentori, M. 2014. Promoting self-reflection of social isolation through persuasive mobile technologies: the case of mother caregivers of children with cancer. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 30(10), pp. 802-814. (10.1080/10447318.2014.927279)
Articles
- Rodriguez, I., Rossel, P. O., Fernández, M., Fuentes, C., León, A. and Herskovic, V. 2023. InMyDay: a study on input styles for a digital diary for older users. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 14, pp. 65-74. (10.1007/s12652-019-01213-5)
- Fernández-Vera, F., Urrutia, D. C., Rossel, P. O., Herskovic, V. and Fuentes, C. 2022. Social+Me: a persuasive application to increase communication between students and their support networks in Southern Chile. PeerJ Computer Science 8, article number: e848. (10.7717/peerj-cs.848)
- Campos-Romero, S., Herskovic, V., Fuentes, C. and Abarca, E. 2020. Perceptions on connecting respite care volunteers and caregivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(8), article number: 2911. (10.3390/ijerph17082911)
- Abarca, E., Campos, S., Herskovic, V. and Fuentes, C. 2018. Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 13(1), article number: 1422663. (10.1080/17482631.2017.1422663)
- Rodríguez, I., Herskovic, V., Gerea, C., Fuentes, C., Rossel, P. O., Marques, M. and Campos, M. 2017. Understanding monitoring technologies for adults with pain: systematic literature review. JMIR 19(10), article number: e364. (10.2196/jmir.7279)
- Fuentes, C., Herskovic, V., Rodríguez, I., Gerea, C., Marques, M. and Rossel, P. O. 2017. A systematic literature review about technologies for self-reporting emotional information. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 8(4), pp. 593-606. (10.1007/s12652-016-0430-z)
- Fuentes, C., Hernandez, C., Escobedo, L., Herskovic, V. and Tentori, M. 2014. Promoting self-reflection of social isolation through persuasive mobile technologies: the case of mother caregivers of children with cancer. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 30(10), pp. 802-814. (10.1080/10447318.2014.927279)
Conferences
- Fuentes, C., Rodríguez, I., Cajamarca, G., Cabrera-Quiros, L., Lucero, A., Herskovic, V. and O'Hara, K. 2024. Opportunities and challenges of emerging human-AI interactions to support healthcare in the Global South. Presented at: CSCW '24: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, San Jose, Costa Rica, 9-13 November 2024 Presented at Farzan, R. and Lopez, C. eds.CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery pp. 724-727., (10.1145/3678884.3681834)
- Griggio, C. F. et al. 2024. Identifying the values that shape HCI and CSCW research with Latin American communities: A collaborative autoethnography. Presented at: CSCW '24: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, San Jose, Costa Rica, 9-13 November 2024 Presented at Farzan, R. and Lopez, C. eds.CSCW Companion '24: Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. Association for Computing Machinery pp. 545-552., (10.1145/3678884.3681904)
- Gul, A., Turner, L. and Fuentes, C. 2024. An exploratory analysis of trust in socially assistive robot interactions with unpaid carers of older adults. Presented at: IEEE RO-MAN 2024, Pasadena, CA, USA, 26-30 August 20242024 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN). IEEE pp. 1630-1637., (10.1109/RO-MAN60168.2024.10731201)
- Gul, A., Turner, L. and Fuentes Toro, C. 2024. Perspectives from unpaid carers on socially assistive robot interactions in older adult care. Presented at: 16th International Conference on Social Robotics +AI, Odense, Denmark, 23-26 October 2024.
- Fuentes, C., Porcheron, M. and Fischer, J. E. 2023. RoboClean: Contextual language grounding for human-robot interactions in specialised low-resource environments. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 19-21 July 2023 Presented at Lee, M. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces. New York, NY, US: Association for Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3571884.3597137)
- Cajamarca, G., Herskovic, V., Dondighual, S., Fuentes, C. and Verdezoto Dias, N. 2023. Understanding how to design health data visualizations for Chilean older adults on mobile devices. Presented at: DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 10 -14 July 2023DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York, NY: ACM, (10.1145/3563657.3596109)
- Reynolds-Cuéllar, P. et al. 2023. Para Cima y Pa’ Abajo: building bridges between HCI research in Latin America and in the Global North. Presented at: CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 April 2023 Presented at Albrecht, A. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3544548.3581138)
- Fuentes, C., Porcheron, M., Fischer, J. E., Costanza, E., Malilk, O. and Ramchurn, S. D. 2019. Tracking the consumption of home essentials. Presented at: CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-9 May 2019CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery pp. 1-13., (10.1145/3290605.3300869)
- Fuentes, C. et al. 2019. New directions for the IoT: automate, share, build, and care. Presented at: CHI 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-9 May, 2019CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, (10.1145/3290607.3299000)
Biography
EDUCATION
- 2017: PhD in Computer Science & Human-Computer Interaction, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
- 2013: MSc in Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
- 2005: BS in Computer Science, University of Santiago of Chile. Minor: Scientific Computing Analyst
CAREER OVERVIEW
- April 2020-Present: Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, UK.
- 2019: Research Fellow, Horizon Digital Economy Research, University of Nottingham, UK.
- 2017: Research Fellow, Mixed Reality Laboratory, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK
- 2016: Assistant Professor, Andrés Bello University, Santiago, Chile.
- 2014: Research Intern, Microsoft Research
- 2014: Teaching Assistant, Advanced Programming, Finis Terrae University, Chile
- 2013: Research Assistant, NIC Chile Research Lab, User Center Design Group.
- 2012-2014: Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Programming, Catholic University of Chile
- 2007-2012: Project Manager Research & Development, Latin Telecomunicaciones S.A.
- 2005-2007: Software Engineer and Developer, Latin Telecomunicaciones S.A.
Honours and awards
- 2020 SPRITE+ NetworkPlus online sandpit on Trust, Identity, Privacy, and Security in the post-Covid Digital Economy.
- 2019 UK Digital Economy Crucible 2019, part of CHERISH Digital Economy Research Centre
- 2019 MWIT, Finalist of Midlands Women in Tech Awards 2019, Academic Category.
- 2014 Microsoft Research Latin America Fellowship Research PhD (awarded to 1% of applicants of Latin America graduate students)
- 2013 Google Scholarship plus travel funding to attend the Google Scholars Retreat, awarded to 12 Computer Science student in Latin American.
- 2013 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research of Chile (Conicyt). Full funding (tuition and stipend) for four years, awarded to 20% of applicants.
Professional memberships
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI)
- ACM Women Europe
Committees and reviewing
- 2020: Virtual Program Co-Chair, The ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2020).
- 2020: Associate Chair (AC) Late-Breaking Work the papers program for The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020).
- 2019: ACM Women Europe, Executive committee Associate, Volunteer Network
- 2019: Associate Chair (AC) Late-Breaking Work the papers program for The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019).
- 2019: PC member for the 9th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2019).
- 2016-2017: Student Volunteer Co-Chair, ACM CSCW.
- 2015: Student Volunteer, ACM CSCW.
- 2014: Scientific adviser at IX School Congress of Science and Technology EXPLORA from National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research of Chile (Conicyt).
Reviewing
- 2020: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
- 2020: MDPI Journal
- 2019 International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2019).
- 2019 CHI ACM Conference.
- 2018 UCAMI - International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence.
- 2018-2017 CHI ACM Conference.
- 2017 Mobile HCI ACM Conference, Journal of Computer in Human Behavior.
- 2015 TEI: ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction.
- 2014 Latinity: Latin American women in technology.
- 2013 Chilean Conference on Human-Computer Interaction.
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising students in research areas including Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-Robot Interaction(HRI) and Emerging Technologies, with particular focus on Healthcare, Sustainability, Industry, ICT4D and Complex Scenarios.
Current supervision
Aisha Gul
Research student
Oisin Brady
Research student
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Human Computer Interaction
- Human Centred AI
- Emerging Technologies
- Human Robot Interaction
- Digital health