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Carolina Fuentes Toro

Dr Carolina Fuentes Toro

Lecturer

School of Computer Science and Informatics

Users
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

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2014

Articles

Conferences

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

Aisha Gul

Research student

Oisin Brady

Oisin Brady

Research student

Contact Details

Specialisms

  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Centred AI
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Human Robot Interaction
  • Digital health