As we approach the end of the year, we would like to take a moment to reflect on 2024. It has been a rewarding year for our community. Here are some highlights: Finally, we would like to remind you of some exciting events to look forward to in 2025: HappyREAD MORE
You could be forgiven for thinking that the CSCW Journal has turned into a monthly publication, as we can present the latest issue just a few weeks after the previous issue. This time it is however a Special Issue on a classic CSCW theme–control rooms. These spaces, where critical decisionsREAD MORE
The push towards digital transformation across various sectors presents both opportunities and challenges, necessitating approaches that are inclusive, adaptable, and deeply attuned to human needs. This is echoed in the latest issue of the CSCW, where the authors explore the implementation of participatory design and infrastructuring across various sectors, alongsideREAD MORE
Esteemed colleagues, May you find peace and relaxation, and savor joyful moments with those dear to you. The preceding year was marked by our engagement in numerous in-person symposiums: ECSCW 2023, Communities and Technologies 2023, and infraHEALTH 2023. We extend our gratitude to all the hosts and scientific and organizingREAD MORE
By: Babak Farshchian and Elena Parmiggiani We prayed for sunny days in Trondheim during June 5-9, 2023, when we welcomed more than one hundred participants to the 21th European conference on CSCW. We got some sunny days, both weather-wise and professionally. We hosted four workshops, one masterclass, and a doctoralREAD MORE
Yes, a new issue of your favorite CSCW journal has arrived (Volume 32, Issue 3) – with no less than ten contributions exploring various aspects of practice-based computing. At the heart of our digital designs are the voices and interests of those we seek to serve. Two papers in particularREAD MORE
The shopfloor takes the main stage of the latest special issue of the Springer journal for CSCW (vol 34, issue 1). The theme of the special issue is cooperation on the shopfloor. The papers revolve around coordination and knowledge sharing. The editos take a somewhat critical stance towards the visionsREAD MORE
Complexity of Care Networks – Can a Taxonomy of Collaboration Complexity in Homecare Support Technology Adoption? There is a huge knowledge base and great research interest in the field of care and care networks. Many studies have defined the nature of care giving as cooperative work (Procter et al., 2014;READ MORE
Under the hot sun of Portugal and in the cool rooms of a beautiful former church, we gathered for a ECSCW 2022 workshop on CSCW and Algorithmic Systems. Instead of considering algorithms or data in a narrow technical sense, our workshop focused on algorithmic systems and their increasing role in societyREAD MORE
Author: Richard Paulch What can different disciplines say about learning and negotiation, using robots as an example? Here we discuss the experiences gathered during the workshop “Robots in heterogeneous contexts: Negotiation of co-creative lifelong learning spaces through participatory approaches”. The workshop was integrated into the 20th European Conference on Computer-SupportedREAD MORE
