We research technology that can improve people’s lives
We focus on techniques that can help people adopt healthy behaviours (e.g. exercising, having quality time, meditating, etc.) and getting rid of negative behaviours (e.g., smoking, procrastinating essential tasks, etc.).
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- Dagstuhl Seminar on Transparent Quantitative Research as a User Interface Problem
In September 2022, members of the PET Lab Lahari Goswami and Kavous S. Niksirat attended a one-week seminar about Transparent Quantitative Research. The seminar gathered HCI researchers from all over … - New Paper in Acta Psychologica
Acta Psychologica Volume 230 (October 2022) includes a report on a PET Lab experiment by James Tyler titled “Contemporary self-reflective practices: A large-scale survey”. In this study, we conducted a … - Self-Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a Research Agenda
Last April and May, we participated as part of the chair committee at the CHI’22 Workshop on SDT. The workshop was divided into two sessions: the first one in virtual … - PET Lab at CHI’22
The Self-Determination Theory keeps being part of our research lab interests! This time Gabriela will be present at CHI’22 in New Orleans participating in the organizing committee of the Self-Determination … - PhD Thesis Defense: In the Quest for the Motivation App: Designing Effective Behavior Change Apps Through the Lens of the Self-Determination Theory
On January 27th Gabriela publicly defended her Ph.D. Thesis, becoming the first Pet Lab member to obtain a doctorate degree. The jury was formed by:Prof. Rafael Lalive, présidentProf. Kévin Huguenin, …