Biography

Gabriela Avram retired in September 2023. She was an Associate Professor, specialising in Digital Media and Interaction Design in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, and Director of the Interaction Design Centre between 2021 and 2023. Building on a Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Knowledge Management background, her research focused on interaction design in urban environments and on the role of technology in supporting civic engagement of local communities.
She has extensive experience on topics such as: distributed work practices, Open Source communities, cultural heritage communities, cultural and social aspects of collaboration, computer-mediated collaborative practices.
She has published extensively in international conferences and journals.
Currently, Gabriela is the coordinator of the COST Action CA16121 From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy.

Between 2013 and 2017, Gabriela was Principal Investigator on the EU meSch project(http://mesch-project.eu), leading the meSch team at the University of Limerick that focused on co-design in cultural heritage organisations.
She is a member of Creative Communities and is currently running the IxDA Limerick chapter. During 2014 - the Limerick City of Culture year, Gabriela was involved in several "Made in Limerick" projects, such as "Are You Dancing?- Remembering the Limerick Dancehalls" and "Limerick Lace". She was also the co-organiser of 3Dcamp, an unconference style event dedicated to 3D visualizations, virtual worlds and ubiquitous computing she ran in collaboration with James Corbett from 2007 until 2014.

Research Interests

  • Computer-Supported Cooperative Work -CSCW
  • Interaction Design
  • Sustainability
  • Social Media
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Knowledge Management
  • Urban Informatics
  • Community Informatics
  • DIY practices

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2015 - University of Limerick Award for Excellence in Service to the Community

Association

  • 2013 Member, SIGCHI
  • 2010 Member, ACM
  • 2010 Local chapter chair, Interaction Design Association (IxDA)

Committee

  • 2012 Environmental Committee,

Education

  • 2001 Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania - PhD
  • 1981 Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania - BSc (Hons)

Language

  • French
  • German
  • Romanian
  • English

Outreach

    • 2014 - 3D camp Limerick (Part of Limerick City of Culture)
    • 2013 - 3D camp Limerick
    • 2012 - 3D camp Limerick
    • 2011 - 3D camp Limerick
    • 2010 - 3D camp Limerick
    • 2009 - 3D camp Tallaght
    • 2008 - 3D camp Limerick
    • 2007 - 3D camp Limerick
    ( together with James Corbett)


  • 2009 - present -chair of the local chapter of IxDA (http://ixdalimerick.org)

Peer Reviewed Journals

2019

Creating tangible interactions with cultural heritage: lessons learned from a large scale, long term co-design project

Avram G.;Ciolfi L.;Maye L. (2019) Creating tangible interactions with cultural heritage: lessons learned from a large scale, long term co-design project. Codesign

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2019

Social Media for Social Good: Student engagement for the SDGs

Killian S.;Lannon J.;Murray L.;Avram G.;Giralt M.;O'Riordan S. (2019) Social Media for Social Good: Student engagement for the SDGs. The International Journal of Management Education

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2016

HCI at the Boundary of Work and Life - Editorial Special Issue

Grönvall, E., Ciolfi, L., Avram, G., Rossitto, C. and Barkhuus, L. (2016) HCI at the Boundary of Work and Life - Editorial Special Issue. Personal And Ubiquitous Computing

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2016

Communities and technologies

Pipek V.;Avram G.;De Cindio F. (2016) Communities and technologies. Interactions :34-35

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2015

Introduction to Special Issue on Communities and Technologies

Pipek, V., Avram, G. and De Cindio, F. (2015) Introduction to Special Issue on Communities and Technologies. Interactions :34-35

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2014

Data collection in global software engineering research: learning from past experience

Prikladnicki, R,Boden, A,Avram, G,de Souza, CRB,Wulf, V (2014) Data collection in global software engineering research: learning from past experience. Empirical Software Engineering :822-856

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2013

Knowledge management goals revisited:A crosssectional analysis of social software adoption in corporate environments

Richter A.;Stocker A.;Müller S.;Avram G. (2013) Knowledge management goals revisited:A crosssectional analysis of social software adoption in corporate environments. Vine :132-148

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2012

Knowledge sharing practices and the impact of cultural factors: reflections on two case studies of offshoring in SME

Boden, A,Avram, G,Bannon, L,Wulf, V (2012) Knowledge sharing practices and the impact of cultural factors: reflections on two case studies of offshoring in SME. Journal Of Software: Evolution And Process :139-152

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2011

Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering

Avram, G.; Wulf, V., (2011) Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering. 0950-5849 Information And Software Technology :949-954

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2009

Bridging, Patching and Keeping the Work Flowing: Defect Resolution in Distributed Software Development

Avram, G; Bannon, L; Bowers, J; Sheehan, A; Sullivan, DK (2009) Bridging, Patching and Keeping the Work Flowing: Defect Resolution in Distributed Software Development. Computer Supported Cooperative Work-The Journal Of Collaborative Computing :477-507

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Books

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Book Chapters

2019

Constructing the collaborative consumer: the role of digital platforms

Ryan, Annmarie and Avram, Gabriela (2019) Constructing the collaborative consumer: the role of digital platforms. London : Edward Elgar Publishing Handbook of the Sharing Economy

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2019

Transforming Cities by Designing with Communities

Webb, R., Avram, G., García, J.B., Joyce, A. (2019) Transforming Cities by Designing with Communities. Singapore : Springer The Hackable City :95-117

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2019

This Is Our City! Urban Communities Re-appropriating Their City

Avram G. (2019) This Is Our City! Urban Communities Re-appropriating Their City. Singapore : Springer The Hackable City :129-151

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2017

The Limerick dance halls project: The charm of discreet technology

Avram G. (2017) The Limerick dance halls project: The charm of discreet technology. Cultural Heritage Communities: Technologies and Challenges :60-77

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2016

Digital social interactions in the city: Reflecting on location-based social networks

Luigina Ciolfi, Gabriela Avram (2016) Digital social interactions in the city: Reflecting on location-based social networks. London : Routledge Code and the City :91-104

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2015

Co-design to empower cultural heritage professionals as technology designers: The meSch project

Ciolfi L.;Petrelli D.;McDermott F.;Avram G.;Van Dijk D. (2015) Co-design to empower cultural heritage professionals as technology designers: The meSch project. Empowering Users through Design: Interdisciplinary Studies and Combined Approaches for Technological Products and Services :213-224

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

2013

Knowledge management goals revisited: A cross-sectional analysis of social software adoption in corporate environments,

Richter, A., Stocker, A., Müller, S., Avram, G. (2013) Knowledge management goals revisited: A cross-sectional analysis of social software adoption in corporate environments,. : Emerald VINE - Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems :132-148

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2010

Get Connected: Your Museum and Social Media

Avram, G.,Ciolfi, L. and McLoughlin, M. (2010) Get Connected: Your Museum and Social Media. Dublin, Ireland : Irish Museums Association Museum Ireland :110-120

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Conference Publications

2019

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

O'Shea K.;Avram G. (2019) ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. Acm International Conference Proceeding Series :295-299

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2019

PRME UK & Ireland 6th Annual Conference

Killian S.;Lannon J.;Murray L.;Avram G.;Giralt M.;O'Riordan S. (2019) PRME UK & Ireland 6th Annual Conference.

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2017

Shaping and Reshaping the Landscape of Teaching and Learning: Perspectives from the Shannon Consortium

Lannon, J., Killian S., Murray, S., Avram, G., O'Riordan, S. (2017) Shaping and Reshaping the Landscape of Teaching and Learning: Perspectives from the Shannon Consortium.

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2017

International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T '17)

Avram, G., Choi, J.H., De Paoli, S., Light, A., Lyle, P., Teli. M. (2017) International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T '17).

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2017

Designing interactive systems

Maye, L., Bouchard, D., Avram, G., Ciolfi, L. (2017) Designing interactive systems. :221-232

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2016

Designing Interactive Systems

Gabriela Avram and Laura Maye. (2016) Designing Interactive Systems. :17-20

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2016

19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW '16)

Ciolfi, L., Avram, G. , Maye, L., Dulake, N., Marshall, M.T., VanDijk, D., McDermott, F. (2016) 19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW '16). :13-25

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2016

Museums and the Web 2016

Damala, A., van der Vaart, M., Clarke,L., Hornecker, E., Avram, G., Kockelkorn, H., Ruthven, I. (2016) Museums and the Web 2016.

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2016

Articulating Co-Design in Museums: Reflections on Two Participatory Processes

Ciolfi, L,Avram, G,Maye, L,Dulake, N,Marshall, MT,Van Dijk, D,McDermott, F, (2016) Articulating Co-Design in Museums: Reflections on Two Participatory Processes. Acm Conference On Computer-Supported Cooperative Work And Social Computing (Cscw 2016) :13-25

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2014

ACM 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational (NordiCHI '14)

Maye, L., McDermott, F., Ciolfi, L., and Avram, G. (2014) ACM 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational (NordiCHI '14). :598-607

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2014

Irish HCI

McDermott, F., Maye, L., Avram, G. (2014) Irish HCI. :18-26

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2014

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW

Bjørn P.;Bardram J.;Avram G.;Bannon L.;Boden A.;Redmiles D.;De Souza C.;Wulf V. (2014) Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW. :301-304

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2013

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Boden A.;Avram G.;Posch I.;Pipek V.;Fitzpatrick G. (2013) Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Lecture Notes In Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes In Artificial Intelligence And Lecture Notes In Bioinformatics) :298-303

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2013

NODEM 2013 Conference

McDermott, F., Clarke, L., Hornecker, E., Avram, G. (2013) NODEM 2013 Conference.

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2013

European Computer-Supported Cooperative Work - ECSCW

Avram, G. (2013) European Computer-Supported Cooperative Work - ECSCW. :57-64

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2013

Digital Cities 8 at Communities& Technologies 2013

Avram, G., Slattery, J., Ryan, A., Festl, L. (2013) Digital Cities 8 at Communities& Technologies 2013.

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2012

Journal of software: Evolution and Process

Boden A.;Avram G.;Bannon L.;Wulf V. (2012) Journal of software: Evolution and Process. Journal Of Software-Evolution And Process :139-152

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2011

ACIS 2011 Proceedings - 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems

Richter A.;Stocker A.;Müller S.;Avram G. (2011) ACIS 2011 Proceedings - 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems.

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2011

ACIS 2011 Proceedings.

Richter, A., Stocker, A., Müller, S. and Avram, G. (2011) ACIS 2011 Proceedings. .

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2009

Knowledge Management in Distributed Software Development Teams - Does Culture Matter?

Boden, A,Avram, G,Bannon, L,Wulf, V, (2009) Knowledge Management in Distributed Software Development Teams - Does Culture Matter?. 2014 Ieee 9th International Conference On Global Software Engineering (Icgse) :18-

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2009

Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering, CHASE 2009

Boden A., Avram G. (2009) Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering, CHASE 2009. :8-11

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2009

Bridging Knowledge Distribution - The Role of Knowledge Brokers in Distributed Software Development Teams

Boden, A,Avram, G, (2009) Bridging Knowledge Distribution - The Role of Knowledge Brokers in Distributed Software Development Teams. 2009 Icse Workshop On Cooperative And Human Aspects Of Software Engineering :8-

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2009

Proceedings - 2009 4th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2009

Boden A., Avram G., Bannon L., Wulf V. (2009) Proceedings - 2009 4th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2009. :18-27

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2008

2008 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS

Richardson, I; Avram, G; Deshpande, S; Casey, V (2008) 2008 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS. :13-22

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2008

International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE) 2008

Richardson, Ita,Avram, Gabriela,Deshpande, Sadhana ,Casey, Valentine (2008) International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE) 2008. :13-22

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2008

Proceedings - 2008 3rd IEEE International Conference Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2008

Richardson I.;Deshpande S.;Avram G.;Casey V. (2008) Proceedings - 2008 3rd IEEE International Conference Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2008. :13-22

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2008

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Avram G., Bannon L.J., Sheehan A., Sigfridsson A., Sullivan D.K. (2008) Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering. :5-8

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2007

19th Annual Psychology of Programming Workshop

C. Exton, G. Avram, J. Buckley, A. LeGear 2-6 July 2007, (2007) 19th Annual Psychology of Programming Workshop.

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2007

The First Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing- Services, Knowledge and Innovation

Avram G. , , 13-15 March 2007 (2007) The First Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing- Services, Knowledge and Innovation.

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2007

Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation

Sigfridsson, A; Avram, G; Sheehan, A; Sullivan, DK (2007) Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation. :133-146

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2007

The European Conference on Knowledge Management

Avram G. (2007) The European Conference on Knowledge Management. :87-95

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2007

Second IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, Proceedings

Avram, G (2007) Second IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, Proceedings. :91-100

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2007

The International Conference on Global Software Engineering 2007

Avram G. (2007) The International Conference on Global Software Engineering 2007. :91-102

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2007

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, VOL 1 AND 2

Avram, G (2007) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, VOL 1 AND 2. :87-95

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2007

Third International Conference on Open Source Systems

Sigfridsson A., G. Avram, A. Sheehan, D. K. Sullivan (2007) Third International Conference on Open Source Systems.

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2007

PPIG: Psychology of Programmers Interest Group

Exton C., Avram G., Buckley J., and LeGear A. (2007) PPIG: Psychology of Programmers Interest Group. :173-184

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2007

Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM

Avram G. (2007) Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM. :87-95

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2007

Proceedings - International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2007

Avram G. (2007) Proceedings - International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2007. :91-102

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2007

The Challenges of Collaborative Work in Global Software Development Workshop in conjunction with ECSCW'07

G.Avram, Sheehan A., Sullivan D.K (2007) The Challenges of Collaborative Work in Global Software Development Workshop in conjunction with ECSCW'07.

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2006

The Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems 06

Bannon, Liam Avram, Gabriela (2006) The Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems 06. :241-248

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2005

Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM

Avram G. (2005) Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM. :49-58

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2005

The 6th European Conference on Knowledge Management

Avram G. (2005) The 6th European Conference on Knowledge Management.

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Conference Contributions

2017

ECSCW 2017

Avram, G. (2017) ECSCW 2017.

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2017

ACM CSCW 2017

Avram, G. (2017) ACM CSCW 2017.

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2016

Participatory Design Conference

Avram, G. (2016) Participatory Design Conference.

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2016

ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Avram, G. (2016) ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work.

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2015

Communities and Technologies

Avram, G. (2015) Communities and Technologies.

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2014

ACM CHI

Avram, G. (2014) ACM CHI.

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Published Reports

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Editorials

2019

Repositioning CoDesign in the age of platform capitalism: from sharing to caring

Avram G.;Choi J.;De Paoli S.;Light A.;Lyle P.;Teli M. (2019) Repositioning CoDesign in the age of platform capitalism: from sharing to caring. Codesign :185-191

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2016

HCI at the boundary of work and life

Gronvall, E,Ciolfi, L,Avram, G,Rossitto, C,Barkhuus, L (2016) HCI at the boundary of work and life. Personal And Ubiquitous Computing :481-485

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2015

Welcome addreb-Communities and technologies 2015

Avram G.;De Cindio F.;Pipek V. (2015) Welcome addreb-Communities and technologies 2015. Acm International Conference Proceeding Series :5-8

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2011

Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering

Avram, G; Wulf, V (2011) Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering. Information And Software Technology :949-954

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Book Reviews

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Other Publications

2019

Repositioning CoDesign in the age of platform capitalism: from sharing to caring

Avram G.;Choi J.;De Paoli S.;Light A.;Lyle P.;Teli M. (2019) Repositioning CoDesign in the age of platform capitalism: from sharing to caring. Codesign :185-191

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2016

HCI at the boundary of work and life

Gronvall, E,Ciolfi, L,Avram, G,Rossitto, C,Barkhuus, L (2016) HCI at the boundary of work and life. Personal And Ubiquitous Computing :481-485

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2015

Welcome addreb-Communities and technologies 2015

Avram G.;De Cindio F.;Pipek V. (2015) Welcome addreb-Communities and technologies 2015. Acm International Conference Proceeding Series :5-8

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2011

Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering

Avram, G; Wulf, V (2011) Guest editorial: Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering. Information And Software Technology :949-954

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