Dr Marta Cecchinato

Assistant Professor

Department: Computer and Information Sciences

Marta E. Cecchinato is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer and Information Science at Northumbria University, working in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Before taking up this post, Marta has worked at the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC) and at Microsoft Research Cambridge, as well as at Helsinki University and HIIT (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology) in Finland. She has a BSc and MSc in Psychology from University of Padua (Italy) and a PhD in HCI at UCLIC.

Her research interests are around productivity and wellbeing in the digital age, ranging from how to manage information (e.g. storing and retrieving data), how to make sense of data (e.g. reflecting on data logs), how to cope with being constantly connected and available (e.g. managing emails, interruptions, and work-home boundaries) to how to support users who struggle in these areas (e.g. developing targeted interventions and digital strategies). Her current work focuses on understanding and promoting digital wellbeing in a range of contexts, including new forms work (e.g. gig economy).

Her work has published in top tier HCI conferences and has been featured in the New Scientist, The Conversation and The Psychologist.

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Key Publications

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Evaluating the Effects of Culture and Relationship Strength on Misinformation Challenging Behaviours Within the UK, Scott, L., Cecchinato, M., Coventry, L., Warner, M. 25 Aug 2023, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
“I figured her feeling a little bit bad was worth it to not spread that kind of hate”: Exploring how UK families discuss and challenge misinformation, Scott, L., Coventry, L., Cecchinato, M., Warner, M. 19 Apr 2023, CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, ACM
Remote Work, Work Measurement and the State of Work Research in Human-Centred Computing, Gould, S., Rudnicka, A., Cook, D., Cecchinato, M., Newbold, J., Cox, A. 1 Sep 2023, In: Interacting with Computers
Understanding digital wellbeing within complex technological contexts, Roffarello, A., De Russis, L., Lottridge, D., Cecchinato, M. 1 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Human Computer Studies
Understanding Platform-Mediated Work-Life: A Diary Study with Gig Economy Freelancers, Alvarez De La Vega, J., Cecchinato, M., Rooksby, J., Newbold, J. 16 Apr 2023, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Close but Not Too Close: Distance and Relevance in Designing Games for Reflection, Iacovides, I., Cutting, J., Beeston, J., Cecchinato, M., Mekler, E., Cairns, P. 31 Oct 2022, In: The Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Design Opportunities for Freelancing Platforms: Online Freelancers’ Views on a Worker-Centred Design Fiction, Alvarez De La Vega, J., Cecchinato, M., Rooksby, J. 8 Jun 2022, CHIWORK 2022 , New York, US, ACM
The end of the active work break? Remote work, sedentariness and the role of technology in creating active break-taking norms, Rudnicka, A., Cook, D., Cecchinato, M., Gould, S., Newbold, J., Cox, A. Jun 2022, CHIWORK 2022 , New York, US, ACM
The new normals of work: a framework for understanding responses to disruptions created by new futures of work, Newbold, J., Rudnicka, A., Cook, D., Cecchinato, M., Gould, S., Cox, A. 2 Nov 2022, In: Human-Computer Interaction
Active and Passive Research through Social Media: The Case for Repurposing Reddit, Instagram and WhatsApp Features in HCI Research Practices, Alvarez De La Vega, J., Cecchinato, M., Lambton-Howard, D., Harrison, D. 15 May 2021, Workshop: Social Media as a Design and Research Site in HCI

PGR Supervision

Lauren Scott Misinformation, communication, and challenges: how technology can be used to support misinformation correction within UK family networks. Start Date: 25/08/2022
Juan Alvarez De La Vega Understanding the Impacts of Gig Economy Platforms on Freelancers’ Work Practices Start Date: 18/03/2021 End Date: 23/06/2023

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PhD
MSc
BSc

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