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Madeline Balaam

Professor in Interaction Design, KTH
Verified email at kth.se
Cited by 5552

[HTML][HTML] The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

R Vinuesa, H Azizpour, I Leite, M Balaam… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its progressively wider impact on many
sectors requires an assessment of its effect on the achievement of the Sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Retraining function in people with Parkinson's disease using the Microsoft kinect: game design and pilot testing

B Galna, D Jackson, G Schofield, R McNaney… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Computer based gaming systems, such as the Microsoft Kinect (Kinect), can
facilitate complex task practice, enhance sensory feedback and action observation in novel …

Feminist human-robot interaction: Disentangling power, principles and practice for better, more ethical HRI

K Winkle, D McMillan, M Arnelid, K Harrison… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is inherently a human-centric field of technology. The role of
feminist theories in related fields (eg Human-Computer Interaction, Data Science) are taken …

FeedFinder: A location-mapping mobile application for breastfeeding women

M Balaam, R Comber, E Jenkins, S Sutton… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Breastfeeding is positively encouraged across many countries as a public health endeavour.
The World Health Organisation recommends breastfeeding exclusively for the first six …

Syrian refugees and digital health in Lebanon: Opportunities for improving antenatal health

R Talhouk, S Mesmar, A Thieme, M Balaam… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
There are currently over 1.1 million Syrian refugees in need of healthcare services from an
already overstretched Lebanese healthcare system. Access to antenatal care (ANC) …

Motivating mobility: designing for lived motivation in stroke rehabilitation

M Balaam, S Rennick Egglestone… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
How to motivate and support behaviour change through design is becoming of increasing
interest to the CHI community. In this paper, we present our experiences of building systems …

Exploring the design of tailored virtual reality experiences for people with dementia

J Hodge, M Balaam, S Hastings… - Proceedings of the 2018 …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Despite indications that recreational virtual reality (VR) experiences could be beneficial for
people with dementia, this area remains unexplored in contrast to the body of work on …

Exploring the acceptability of google glass as an everyday assistive device for people with parkinson's

R McNaney, J Vines, D Roggen, M Balaam… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
We describe a qualitative study investigating the acceptability of the Google Glass eyewear
computer to people with Parkinson's disease (PD). We held a workshop with 5 PD patients …

Digital portraits: photo-sharing after domestic violence

R Clarke, P Wright, M Balaam, J McCarthy - Proceedings of the SIGCHI …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
This paper explores how technology could support the re-building of lives after domestic
violence. We worked in the context of a women's centre where women are accessing …

HCI and Intimate Care as an Agenda for Change in Women's Health

T Almeida, R Comber, M Balaam - … of the 2016 CHI Conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Designing for women's healthcare remains an underexplored area of HCI, particularly
outside informational systems for maternal health. Drawing on a case study of a body …