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Dr Luke Hespanhol

Senior Lecturer in Design and Computation

Email

luke.hespanhol@sydney.edu.au

Address

G04 - Wilkinson Building

The University of Sydney

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Member of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre

Member of The University of Sydney Nano Institute

Biographical details

Dr Luke Hespanhol's practice investigates the potential of interactive media to create engaging experiences that lead to reflection on the relationship between individuals and the immediate environment around them. He has explored these possibilities of public expression through the development of interactive media installations for academic research, galleries and public art festivals. Luke holds a PhD from the Design Lab, University of Sydney, researching interactive media architecture and the user-centred design of hybrid urban environments. His research spans a wide spectrum of interactive media applications, from urban media art and generative media to responsive environments, technology-mediated social interactions, digital placemaking, urban informatics, smart cities and media architecture.

Luke is a senior lecturer in Design and Computation, a former guest researcher at the Department of Aesthetics and Communication at Aarhus University, Denmark, and a member of the Media Architecture Institute.

Awards and honours

University of Sydney Strategic Education Grant 2024

PhD and master's project opportunities

Luke Hespanhol's Research Area

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Embedding interactive technology in hospital architecture: improving thermal satisfaction in maternity wards	Salaam HAMAD
Augmented game design in preserving cultural heritage with a focus on Chinese community	Yifan KONG
Using interaction design to make cultural spaces more resilient, accessible and interconnected	Zhuosi LAI
Designing Trauma Informed Behavioural Interventions for Young Offenders	Susan MORLEY
Unlocking Cultural Narratives: Harnessing AI and interactive technologies as platforms for digital storytelling of cultural minorities	Shila XU

Publications

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Books

Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Caldwell, G., Hausler, M., Tscherteu, G. (2023). Media Architecture Compendium Volume 2: Concepts, Methods, Practice.. Denmark: Avedition.

Book Chapters

Mustafa, A., Paragi, B., Daly, A., Hespanhol, L., Kerasidou, C., Soraya Kouadri, M., Oyeniji, O., Tomicic, A. (2024). The (Un)bearable Whiteness of AI Ethics. In David J. Gunkel (Eds.), Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. online: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Ali, S., Paragi, B., Daly, A., Gjorgjioska, A., Hespanhol, L., Kerasidou, X., Mostéfaoui, S., Oyeniji, O., Tomičić, A. (2024). The (Un)bearable Whiteness of AI Ethics. In David J. Gunkel (Eds.), Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, (pp. 218-231). online: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Moere, A. (2024). Urban interfaces. In Constantine Stephanidis, Gavriel Salvendy (Eds.), Human-computer interaction in intelligent environments, (pp. 384-407). Boca Raton: CRC Press. [More Information]
Caldwell, G., Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Chamorro-Koc, M., Maria, J., Maria, J. (2021). Putting the people back into the "smart": Developing a middle-out framework for engaging citizens. In Aurigi, A. and Odendaal, N. (Eds.), Shaping Smart for Better Cities: Rethinking and Shaping Relationships between Urban Space and Digital Technologies, (pp. 239-266). London: Elsevier. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L. (2019). City Context, Digital Content, and the Design of Intuitive Urban Interfaces. In Alethea Blackler (Eds.), Intuitive Interaction: Research and Application, (pp. 173-194). Boca Raton: CRC Press. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2018). Power to the People: Hacking The City With Plug-In Interfaces for Community Engagement. In Michiel de Lange and Martijn de Waal (Eds.), The Hackable City, (pp. 25-50). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Dalsgaard, P. (2015). Social Interaction Design Patterns for Urban Media Architecture. In J. Abascal, S. Barbosa, M. Fetter, T. Gross, P. Palanque, M. Winckler (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015 Proceedings, Part III, (pp. 596-613). Cham: Springer. [More Information]

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Journals

Hirsch, L., Paananen, S., Lengyel, D., Häkkilä, J., Toubekis, G., Talhouk, R., Hespanhol, L. (2024). Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) Advances to Re-Contextualize Cultural Heritage toward Multiperspectivity, Inclusion, and Sensemaking. Applied Sciences, 14(17), 7652-7652. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L. (2023). Augmented Placemaking: Urban Technologies, Interaction Design and Public Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World. Interacting with Computers, 35(5), 637-649. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L. (2023). Human-computer intra-action: a relational approach to digital media and technologies. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5. [More Information]
Wang, Y., Wijenayake, S., Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Worrall, S., Tomitsch, M. (2023). My Eyes Speak: Improving Perceived Sociability of Autonomous Vehicles in Shared Spaces Through Emotional Robotic Eyes. ACM Proceedings on Human-Computer Interaction, 7(MHCI). [More Information]
Tran, T., Parker, C., Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2023). Simulating Wearable Urban Augmented Reality Experiences in VR: Lessons Learnt from Designing Two Future Urban Interfaces. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(2), 1-23. [More Information]
Wiethoff, A., Hoggenmueller, M., Rossmy, B., Hirsch, L., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). A Media Architecture Approach for Designing the Next Generation of Urban Interfaces. Interaction Design and Architecture(s), 48, 9-32.
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). How Can Autonomous Vehicles Convey Emotions to Pedestrians? A Review of Emotionally Expressive Non-Humanoid Robots. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 5(12), 84. [More Information]
Chew, L., Hespanhol, L., Loke, L. (2021). To Play and To Be Played: Exploring the Design of Urban Machines for Playful Placemaking. Frontiers in Computer Science, 3, 635949-1-635949-17. [More Information]
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2021). Towards a Contemplative Research Framework for Training Self-Observation in HCI: A Study of Compassion Cultivation. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 28(6), 39. [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Wiethoff, A., Tomitsch, M. (2020). Self-moving robots and pulverised urban displays: status quo, taxonomy, and challenges in emerging pervasive display research. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 26, 749-765. [More Information]
Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Parker, C., Zhou, D., Tomitsch, M. (2018). Blending pop-up urbanism and participatory technologies: Challenges and opportunities for inclusive city making. City, Culture and Society, 12, 44-53. [More Information]
Haeusler, M., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M. (2018). ParticipationPlus: Documenting a design process of a media architecture installation in the second digital turn era. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 7(1), 133-149. [More Information]
Gardner, N., Hespanhol, L. (2018). SMLXL: Scaling the smart city, from metropolis to individual. City, Culture and Society, 12, 54-61. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Davis, H., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M., Farmer, J. (2018). The Digital Fringe and Social Participation through Interaction Design. The Journal of Community Informatics, 14(1), 4-16.
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., McArthur, I., Fredericks, J., Schroeter, R., Foth, M. (2016). Situated interfaces for engaging citizens on the go. Interactions, 23(1), 40-45. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2015). Strategies for intuitive interaction in public urban spaces. Interacting with Computers, 27(3), 311-326. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2014). Understanding the effects of contextual constraints on performative behaviour in interactive media installations. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(7), 1651-1665. [More Information]

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Conferences

Hepburn, L., Ulas, E., Cabrera, D., Cooper, C., Gough, P., Grace, K., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Hu, W., Ijaz, K., Meron, Y., Pinilla Palacios, A., Parker, C., Sosa Medina, R., Tekmen Araci, Y., Watts, J., Wu, B., Zafeirakopoulos, M., Lulham, R. (2024). Speculative design positions on future liveable cities. DRS2024: Boston, Online: Design Research Society. [More Information]
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., Worrall, S., Tomitsch, M. (2022). Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction in Shared Space: Insights for Autonomous Vehicles. AUTOUI'22 14th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, Seoul: ACM CHI. [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Tran, T., Worrall, S., Nebot, E. (2021). Context-based interface prototyping: Understanding the efect of prototype representation on user feedback. 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Tran, T., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). Designing Interactions with Autonomous Physical Systems. 2021 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Online: ACM CHI.
Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Jung, M., Tomitsch, M. (2021). Eliciting New Perspectives in RtD Studies through Annotated Portfolios: A Case Study of Robotic Artefacts. 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Nowhere and Everywhere (DIS 2021), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Liu, P., Hespanhol, L. (2021). Playing with the Spirit of a Place: Designing Urban Interactions with Hybrid-Resolution Media Facades. 5th Media Architecture Biennale Conference, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Luria, M., Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Jung, M., Forlizzi, J. (2021). Research through design approaches in human-robot interaction. 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI2021, United States: IEEE Computer Society. [More Information]
Chew, L., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). A Preliminary Design Vocabulary for Interactive Urban Play: Analysing and Composing Design Configurations for Playful Digital Placemaking. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Albastaki, A., Hoggenmueller, M., Robinson, F., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Augmenting Remote Interviews through Virtual Experience Prototypes. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Jung, M. (2020). Beyond the Robotic Artefact: Capturing Designerly HRI Knowledge through Annotated Portfolios. 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2020), Online: IEEE.
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Designing with ritual interaction: A novel approach to compassion cultivation through a buddhist-inspired interactive artwork. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Chen, J., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Emotional expressions of non-humanoid urban robots: The role of contextual aspects on interpretations. 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2020), United Kingdom: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Chhikara, A., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Rayuela: Delivering serious information through playful interactive installations. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Chew, L., Cochrane, K., Hespanhol, L., Loke, L. (2020). Sounds of infinity: Playful illusions with performative interaction. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2020). Stop and Smell the Chalk Flowers: A Robotic Probe for Investigating Urban Interaction with Physicalised Displays. 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Understanding Compassion Cultivation for Design: Towards an Autoethnography of Tonglen. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Woodie. An urban robot for embodied hybrid placemaking. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Wiethoff, A., Tomitsch, M. (2019). Self-moving robots and pulverized urban displays: newcomers in the pervasive display taxonomy. 8th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2019), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Davis, H., Hespanhol, L., Farmer, J., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M. (2017). Designing participation for the digital fringe. 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies: Technologies for the Common Good (C&T '17), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Davis, H., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M. (2017). Digital outreach: Designing technologies for diversity, participation and social inclusion. 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI 2017), : SPIE. [More Information]
Mah, K., Hespanhol, L. (2017). Embodying altruism in interaction design: Towards moralising hci. 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI 2017), : SPIE.
Hespanhol, L. (2017). More than smart, beyond resilient: Networking communities for antifragile cities. 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies: Technologies for the Common Good (C&T '17), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L. (2017). P+: A test fit platform for generative design of 3D media architecture. The 6th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2017), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L. (2016). Interacting With Laughter: A Case Study On Audio-Based Interactivity of Public Projections. 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2016), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2016). Not just pretty lights: using digital technologies to inform city making. 3rd Media Architecture Biennale Conference (MAB 2016), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., McArthur, I. (2015). Digital Pop-Up: Investigating Bespoke Community Engagement in Public Spaces. The 27th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2015), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
McArthur, I., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L. (2015). Empowering Citizens and their Input on Civic Issues through Urban Media. Hybrid City 2015: Data to the People. 3rd International Biennial Conference, Athens: University Research Institute of Applied Communication (URIAC).
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., McArthur, I., Fredericks, J., Schroeter, R., Foth, M. (2015). Vote as you go: Blending interfaces for community engagement into the urban space. 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2015), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Ackad, C., Kay, J. (2014). Icebreaker NUIs: Encouraging Social Conversations Around Interactive Urban Spaces. Social NUI - Social Perspectives in Natural User Interfaces Workshop as part of the DIS 2014 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Vancouver, Canada: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Bown, O., Young, M. (2014). Using Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction to Promote Social Encounters Around Large Media Facades. DIS '14: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, ACM, NYC, New York, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Tomitsch, M., Ackad, C., Dawson, O., Hespanhol, L., Kay, J. (2014). Who cares about the Content? An Analysis of Playful Behaviour at a Public Display. The 3rd International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, Copenhagen, Denmark: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Bown, O., Cao, J., Tomitsch, M. (2013). Evaluating the effectiveness of audio-visual cues in immersive user interfaces. 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration (OzCHI 2013), New York City, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2012). Designing for Collective Participation with Media Installations in Public Spaces. Media Architecture Biennale (MAB'12), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Grace, K., Collins, A., Kay, J. (2012). Investigating Intuitiveness and Effectiveness of Gestures for Free Spatial Interaction with Large Displays. 2012 International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2012), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Sogono, M., Wu, G., Saunders, R., Tomitsch, M. (2011). Elastic Experiences: Designing Adaptive Interaction for Individuals and Crowds in the Public Space. 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Design, Culture and Interaction (OzCHI 2011), Canberra, Australia: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

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Visual Art

Chester, D., Belbachir, J., Carey, B., Hespanhol, L., Holowell, S., Li, M. (2022). Parsing the Pandemic, Pandemic Resonance. In: Sonifying COVID. Gallery25, Perth, Australia.
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2012). Metastasis. In: Digital Interdisciplinations. Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning, The University of Sydney. Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

Live Performance - Interarts

Bown, O., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Young, M., Young, R. (2013). Solstice LAMP. Amplify/Vivid Festival. AMP Building, Sydney, Australia, Australia.

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2024

Hirsch, L., Paananen, S., Lengyel, D., Häkkilä, J., Toubekis, G., Talhouk, R., Hespanhol, L. (2024). Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) Advances to Re-Contextualize Cultural Heritage toward Multiperspectivity, Inclusion, and Sensemaking. Applied Sciences, 14(17), 7652-7652. [More Information]
Hepburn, L., Ulas, E., Cabrera, D., Cooper, C., Gough, P., Grace, K., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Hu, W., Ijaz, K., Meron, Y., Pinilla Palacios, A., Parker, C., Sosa Medina, R., Tekmen Araci, Y., Watts, J., Wu, B., Zafeirakopoulos, M., Lulham, R. (2024). Speculative design positions on future liveable cities. DRS2024: Boston, Online: Design Research Society. [More Information]
Mustafa, A., Paragi, B., Daly, A., Hespanhol, L., Kerasidou, C., Soraya Kouadri, M., Oyeniji, O., Tomicic, A. (2024). The (Un)bearable Whiteness of AI Ethics. In David J. Gunkel (Eds.), Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. online: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Ali, S., Paragi, B., Daly, A., Gjorgjioska, A., Hespanhol, L., Kerasidou, X., Mostéfaoui, S., Oyeniji, O., Tomičić, A. (2024). The (Un)bearable Whiteness of AI Ethics. In David J. Gunkel (Eds.), Handbook on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, (pp. 218-231). online: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Moere, A. (2024). Urban interfaces. In Constantine Stephanidis, Gavriel Salvendy (Eds.), Human-computer interaction in intelligent environments, (pp. 384-407). Boca Raton: CRC Press. [More Information]

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2023

Hespanhol, L. (2023). Augmented Placemaking: Urban Technologies, Interaction Design and Public Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World. Interacting with Computers, 35(5), 637-649. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L. (2023). Human-computer intra-action: a relational approach to digital media and technologies. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5. [More Information]
Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M., Caldwell, G., Hausler, M., Tscherteu, G. (2023). Media Architecture Compendium Volume 2: Concepts, Methods, Practice.. Denmark: Avedition.
Wang, Y., Wijenayake, S., Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Worrall, S., Tomitsch, M. (2023). My Eyes Speak: Improving Perceived Sociability of Autonomous Vehicles in Shared Spaces Through Emotional Robotic Eyes. ACM Proceedings on Human-Computer Interaction, 7(MHCI). [More Information]
Tran, T., Parker, C., Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2023). Simulating Wearable Urban Augmented Reality Experiences in VR: Lessons Learnt from Designing Two Future Urban Interfaces. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(2), 1-23. [More Information]

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2022

Chester, D., Belbachir, J., Carey, B., Hespanhol, L., Holowell, S., Li, M. (2022). Parsing the Pandemic, Pandemic Resonance. In: Sonifying COVID. Gallery25, Perth, Australia.
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., Worrall, S., Tomitsch, M. (2022). Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction in Shared Space: Insights for Autonomous Vehicles. AUTOUI'22 14th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, Seoul: ACM CHI. [More Information]

2021

Wiethoff, A., Hoggenmueller, M., Rossmy, B., Hirsch, L., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). A Media Architecture Approach for Designing the Next Generation of Urban Interfaces. Interaction Design and Architecture(s), 48, 9-32.
Hoggenmueller, M., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Tran, T., Worrall, S., Nebot, E. (2021). Context-based interface prototyping: Understanding the efect of prototype representation on user feedback. 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Tran, T., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). Designing Interactions with Autonomous Physical Systems. 2021 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Online: ACM CHI.
Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Jung, M., Tomitsch, M. (2021). Eliciting New Perspectives in RtD Studies through Annotated Portfolios: A Case Study of Robotic Artefacts. 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Nowhere and Everywhere (DIS 2021), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Wang, Y., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2021). How Can Autonomous Vehicles Convey Emotions to Pedestrians? A Review of Emotionally Expressive Non-Humanoid Robots. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 5(12), 84. [More Information]
Liu, P., Hespanhol, L. (2021). Playing with the Spirit of a Place: Designing Urban Interactions with Hybrid-Resolution Media Facades. 5th Media Architecture Biennale Conference, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Caldwell, G., Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Chamorro-Koc, M., Maria, J., Maria, J. (2021). Putting the people back into the "smart": Developing a middle-out framework for engaging citizens. In Aurigi, A. and Odendaal, N. (Eds.), Shaping Smart for Better Cities: Rethinking and Shaping Relationships between Urban Space and Digital Technologies, (pp. 239-266). London: Elsevier. [More Information]
Luria, M., Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Jung, M., Forlizzi, J. (2021). Research through design approaches in human-robot interaction. 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI2021, United States: IEEE Computer Society. [More Information]
Chew, L., Hespanhol, L., Loke, L. (2021). To Play and To Be Played: Exploring the Design of Urban Machines for Playful Placemaking. Frontiers in Computer Science, 3, 635949-1-635949-17. [More Information]
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2021). Towards a Contemplative Research Framework for Training Self-Observation in HCI: A Study of Compassion Cultivation. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 28(6), 39. [More Information]

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2020

Chew, L., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). A Preliminary Design Vocabulary for Interactive Urban Play: Analysing and Composing Design Configurations for Playful Digital Placemaking. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Albastaki, A., Hoggenmueller, M., Robinson, F., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Augmenting Remote Interviews through Virtual Experience Prototypes. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Lee, W., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Jung, M. (2020). Beyond the Robotic Artefact: Capturing Designerly HRI Knowledge through Annotated Portfolios. 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2020), Online: IEEE.
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Designing with ritual interaction: A novel approach to compassion cultivation through a buddhist-inspired interactive artwork. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Chen, J., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Emotional expressions of non-humanoid urban robots: The role of contextual aspects on interpretations. 9th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2020), United Kingdom: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Chhikara, A., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Rayuela: Delivering serious information through playful interactive installations. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Wiethoff, A., Tomitsch, M. (2020). Self-moving robots and pulverised urban displays: status quo, taxonomy, and challenges in emerging pervasive display research. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 26, 749-765. [More Information]
Chew, L., Cochrane, K., Hespanhol, L., Loke, L. (2020). Sounds of infinity: Playful illusions with performative interaction. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2020). Stop and Smell the Chalk Flowers: A Robotic Probe for Investigating Urban Interaction with Physicalised Displays. 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Mah, K., Loke, L., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Understanding Compassion Cultivation for Design: Towards an Autoethnography of Tonglen. 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2020, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L. (2020). Woodie. An urban robot for embodied hybrid placemaking. 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2020), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

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2019

Hespanhol, L. (2019). City Context, Digital Content, and the Design of Intuitive Urban Interfaces. In Alethea Blackler (Eds.), Intuitive Interaction: Research and Application, (pp. 173-194). Boca Raton: CRC Press. [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L., Wiethoff, A., Tomitsch, M. (2019). Self-moving robots and pulverized urban displays: newcomers in the pervasive display taxonomy. 8th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2019), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

2018

Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Parker, C., Zhou, D., Tomitsch, M. (2018). Blending pop-up urbanism and participatory technologies: Challenges and opportunities for inclusive city making. City, Culture and Society, 12, 44-53. [More Information]
Haeusler, M., Hespanhol, L., Hoggenmueller, M. (2018). ParticipationPlus: Documenting a design process of a media architecture installation in the second digital turn era. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 7(1), 133-149. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2018). Power to the People: Hacking The City With Plug-In Interfaces for Community Engagement. In Michiel de Lange and Martijn de Waal (Eds.), The Hackable City, (pp. 25-50). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
Gardner, N., Hespanhol, L. (2018). SMLXL: Scaling the smart city, from metropolis to individual. City, Culture and Society, 12, 54-61. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Davis, H., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M., Farmer, J. (2018). The Digital Fringe and Social Participation through Interaction Design. The Journal of Community Informatics, 14(1), 4-16.

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2017

Davis, H., Hespanhol, L., Farmer, J., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M. (2017). Designing participation for the digital fringe. 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies: Technologies for the Common Good (C&T '17), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Davis, H., Fredericks, J., Caldwell, G., Hoggenmueller, M. (2017). Digital outreach: Designing technologies for diversity, participation and social inclusion. 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI 2017), : SPIE. [More Information]
Mah, K., Hespanhol, L. (2017). Embodying altruism in interaction design: Towards moralising hci. 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI 2017), : SPIE.
Hespanhol, L. (2017). More than smart, beyond resilient: Networking communities for antifragile cities. 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies: Technologies for the Common Good (C&T '17), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hoggenmueller, M., Hespanhol, L. (2017). P+: A test fit platform for generative design of 3D media architecture. The 6th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2017), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

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2016

Hespanhol, L. (2016). Interacting With Laughter: A Case Study On Audio-Based Interactivity of Public Projections. 28th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2016), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Fredericks, J., Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2016). Not just pretty lights: using digital technologies to inform city making. 3rd Media Architecture Biennale Conference (MAB 2016), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., McArthur, I., Fredericks, J., Schroeter, R., Foth, M. (2016). Situated interfaces for engaging citizens on the go. Interactions, 23(1), 40-45. [More Information]

2015

Fredericks, J., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., McArthur, I. (2015). Digital Pop-Up: Investigating Bespoke Community Engagement in Public Spaces. The 27th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2015), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
McArthur, I., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L. (2015). Empowering Citizens and their Input on Civic Issues through Urban Media. Hybrid City 2015: Data to the People. 3rd International Biennial Conference, Athens: University Research Institute of Applied Communication (URIAC).
Hespanhol, L., Dalsgaard, P. (2015). Social Interaction Design Patterns for Urban Media Architecture. In J. Abascal, S. Barbosa, M. Fetter, T. Gross, P. Palanque, M. Winckler (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015 Proceedings, Part III, (pp. 596-613). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2015). Strategies for intuitive interaction in public urban spaces. Interacting with Computers, 27(3), 311-326. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., McArthur, I., Fredericks, J., Schroeter, R., Foth, M. (2015). Vote as you go: Blending interfaces for community engagement into the urban space. 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2015), New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

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2014

Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Ackad, C., Kay, J. (2014). Icebreaker NUIs: Encouraging Social Conversations Around Interactive Urban Spaces. Social NUI - Social Perspectives in Natural User Interfaces Workshop as part of the DIS 2014 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Vancouver, Canada: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2014). Understanding the effects of contextual constraints on performative behaviour in interactive media installations. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(7), 1651-1665. [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Bown, O., Young, M. (2014). Using Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction to Promote Social Encounters Around Large Media Facades. DIS '14: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, ACM, NYC, New York, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Tomitsch, M., Ackad, C., Dawson, O., Hespanhol, L., Kay, J. (2014). Who cares about the Content? An Analysis of Playful Behaviour at a Public Display. The 3rd International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, Copenhagen, Denmark: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

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2013

Hespanhol, L., Bown, O., Cao, J., Tomitsch, M. (2013). Evaluating the effectiveness of audio-visual cues in immersive user interfaces. 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration (OzCHI 2013), New York City, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Bown, O., Tomitsch, M., Hespanhol, L., Young, M., Young, R. (2013). Solstice LAMP. Amplify/Vivid Festival. AMP Building, Sydney, Australia, Australia.

2012

Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2012). Designing for Collective Participation with Media Installations in Public Spaces. Media Architecture Biennale (MAB'12), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M., Grace, K., Collins, A., Kay, J. (2012). Investigating Intuitiveness and Effectiveness of Gestures for Free Spatial Interaction with Large Displays. 2012 International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis 2012), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]
Hespanhol, L., Tomitsch, M. (2012). Metastasis. In: Digital Interdisciplinations. Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning, The University of Sydney. Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

2011

Hespanhol, L., Sogono, M., Wu, G., Saunders, R., Tomitsch, M. (2011). Elastic Experiences: Designing Adaptive Interaction for Individuals and Crowds in the Public Space. 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Design, Culture and Interaction (OzCHI 2011), Canberra, Australia: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). [More Information]

Selected Grants

2025

Waste to Resilience: Sanitation Against Stunting and Climate Vulnerability in Informal Coastal Areas, Hespanhol L, Rogers D, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre/SSEAC Incubator Program

2022

The Metaverse as Vehicle for Aboriginal Digital Inclusion, Wellness and Self-Determination, Garay J, Hespanhol L, Carter M, Dickson M, Facebook Research (USA)/Research Award

2020

Trust and Safety in Autonomous Mobility Systems: A Human-centred Approach, Tomitsch M, Hespanhol L, Worrall S, Nebot E, Kent J, Wiethoff A, Ellison A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2019

Digital Harvest: Investigating the Potential of Urban Screens as Media Galleries for Rural Creative Professionals, Hespanhol L, Dai L, Cong X, Xie W, Liu Y, Office of Global and Research Engagement/SJTU Research Project Grant

2017

Participatory Local Government - Enabling community participation for Logan and Canada Bay, Alizadeh T, Dowling R, Tomitsch M, Sarkar S, Hespanhol L, Department of Industry, Science and Resources/Smart Cities and Suburbs Programme
CDIP Industry & Community Engagement Fund 2017_Digital Bridges_ The Willoughby City Council_L.Hespanhol, Hespanhol L, Willoughby City Council/Research Partner

The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

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