Publications

2026

• The Toronto Water Atlas: Staging Encounters With Nature Through Design Taneea S Agrawaal, Nils Bonfils, Amelia Lee Dogan, Siyi Wu, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26) doi:10.1145/3772318.3790410
• Resilience to Disruption: Accessible Navigation for People with Visual Impairment Trevor Cross, Ishani Pandey, Sophia S Jit, Robert Soden, Priyank Chandra Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26) doi:10.1145/3772318.3791617
• Reflections Towards an Ecology of Internet Connectivity: Three Speculative Scenarios Involving Foot Pedals Richmond Y. Wong, Nick Merrill, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26) | Best Paper Honourable Mention doi:10.1145/3772318.3790941
• Following Primates: Approaching Conflict in Contested Regions Aarjav Chauhan, Virendra Mathur, Aakash Gautam, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26) doi:10.1145/3772318.3791150
• Context, Uncertainty, and Interdependence: Crisis Informatics and Severe Weather Risk Communication for People with Visual Impairments Sophia S Jit, Adrian Petterson, Amanda Alessia Ferrara Leiva, Priyank Chandra, Jennifer Spinney, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26) doi:10.1145/3772318.3791841

2025

• Relational Logistics and Alternative Supply Chains of Last Resort Margaret Jack, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(7) (CSCW), 1–20 doi:10.1145/3757500
• Climate Data Practices: A Research Approach for HCI and Climate Justice Robert Soden, Taneea S. Agrawaal, Austin Lord, Cassandra Chanen, Lillian Flawn, Zeina Seaifan, Michael Classens, Steve Easterbrook ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 32(4), 1–27 doi:10.1145/3719346
• Place-based Climate Data Practices Taneea S Agrawaal, Sarah Cooney, Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat, Tanis Grandison, Han Qiao, Tajanae Harris, Xiao Fu, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS '25), 857–862 doi:10.1145/3715335.3737686
• Design Heuristics for Web-Based Severe Weather Risk Communication Sophia Jit, Amanda Leiva, Rebecca Bicksler, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS '25), 440–452 doi:10.1145/3715335.3735482
• Data Practices and Double-Binds of Toronto's Climate Governance Cassandra Chanen, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(2) (CSCW), 1–25 doi:10.1145/3710955
• Oral History and Qualitative Analysis with Youth: Cultivating Attachments to Create Publics Samar Sabie, Robert Soden, Tapan Parikh Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25) doi:10.1145/3706598.3713687
• Hype versus Historical Continuity: Situating the Rise of AI in Climate and Disaster Risk Modeling Shreyasha Paudel, Sabine Loos, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25) doi:10.1145/3706598.3713985
• Digital Archives, Knowledge Conflicts, and Epistemic Injustices in the Himalayas Aarjav Chauhan, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25) doi:10.1145/3706598.3714084

2024

• Value Tensions in OpenStreetMap: Openness, Membership, and Policy in Online Communities Aarjav Chauhan, Dipto Sarkar, Taneea S. Agrawaal, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW2), 1–25 | Best Paper Honourable Mention, CSCW 2024 doi:10.1145/3686919
• The Politics of Fear and the Experience of Bangladeshi Religious Minority Communities Using Social Media Platforms Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat, Dipto Das, Arpon Podder, Mahiratul Jannat, Robert Soden, Bryan Semaan, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW2), 1–32 doi:10.1145/3686926
• Digital Gig Work Under Unstable Energy Infrastructures: Invisible Workarounds and Alternative Imaginaries Olivia Doggett, Sarah Gram, Sophia Jit, Basel Harb, Houssam Harb, Mohamad Shafik, Robert Soden, Matt Ratto Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW2), 1–26 doi:10.1145/3686949
• Autonomy, Affect, and Reframing: Unpacking the Data Practices of Grassroots Climate Justice Activists Lillian Flawn; Robert Soden DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference doi:10.1145/3643834.3661585
• A Quantitative Approach to Identifying Emergent Editor Roles in Open Street Map Bowen Zhang, Jennings Anderson, Dipto Sarkar, Robert Soden Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24) doi:10.1145/3613904.3641963
• Writing out the Storm: Designing and Evaluating Tools for Weather Risk Messaging Sophia S Jit, Jennifer Spinney, Priyank Chandra, Lydia B Chilton, Robert Soden CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems doi:10.1145/3613904.3641926
• Moving Towards Mobility Justice: Challenges and Considerations for Supporting Advocacy Taneea S Agrawaal, Samar Sabie, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 8, Issue CSCW1 doi:10.1145/3637373
• Aftermath: Infrastructure, Resources, and Organizational Adaptation in the Wake of Disaster Shreyasha Paudel, Wendy Norris, Robert Soden Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1), 1–24 doi:10.1145/3637294
• What's the Rush?: Alternative Values in Navigation Technologies for Urban Placemaking Taneea S Agrawaal, Aarjav Chauhan, Carolina Nobre, Robert Soden CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems doi:10.1145/3613904.3642470

2023

• The importance of accounting for equity in disaster risk models Robert Soden, David Lallemant, Manveer Kalirai, Celine Liu, Dennis Wagenaar & Sophia Jit Communications Earth & Environment volume 4, Article number: 386 doi:10.1038/s43247-023-01039-2
• "We're Not Decorators": Fostering Interdisciplinary Exchange in STEM–Artist Collaborations Dashiel Carrera, Gitanjali Bhattacharjee, Robert Soden DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference doi:10.1145/3563657.3595973
• Unmaking as Emancipation: Lessons and Reflections from Luddism Samar Sabie, Robert Soden, Steven Jackson, Tapan Parikh CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems doi:10.1145/3544548.3581412
• HCI Research on Agriculture: Competing Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Definitions, and Opportunities Olivia Doggett, Kelly Bronson, Robert Soden CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems doi:10.1145/3544548.3581081

2022

• Modes of Uncertainty in HCI Robert Soden, Laura Devendorf, Richmond Wong, Yoko Akama and Ann Light Foundations and Trends® in Human–Computer Interaction: Vol. 15: No. 4, pp 317-426. doi:10.1561/1100000085
• Photovoltaic Imagination: Solar Strategies for Community Integrated Research and Graduate Training Robert Soden, Matt Ratto, G. Arno Verhoeven, and Bart Simon Eighth Workshop on Computing within Limits 2022 doi:10.21428/bf6fb269.7b608a0d
• Reimagining environmental data Robert Soden Interactions, Volume 29, Issue 1 doi:10.1145/3501302

2021

• Time for Historicism in CSCW: An Invitation Robert Soden, David Ribes, Seyram Avle, Will Sutherland Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 5, Issue CSCW2 doi:10.1145/3479603