On Thursday 24 November 2022 we will organise an afternoon of talks by Human-Computer Interaction/UX professionals working in industry. This informal event is designed to encourage knowledge sharing and networking between HCI and UX professionals in the Netherlands.
Join us to hear talks from people at Miro, TNO, Booking.com, Spotify, DEPT Agency, Springer Nature, YouTube, Janelle Ward Insights, and EPAM Systems! Everyone is also welcome to join the workshop hosted by the UX Academy, where you can learn more about how to embed UX and UX research in your organisation.
🎉 The full program is now available!
The event will be held at EPAM Systems in Hoofddorp (right next to the train station) from 13:00 to 17:30.
Who is this event for?
Anyone with an interest in Human-Computer Interaction in industry, including:
- professionals in industry, including HCI researchers, UX designers and researchers, design researchers, applied researchers, and anyone else working on HCI-related topics
- academics, students, and anyone else with an interest in applied HCI
Speakers
Anne Vroegop
Director UX Academy
Dr Amulya Tata (remote)
Senior UX Researcher at YouTube
Dr Janelle Ward
Founder and Principal Consultant at Janelle Ward Insights
Dr Sylvie Dijkstra-Soudarissanane
Lead Scientist at TNO
Ward de Kruiff
Head of Web 3.0 & Metaverse Practice at EPAM Systems
Maya Alvarado
Senior Accessibility Researcher at Booking.com
Dr Stephanie Marsh (remote)
UX Research Operations Lead at Springer Nature
Romeo Vreeken
Senior Program Manager at DEPT Agency
Stefan Manojlović PDEng
User Researcher at Spotify
Manuela Scherer
UX Researcher at EPAM Research & Insight
Dr Alexandra Diening
Senior Director of Research and Insight at EPAM Systems
Eduardo Gomez Ruiz, MBA
UX Research Manager at Miro
Bo Liu
Senior Researcher at Miro
Program
| Time | Session | Talk | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Arrive | Venue opens | |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome | Hello and sponsors | Organisers |
| 13:15 – 14:10 | UX meets academia | Want to pivot from academic to UX research? Start by learning the lingo | Janelle Ward, Janelle Ward Insights |
| Methods/tools I wish I knew during my time in academia | Tata Amulya, YouTube | ||
| Life is a pitch: how to stand out when presenting yourself and your ideas | Romeo Vreeken, Dept Agency | ||
| Break (coffee, tea, cookies, and cake) | |||
| 14:25 – 15:45 | Design and research maturity | UX research at Miro | Bo Liu and Eduardo Gomez Ruiz, Miro |
| Accessibility research at Booking.com | Maya Alvarado, Booking.com | ||
| ResearchOps at Springer Nature | Stephanie Marsh, Springer Nature | ||
| Why data scientists should be our besties | Stefan Manojlović, Spotify | ||
| or | |||
| 14:25 – 15:45 | Workshop | How to embed UX and UX research in your (scrum) environment? Creating support for UX is an ongoing job. But how do you figure out where to start? What are the quick wins vs long term possibilities for your organization? In 3 steps you will work on your own:Step 1: Use the UX maturity model Step 2: Create your current workflow; how does UX work together with others? Step 3: Draw your ideal UX workflow The aim of this workshop is to step into the shoes of a UX consultant. The outcome is solid advice for your organization on how to embed UX & UX research, which is aligned with your personal UX goals. By following the steps the participant can apply this framework in future UX projects as a UX consultant. |
Anne Vroegop, UX Academy |
| Break (coffee, tea, cookies, and cake) | |||
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Looking to the future | Social XR and research rigour | Sylvie Dijkstra-Soudarissanane, TNO |
| How we evolve from click-to-buy to experience-to-buy | Ward de Kruiff, EPAM Systems | ||
| Responsible metaverse | Alexandra Diening and Manuela Scherer, EPAM Systems | ||
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing | Final words | Organisers |
| 17:00 onwards | Drinks and nibbles | ||
Tickets
We’d like to welcome you on Thursday 24 November from 13:00 to 17:30 at EPAM Systems in Hoofddorp.
- Regular tickets €30
- Student tickets €20 (please register using your university email address, we may ask for proof of student status)
Organisers
- Dr Jie Li – EPAM Systems
- Peter Lovei – Philips and TU Eindhoven
- Dr Lisa Koeman – Elsevier
- Martijn van der Wurff – Fox-IT
Support team:
- Abdallah El Ali – CWI
- Gido Hakvoort – Hogeschool Windesheim
- Ilknur Basdemircan – EPAM Systems
Experience and Beyond is organised by CHI Nederland, a non-profit organisation which aims to connect, support, and represent professionals in Human-Computer Interaction.
If you have any questions, please contact us on events@chinederland.nl.
How to get there
Join us at:
EPAM Systems (right next to Hoofddorp Station)
Mercuriusplein 1
2132 HA Hoofddorp
Nederland
Sponsors
Knowledge sponsor
Venue sponsor
Cake sponsor
Interested in being a sponsor for this event? Please contact us via events@chinederland.nl