Wester, Joel; Rudaz, Damien; Khan, Haris; Due, Brian L.; Brown, Barry

The Work to Make Assistance Work: Learning from Videos by Visually Impaired Content Creators Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction(NordiCHI'26), 2026.

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Wester, Joel; Cox, Samuel Rhys; Pohl, Henning; van Berkel, Niels

Chaplains' Reflections on the Design and Usage of AI for Conversational Care Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI’26), 2026.

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Cox, Samuel Rhys; Wester, Joel; van Berkel, Niels

Polite But Boring? Trade-offs Between Engagement and Psychological Reactance to Chatbot Feedback Styles Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI’26), 2026.

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Christensen, Daniel Mejer; Jørgensen, Katja Stougård; Wyrtz, Josefine Palsgaard; Overgaard, Jennie Torp; van Berkel, Niels; Wester, Joel

PlantWhisperer: Designing Conversational AI to Support Plant Care Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI’26 EA), 2026.

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Wester, Joel; Schneiders, Eike; Anthis, Jacy Reese

Minimal Effort, Maximum Impact: Fighting Humanoids and Interface Design Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Ethics at the Front-End: Responsible User-Facing Design for AI Systems(CHI’26 WS), 2026, (Workshop paper).

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Paludan, Daniel Hove; Fredsgård, Julie; Bährentz, Kasper; Johansen, Niels Kristian; Stadsholt, Sebastian; Cornelius, Thomas Baaré; van Berkel, Niels; Wester, Joel

Conversing with Animal Avatars in Emulated Interactions at the Zoo Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI’26) , 2026.

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Shalawadi, Sujay; Wester, Joel; Cox, Samuel Rhys; van Berkel, Niels

Who Gets to Interpret the Workout? User Tensions with AI-Generated Fitness Feedback Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference(DIS'26), 2026.

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Fu, Yue; Wester, Joel; van Berkel, Niels; Hiniker, Alexis

How college students use AI to navigate course readings: evidence from an 8-week study Journal Article

In: Human-Computer Interaction, 2026.

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Gajcin, Jasmina; Jeromela, Jovan; Wester, Joel; Schömbs, Sarah; Kleanthous, Styliani; Ramamurthy, Karthikeyan Natesan; Hauptmann, Hanna; Amin, Rifat Mehreen

CURE: Communicating Uncertainty to foster Realistic Expectations via Human-Centered Design Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces(IUI’26 EA), 2026.

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Wester, Joel

PhD Thesis: Emerging Conversational Interactions for Well-Being PhD Thesis

Aalborg University, 2025.

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Wester, Joel; Jong, Sander; Pohl, Henning; van Berkel, Niels

Using LLMs for self-care: User and counsellor perspectives Journal Article

In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2025.

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Khot, Rucha; Arets, Teis; Wester, Joel; Burger, Franziska; van Berkel, Niels; Brankaert, Rens; IJsselsteijn, Wijnand; Lee, Minha

Challenging Futures: Using Chatbots to Reflect on Aging and Dementia Proceedings Article

In: 2025.

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Samiee, Mana; Wester, Joel; Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Rathleff, Michael Skovdal; van Berkel, Niels

General Practitioners’ Perspectives on a Pre-Consultation Chatbot for Shared Decision-Making Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference(DIS'25), 2025.

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Lindrup, Martin; Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Wester, Joel; van Berkel, Niels; Raptis, Dimitrios; Nielsen, Peter Axel

Prompt Machine: A Tangible Generative AI Tool for Supporting Children’s Learning and Literacy Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference(DIS'25), 2025.

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Jong, Sander; Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Wester, Joel; Wijenayake, Senuri; Goncalves, Jorge; van Berkel, Niels

Impact of Agent-Generated Rationales on Online Social Conformity Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency(FAccT’25), 2025.

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Wang, Qiaosi; Wester, Joel; Pafla, Marvin; Lee, Minha; Weisz, Justin D.; Si, Mei

ToMinHAI at CUI’2025: Theory of Mind in Human-CUI Interaction Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces(CUI’25 EA), 2025.

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Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Lindrup, Martin; Wester, Joel; van Berkel, Niels; Raptis, Dimitrios; Nielsen, Peter Axel

Prompt Machine: Enabling Physical LLM-Interactions for Learning Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference(DIS’25 EA), 2025.

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Ali, Ayan Mohamed Nuur; Agerbo, Kristine Broberg; Wester, Joel; Fu, Yue; Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; van Berkel, Niels

Dirty Dishes and Disturbances: Can AI Keep the Peace? Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Fostering Eudaimonia(DIS’25 WS), 2025, (Workshop paper).

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Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Wester, Joel; Djernæs, Helena Bøjer; van Berkel, Niels

Distributed Cognition for AI-supported Remote Operations: Challenges and Research Directions Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Human-AI Interaction for Augmented Reasoning(CHI’25 WS), 2025, (Workshop paper).

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Wester, Joel; Schrills, Tim; Pohl, Henning; van Berkel, Niels

“As an AI language model, I cannot”: Investigating LLM Denials of User Requests Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI’24), 2024.

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Wester, Joel; Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Jong, Sander; Kollerup, Naja Kathrine; Djernæs, Helena Bøjer; van Berkel, Niels

Theory of Mind and Self-Presentation in Human-LLM Interactions Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Theory of Mind in Human-AI Interaction(CHI’24 WS), 2024, (Workshop paper).

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Wester, Joel; Moghe, Bhakti; Winkle, Katie; van Berkel, Niels

Facing LLMs: Robot Communication Styles in Mediating Health Information between Parents and Young Adults Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2024.

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Wester, Joel; Pohl, Henning; Hosio, Simo; van Berkel, Niels

“This Chatbot Would Never…”: Perceived Moral Agency of Mental Health Chatbots Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2024.

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Wester, Joel; Jong, Sander; Pohl, Henning; van Berkel, Niels

Exploring People’s Perceptions of LLM-generated Advice Journal Article

In: Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2024.

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Kollerup, Naja Kathrine; Wester, Joel; Skov, Mikael B.; van Berkel, Niels

How Can I Signal You To Trust Me: Investigating AI Trust Signalling in Clinical Self-Assessments Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference(DIS’24), 2024.

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Brännström, Andreas; Wester, Joel; Nieves, Juan Carlos

A formal understanding of computational empathy in interactive agents Journal Article

In: Cognitive Systems Research, 2024.

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Jong, Sander; Wester, Joel; Schrills, Tim; Secher, Kristina; Griggio, Carla; van Berkel, Niels

Assessing Cognitive and Social Awareness among Group Members in AI-assisted Collaboration Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia(MUM’24), 2024.

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Wester, Joel; Lee, Minha; van Berkel, Niels

Moral Transparency as a Mitigator of Moral Bias in Conversational User Interfaces Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 5th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces(CUI’23 EA), 2023.

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Wester, Joel; Brännström, Andreas; Nieves, Juan Carlos; van Berkel, Niels

“You've Got a Friend in Me”: A Formal Understanding of the Critical Friend Agent Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction(HAI’23 EA), 2023.

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Wester, Joel; Delaunay, Julien; Jong, Sander; Berkel, Niels

On Moral Manifestations in Large Language Models Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Moral Agents for Sustainable Transitions(CHI’23 WS), 2023, (Workshop paper).

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van Berkel, Niels; Jong, Sander; Wester, Joel; Kollerup, Naja Kathrine

The Challenge of Bias Mitigation in Clinical AI Decision Support Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Intelligent Health Interfaces(CHI’23 WS), 2023, (Workshop paper).

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Wester, Joel; Schneiders, Eike; van Berkel, Niels

Perceived Moral Agency of Non-Moral Entities: Implications and Future Research Directions for Social Robots Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Perspectives on Moral Agency(HRI’23 WS), 2023, (Workshop paper).

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Wester, Joel; Brännström, Andreas; Nieves, Juan Carlos

Towards a Formalization of the Critical Friend and Socio-Moral Decision-Making in Autonomous Systems Proceedings Article

In: Workshop: Communication in Human-AI Interactions(IJCAI-ECAI’22 WS), 2022, (Workshop paper).

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