Orit Shaer, Professor and co-Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College, will present novel tangible embedded and embodied interaction (TEI) systems developed at the Wellesley College Human-Computer Interaction (WHCI) Lab that address real-world challenges related to the future of work and learning. Shaer will also discuss human-AI co-creation, where generative AI is integrated into the tangible and embodied interaction design process to support ideation, reflection, and decision-making.

Shaer founded and directs the WHCI Lab; her research focuses on novel human-computer interaction for the future of work and learning. Shaer is a Senior Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and a recipient of several NSF and industry awards including the NSF CAREER Award. She is a co-director of an NSF funded International Research Experiences for Students in Germany on Human-AI Interaction for the Future of Work, and is a co-founder and steering committee co-chair of the CHIWork conference. Shaer also serves as the steering committee co-chair for the ACM conference on TEI.