Richard Harper

Author: Richard Harper

Richard Harper is Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and co-manages the Socio-Digital Systems group.

Richard is concerned with how to design for 'being human' in an age when human-as-machine type metaphors, deriving from Turing and others, tend to dominate thinking in the area. Trained as a sociologist and with a strong passion for ordinary language philosophy, he has published over 120 papers and recently published his 10th book, Texture: Human expression in the age of communication overload, (MIT Press)

Publications

Publication period start: 2005
Number of co-authors: 55

Co-authors

Number of publications with favourite co-authors
Tim Regan
5
Sian E. Lindley
8
Abigail Sellen
15

Productive Colleagues

Most productive colleagues in number of publications
Abigail Sellen
81
Yvonne Rogers
99
Tom Rodden
106

Publications

O'Hara, Kenton, Helmes, John, Sellen, Abigail, Harper, Richard, Bhomer, Martijn ten, Hoven, Elise van den (2012): Food for Talk: Phototalk in the Context of Sharing a Meal. In Eminds – International Journal of Human Computer Interaction, 27 (1) pp. 124-150. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370024.2012.656069

Sellen, Abigail, Rogers, Yvonne, Harper, Richard, Rodden, Tom (2009): Reflecting human values in the digital age. In Communications of the ACM, 52 (3) pp. 58-66. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1467247.1467265

Lindley, Sian E., Banks, Richard, Harper, Richard, Jain, Anab, Regan, Tim, Sellen, Abigail, Taylor, Alex S. (2009): Resilience in the face of innovation: Household trials with BubbleBoard. In International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 67 (2) pp. 154-164. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.07.008

Swan, Laurel, Taylor, Alex S., Harper, Richard (2008): Making place for clutter and other ideas of home. In ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 15 (2) pp. 9. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1375761.1375764

Harper, Richard (2005): Toward a New Communications Genre. In IEEE Computer, 38 (8) pp. 89-91. https://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2005.275

Perry, Mark, O'Hara, Kenton P., Sellen, Abigail, Brown, Barry, Harper, Richard (2001): Dealing with mobility: understanding access anytime, anywhere. In ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 8 (4) pp. 323-347. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/504704.504707

Harper, Richard, Procter, Rob, Randall, David, Rouncefield, Mark (2001): 'Safety in numbers': calculation and document re-use in knowledge work. In: Ellis, Clarence, Zigurs, Ilze (eds.) Proceedings of the International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work 2001 September 30 - October 3, 2001, Boulder, Colorado, USA. pp. 242-251. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/500286.500322

Button, Graham, Harper, Richard (1995): The relevance of 'work-practice' for design. In Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 4 (4) pp. 263-280. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01846695

Harper, Richard (1995): Why people do and don't wear active badges: A case study. In Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 4 (4) pp. 297-318. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01846697

Harper, Richard, Carter, Kathleen (1994): Keeping people apart. In Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2 (3) pp. 199-207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00749017

Kirk, David, Sellen, Abigail, Harper, Richard, Wood, Kenneth R. (2007): Understanding videowork. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2007 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2007, . pp. 61-70. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1240624.1240634

Jones, Matt, Buchanan, George, Harper, Richard, Xech, Pierre-Louis (2007): Questions not answers: a novel mobile search technique. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2007 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2007, . pp. 155-158. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1240624.1240648

Sellen, Abigail, Harper, Richard, Eardley, Rachel, Izadi, Shahram, Regan, Tim, Taylor, Alex S., Wood, Kenneth R. (2006): HomeNote: supporting situated messaging in the home. In: Proceedings of ACM CSCW06 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work , 2006, . pp. 383-392. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1180875.1180933

O\'Hara, Kenton, Harper, Richard, Unger, Axel, Wilkes, James, Sharpe, Bill, Jansen, Marcel (2005): TxtBoard: from text-to-person to text-to-home. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2005, . pp. 1705-1708. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1056808.1057002

Harper, Richard, Regan, Tim, Rouncefield, Mark (2006): Taking hold of TV: learning from the literature. In: Kjeldskov, Jesper, Paay, Jane (eds.) Proceedings of OZCHI06, the CHISIG Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , 2006, . pp. 79-86. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1228175.1228192

Grimes, Andrea, Harper, Richard (2008): Celebratory technology: new directions for food research in HCI. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems April 5-10, 2008, . pp. 467-476. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1357054.1357130

Maunder, Andrew J., Marsden, Gary, Harper, Richard (2008): SnapAndGrab: accessing and sharing contextual multi-media content using bluetooth enabled . In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems April 5-10, 2008, . pp. 2319-2324. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1358628.1358677

Taylor, Stuart, Izadi, Shahram, Kirk, David, Harper, Richard, Garcia-Mendoza, Armando (2009): Turning the tables: an interactive surface for vjing. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2009, . pp. 1251-1254. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1518701.1518888

Brown, Lorna M., Sellen, Abigail, Krishna, Renan, Harper, Richard (2009): Exploring the potential of audio-tactile messaging for remote interpersonal communication. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2009, . pp. 1527-1530. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1518701.1518934

Lindley, Sian E., Harper, Richard, Sellen, Abigail (2009): Desiring to be in touch in a changing communications landscape: attitudes of older adults. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2009, . pp. 1693-1702. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1518701.1518962

Arter, David, Buchanan, George, Jones, Matt, Harper, Richard (2007): Incidental information and mobile search. In: Cheok, Adrian David, Chittaro, Luca (eds.) Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services - Mobile HCI 2007 September 9-12, 2007, Singapore. pp. 413-420. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1377999.1378047

Maunder, Andrew J., Marsden, Gary, Harper, Richard (2007): Creating and sharing multi-media packages using large situated public displays and mobile . In: Cheok, Adrian David, Chittaro, Luca (eds.) Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services - Mobile HCI 2007 September 9-12, 2007, Singapore. pp. 222-225. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1377999.1378010

Lindley, Sian E., Harper, Richard, Sellen, Abigail (2008): Designing for Elders: Exploring the Complexity of Relationships in Later Life. In: Proceedings of the HCI08 Conference on People and Computers XXII , 2008, . pp. 77-86. https://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.21350

Lindley, Sian E., Harper, Richard, Randall, Dave, Glancy, Maxine, Smyth, Nicola (2009): Fixed in time and "time in motion": mobility of vision through a SenseCam lens. In: Proceedings of 11th Conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services , 2009, . pp. 2. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1613858.1613861

Harper, Richard, Taylor, Stuart (2009): Glancephone: an exploration of human expression. In: Proceedings of 11th Conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services , 2009, . pp. 24. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1613858.1613890

Chetty, Marshini, Banks, Richard, Harper, Richard, Regan, Tim, Sellen, Abigail, Gkantsidis, Christos, Karagiannis, Thomas, Key, Peter (2010): Who's hogging the bandwidth: the consequences of revealing the invisible in the home. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2010, . pp. 659-668. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1753326.1753423

Odom, William, Harper, Richard, Sellen, Abigail, Kirk, David, Banks, Richard (2010): Passing on & putting to rest: understanding bereavement in the context of interactive . In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2010, . pp. 1831-1840. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1753326.1753601

Lindley, Sian E., Harper, Richard, Sellen, Abigail (2010): Designing a technological playground: a field study of the emergence of play in household . In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2010, . pp. 2351-2360. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1753326.1753681

Lindley, Sian E., Randall, Dave, Sharrock, Wes, Glancy, Maxine, Smyth, Nicola, Harper, Richard (2009): Narrative, memory and practice: tensions and choices in the use of a digital artefact. In: Proceedings of the HCI09 Conference on People and Computers XXIII , 2009, . pp. 1-9. https://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1671011.1671012

Zhang, Chunhui, Wang, Min, Harper, Richard (2010): Cloud mouse: a new way to interact with the cloud. In: Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces , 2010, . pp. 13. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1891903.1891920

O'Hara, Kenton, Sellen, Abigail, Harper, Richard (2011): Embodiment in brain-computer interaction. In: Proceedings of ACM CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2011, . pp. 353-362. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1978994

Mentis, Helena M., Lindley, Sian E., Taylor, Stuart, Dunphy, Paul, Regan, Tim, Harper, Richard (2012): Taking as an act of sharing. In: Proceedings of ACM CSCW12 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work , 2012, . pp. 1091-1100. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2145204.2145366

Lindley, Sian E., Meek, Sam, Sellen, Abigail, Harper, Richard (2012): "It's simply integral to what I do": enquiries into how the web is weaved into everyday li. In: Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on the World Wide Web , 2012, . pp. 1067-1076. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2187836.2187979

Randall, Dave, Harper, Richard, Rouncefield, Mark (2005): Fieldwork and Ethnography: A Perspective From CSCW. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Ethnographic Praxis in Industry and Commerce Epic Conference , 2005, Redmond, USA. pp. 81-99. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-8918.2005.tb00010.x/abstract

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