Eva Lindh Waterworth, PhD
Docent (equivalent to Associate Professor or Reader) in Informatics at Umeå University, Sweden.

I am Manager of Q-Life, a research group within this department. We carry out research on the relationship between quality of life and information technology, in collaboration with local and other organisations. We are founder members of CHAP: the Centre for Health and Participation in the Ageing Population. See my llist of publications.

My main research interest is in the use of technology to improve quality of life, especially for people with special needs. I led the MAMA (Mobile and Augmented Memory Aid) project and have contributed to several completed and ongoing projects, including EMMA, ENGAGE, and mobisams. I currently coordinate the Swedish contribution to Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas. This is a 3-year eHealthcare project funded by the EU Northern Periphery Programme (2007-2013) with partners in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Scotland and Ireland.

My educational background is in Business Administration and Informatics, and I have a PhD in Informatics, awarded in 2001. My thesis is entitled: Perceptually-Seductive Technology: designing computer support for everyday creativity. Contact me for more details.

I have also taught at the department since 1987, devising and presenting a wide range of different courses.

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eva@informatik.umu.se, tel: +46 (0)90 786 67 71, fax: 786 65 50
Department of Informatics, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden. Modified 2008-08-18

Recent Publications

Waterworth, J A and Waterworth E L (2008). Presence in the Future. In A Spagnolli and L Gamberini (eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Presence. University of Padova, Italy, October 16-18 2008, pp61-65.

Wangler, B, Winge, M, Johansson, L-Å, Waterworth, E L and Nyström, M (2007). A New Care Concept - Making Collaborative Home Care Work. BIR 2007 Conference. Tampere, Finland, October 2007.

Vinge M, Johansson L-Å, Waterworth E L, Wangler B,4, Åhlfeldt R-M (2007). Interorganisational Collaboration in Home Care: A First Discussion of Requirements. Accepted for ISHIMR 2007 - 12th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research. Sheffield, UK, July 2007.

Waterworth, E L and Waterworth J A (2007). Interactive technology and cognitive well being: New approaches to maintaining and improving cognitive functions in the elderly. 2nd International Conference on Technology and Aging (ICTA), Toronto, June 2007.

Peter, C, Waterworth, J A, Waterworth E L and Voskamp, J (2007). Sensing Mood to Counteract Dementia. International Workshop on Pervasive Technologies for the support of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Thessaloniki, Greece, Feb 2007.

Waterworth, E L and Waterworth, J A (2006). Designing IT for Older People. Presented at eChallenges 2006. Barcelona, October 2006.

Waterworth, E L and Waterworth, J A (2006). The Presence of Emotion: Designing the Feeling of Being There in Interactive Media Experiences. Presented at Design and Emotion 2006. Gothenburg, September 2006.

Waterworth, E L and Waterworth, J A (2006). The ELITE approach to designing IT for the elderly. Gerontechnology, 5(2), 99-105.

Waterworth, J A and Waterworth E L (2006) Presence as a Dimension of Communication: Context of Use and the Person. In Riva, G, Anguera, M T, Wiederhold B K, and Mantovani F (eds): From Communication to Presence: Cognition, Emotions and Culture towards the Ultimate Communicative Experience (Festschrift in honor of Luigi Anolli). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

See also my full list of publications.