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Shuhao Ma

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-3064

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Biography

Shuhao Ma is an HCI and design researcher and lecturer in computer science at Northumbria University. His research sits at the intersection of design, HCI, and critical computing, with a broader interest in social justice and sustainability. He examines how emerging technologies reshape work, participation, and everyday life and explores how design can contribute to more just and sustainable socio-technical futures. His work has been published primarily at CHI, DIS, CSCW, and leading design venues.

Research interests

  • Labour, Technology and Design Politics: Examining how digital platforms, AI and automation reshape labour, and how design influences workers’ value, agency, rights and responsibilities.
  • Participatory, Speculative and Research through-Design: Using participatory design, co-design, speculative design and service design to investigate real-world issues and collectively imagine alternative technological futures.
  • Just and Sustainable Technological Futures: Critically investigating the social, economic and environmental implications of emerging technologies, with particular attention to social justice, citizen participation, inclusion and sustainability.

Education/Academic qualification

Other Technologies, PhD, Digital Media (Human-Computer Interaction), Universidade de Lisboa

Sept 2021 → Jun 2026

Award Date: 2 Jun 2026

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • 4 Conference contribution
  • 1 Article

  • Precision Medicine in Practice: What Role for HCI?

    Sun, Y., Ma, S., McLoughlin, W. K. X., Kim, B. Y. & Zhao, M., 5 Jul 2026, IH '26: Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Interactive Health Conference. Nunes, F., Chung, C., Mentis, H. M. & Avellino, I. (eds.). New York, US: ACM, p. 1-4 4 p. 102

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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    2 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Revisiting Worker-Centered Design: Tensions, Blind Spots, and Action Spaces

    Ma, S., Zimmerman, J., Nisi, V. & Nunes, N. J., 13 Apr 2026, CHI '26: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N., Shamma, D. A., Candello, H., Cesar, P., Lopes, P., Bozzon, A., Kosch, T., Liao, V., Ma, X., Artizzu, V., Draxler, F., Lopez, G., Reinschluessel, A. V., Tong, X. & Toups Dugas, P. O. (eds.). New York, US: ACM, p. 1-19 19 p. 940

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    1 Citation (Scopus)
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  • Speculating Migrant Possible Worlds through Magic Machines

    Nisi, V., Bala, P., Cesário, V., Ma, S. & Nunes, N. J., 1 Nov 2025, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 9, 7, p. 1-31 31 p., CSCW324.

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  • Speculative Job Design: Probing Alternative Opportunities for Gig Workers in an Automated Future

    Ma, S., Liu, Z., Nisi, V., Fox, S. E. & Jardim Nunes, N., 26 Apr 2025, CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System. Yamashita, N., Evers, V., Yatani, K., Ding, X., Lee, B., Chetty, M. & Toups-Dugas, P. (eds.). New York, US: ACM, p. 1-18 18 p. 1208

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    12 Citations (Scopus)
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  • "My Sense of Morality Leads to My Suffering, Battling, and Arguing": The Role of Platform Designers in (Un)Deciding Gig Worker Issues

    Ma, S., Zimmerman, J., Fox, S. E., Nisi, V. & Jardim Nunes, N., 1 Jul 2024, DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Vallgårda, A., Jönsson, L., Fritsch, J., Alaoui, S. F. & Le Dantec, C. A. (eds.). New York, US: ACM, p. 3501-3514 14 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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    15 Citations (Scopus)
    3 Downloads (Pure)