Davide Spano, SIGCHI-Italy ChairThe elections for the new SIGCHI-Italy chair have recently concluded. The role has been appointed to Professor Davide Spano of the University of Cagliari.
Davide is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in Cagliari, where he teaches Human-Computer Interaction. He organized CHItaly 2017 and several international conferences including IUI 2020, EICS 2024, and IUI 2025, and he will co-organize AVI 2028. He has served as Web Chair and Research Delegate on the Extended Board, contributing actively to the Italian HCI community since the beginning of his scientific career.
His plan for the Chapter’s future in the coming years focuses on three main priorities:
- Strengthening the Mediterranean HCI Community: Actively support MedCHI initiatives and expanding regional collaboration while preserving and enhancing core national events such as AVI and CHItaly.
- Promoting Human-Centered AI: Positioning SIGCHI Italy as a key reference for companies, public administration, and institutions to ensure usability, accessibility, and human control remain central to AI design, research, and education.
- Addressing Scientific Publishing Sustainability: Acting as a collective voice to mitigate the economic barriers caused by the non-renewal of the ACM Open / CRUI-CARE agreement and supporting sustainable publishing models for researchers and conferences.
The whole chapter and the Extended Committee thank Giuliana Vitiello, the former Chapter’s Chair, for her efforts and outstanding work over these years.
