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Dag Svanæs

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Dag Svanæs

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Department of Computer Science

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2026

  • Sand, Adrian; Svanæs, Dag; Nøst, Torunn Hatlen; Dahl, Yngve. (2026) “We ended up having to make our own”: a case study of healthcare professionals’ design-in-use approach to a new electronic health record system. Interacting with computers
    Academic article

2025

  • Dahl, Yngve; Sharma, Kshitij; Svanæs, Dag. (2025) Facilitation Skills in Participatory Design.
    Academic chapter
  • Sand, Adrian; Svanæs, Dag; Nøst, Torunn Hatlen; Dahl, Yngve. (2025) User Participation in Configuration of a Large-Scale Electronic Health Record System: Experiences and Expectations.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Bjørnå, Sofie Margrethe; Medalen, Ingrid; Svanæs, Dag. (2025) Site-Specific Design for and With the Body: Transforming a Public Space into a Place for Social Gameplay. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
    Academic article

2024

  • Dahl-Jørgensen, Tangni Cunningham; Parmiggiani, Elena; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2024) Exploring end-user participation in the design of digital public services: an empirical study of discourse and practice. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2022

  • Lazarus, Jeffrey V.; Romero, Diana; Kopka, Christopher J.; Karim, Salim Abdool; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Almeida, Gisele; Baptista-Leite, Ricardo; Barocas, Joshua A.; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Bar-Yam, Yaneer. (2022) A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat. Nature
    Professional article
  • Subramanian, Sruti; De Moor, Katrien; Vereijken, Beatrix; Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2022) Exploring the Influence of Tech Savviness and Physical Activity in Older Adults Playing an Exergame.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Kshitij, Kshitij; Svanæs, Dag. (2022) Towards Participatory Design Facilitation as Reflective Practice.
    Academic chapter
  • Matjeka, Louise Petersen; Svanæs, Dag; Wang, Alf Inge. (2022) Turning Eight Family Homes Into Interactive, Pervasive Playgrounds During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Frontiers in Computer Science
    Academic article
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2022) Representative Participation in a Large-Scale Health IT Project. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
    Academic article

2021

  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Eldjarn, Knut; Nerland, Audun Helge; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Full nedstengning til over nyttår. Dagbladet Politiken
    Commentary
  • Svanæs, Dag; Lyngby, Andreas Schatvet; Bärnholt, Magnus; Røsand, Terje; Subramanian, Sruti. (2021) UNITY-Things: An Internet-of-Things Software Framework Integrating Arduino-Enabled Remote Devices with the UNITY Game Engine.
    Academic chapter
  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag; Log, Torgrim; Nerland, Audun Helge. (2021) Lettelser nå øker risikoen for ny smitteøkning. Bergens Tidende
    Commentary
  • Gilbert, Mads; Kvåle, Gunnar; Klein, Jørn; Svanæs, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Eldjarn, Knut; Helge, Nerland Audun. (2021) For lite, for sent. Dagbladet
    Commentary
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2021) Facilitating User Involvement in a Large IT Project: A Comparison of Facilitators’ Perspectives on Process, Role and Personal Practice. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Gilbert, Mads; Eldgjarn, Knut; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Håheim, Bodil; Klein, Jørn; Thelle, Dag S.; Nerland, Audun Helge; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Uansvarlig helsepolitikk. Dagbladet
    Commentary
  • Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Klein, Jørn; Thelle, Dag Steinar. (2021) Flørter med flokkimmunitet. Dagbladet
    Commentary

2020

  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Hiding in plain sight: Directed surveillance as a bodily practice. Surveillance & Society
    Academic article
  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Koronatiltak før tilpasses smittesituasjonen lokalt. Bergens Tidende
    Commentary
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild; Dahl, Yngve. (2020) Understanding the Impact of Boundary Conditions on Participatory Activities. Lessons from a Large-Scale IT Project in Health Care.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Facilitating Democracy: Concerns from Participatory Design with Asymmetric Stakeholder Relations in Health Care.
    Academic chapter
  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) ExerTiles: A Tangible Interactive Physiotherapy Toolkit for Balance Training with Older Adults.
    Academic chapter
  • Flaaten, Hans; Gilbert, Mads; Kvåle, Gunnar; Jacobsen, Dag; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Sterkere tiltak - Ikke letteler. VG : Verdens gang
    Commentary

2019

  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Assessing Motivational Differences Between Young and Older Adults When Playing an Exergame. Games for Health Journal
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Dag Svanæs. Interactions
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Designing with the Body - Interview with Kristina Höök on Somaesthetics and Design. The Journal of Somaesthetics (JS)
    Academic article
  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Twelve Ways to Reach for a Star: Player Movement Strategies in a Whole-Body Exergame.
    Academic chapter

2018

  • Matjeka, Louise; Svanæs, Dag. (2018) Gamifying an Exerame Co-Design Workshop: Playful Involvement of Experts in the Design Process of Balance Training Exergames. 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
    Academic article
  • Höök, Kristina; Caramiaux, Baptiste; Erkut, Cumhur; Forlizzi, Jodi; Hajinejad, Nassrin; Haller, Michael; Hummels, Caroline C.M.; Isbister, Katherine; Jonsson, Martin; Khut, George. (2018) Embracing first-person perspectives in soma-based design. Informatics
    Academic literature review

2017

  • Vallgarda, Anna; Boer, Laurens; Tsaknaki, Vasiliki; Svanæs, Dag. (2017) Material programming. Interactions
    Academic article
  • Löfström, Erica; Svanæs, Dag. (2017) Eco-visualization: an exploration of the concept and its practical implications.
    Academic chapter

2016

  • Nawaz, Ather; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Boulton, Elisabeth; Svanæs, Dag. (2016) Usability and acceptability of balance exergames in older adults: A scoping review. Health Informatics Journal
    Academic literature review

2015

  • Svanæs, Dag. (2015) NTNU Health Informatics Usability and Design Lab. Interactions
    Professional article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2015) A maker approach to computer science education: Lessons learned from a first-year university course. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2015) The impact of an eHealth portal on health care professionals' interaction with patients: Qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article
  • Skjæret, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Ystmark, Kristine Midjås; Dahl, Yngve; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Svanæs, Dag; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Designing for movement quality in exergames: Lessons learned from observing senior citizens playing stepping games. Gerontology
    Academic article

2014

  • Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret, Nina; Ystmark, Kristine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2014) Assessing seniors' user experience (UX) of exergames for balance training.
    Academic chapter

2013

  • Das, Anita; Svanæs, Dag. (2013) Human-centred methods in the design of an e-health solution for patients undergoing weight loss treatment. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2013) Interaction Design for and with the Lived Body : Some Implications of Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
    Academic article

2012

  • Rømen, Dagfinn; Svanæs, Dag. (2012) Validating WCAG versions 1.0 and 2.0 through usability testing with disabled users. Universal Access in the Information Society
    Academic article
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Das, Anita; Svanæs, Dag. (2012) Mobile health IT: The effect of user interface and form factor on doctor–patient communication. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article

2011

  • Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild. (2011) Proceedings of the fifth international symposium on Human Factors Engineering in Health Informatics. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Anthology
  • Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild; Das, Anita; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Røsand, Terje. (2011) The NSEP Usability and Design Laboratory.
    Academic chapter
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Interaction design for cancer patients: do we need to take into account the effects of illness and medication?.
    Academic chapter
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Management of Weight-Loss: Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Requirements for an E-health System for Patients. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Designing for the secondary user experience. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article

2010

  • Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Dahl, Yngve. (2010) Usability testing of mobile ICT for clinical settings: Methodological and practical challenges. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2010) Fidelity Considerations for Simulation-Based Usability Assessments of Mobile ICT for Hospitals. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
    Academic article

2009

  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2009) Evaluating Mobile Usability: The Role of Fidelity in Full-Scale Laboratory Simulations with Mobile ICT for Hospitals.
    Academic chapter

2008

  • Svanæs, Dag; Gulliksen, Jan. (2008) Understanding the context of design: Towards tactical user-centered design.
    Academic chapter
  • Rømen, Dagfinn; Svanæs, Dag. (2008) Evaluating Web Site Accessibility: Validating the WAI Guidelines through Usability Testing with Disabled Users.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag; Das, Anita; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2008) The Contextual Nature of Usability and its Relevance to Medical Informatics.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Y; Svanæs, Dag. (2008) A comparison of location and token-based interaction techniques for point-of-care access to medical information. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
    Academic article

2007

  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Visualizing Interaction in Digitally Augmented Spaces: Steps toward a Formalism for Location-Aware and Token-Based Interactive Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) A comparison of location and token-based interaction techniques for point-of-care access to medical information. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Organizational Obstacles to Usability in Health-IT Development and Acquisition.
    Academic chapter

2006

  • Mørch, Anders I; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. ACM Publications
    Anthology
  • Mørch, Anders Irving; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Foreword: Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Anthology
  • Mørch, Anders Irving; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2006). ACM Publications
    Anthology
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Interaction Techniques for Using Handhelds and PCs Together in a Clinical Setting.
    Academic chapter
  • Mørch, Anders; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interacton : changing roles, Oslo: Norway, 14-18. okt. 2006. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Anthology

2005

  • Følstad, Asbjørn; Krogstie, John; Oppermann, Reinhard; Svanæs, Dag. (2005) User Involvement in e-Government Development Projects. SINTEF AS
    Anthology
  • Svanæs, Dag; Moen, Ingunn. (2005) Rapport fra brukbarhetsevaluering av et Helse-IT system. NTNU - Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal (NSEP)
    Research report
  • Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2005) Problem søker løsning - Rapport fra en rollespillworkshop. NTNU - Institutt for datateknikk og info.vitenskap
    Research report

2004

  • Svanæs, Dag. (2004) Hvordan involvere helsearbeidere i utviklingen av IT-systemer: Analyse av praksis ved to sykehus i Norge. Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal
    Research report

1984

  • Svanæs, Dag; Aas, Einar Johan. (1984) Test Generation through Logic Programming. Integration
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Sand, Adrian; Svanæs, Dag; Nøst, Torunn Hatlen; Dahl, Yngve. (2026) “We ended up having to make our own”: a case study of healthcare professionals’ design-in-use approach to a new electronic health record system. Interacting with computers
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Bjørnå, Sofie Margrethe; Medalen, Ingrid; Svanæs, Dag. (2025) Site-Specific Design for and With the Body: Transforming a Public Space into a Place for Social Gameplay. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2015) NTNU Health Informatics Usability and Design Lab. Interactions
    Professional article
  • Vallgarda, Anna; Boer, Laurens; Tsaknaki, Vasiliki; Svanæs, Dag. (2017) Material programming. Interactions
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Hiding in plain sight: Directed surveillance as a bodily practice. Surveillance & Society
    Academic article
  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Assessing Motivational Differences Between Young and Older Adults When Playing an Exergame. Games for Health Journal
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Visualizing Interaction in Digitally Augmented Spaces: Steps toward a Formalism for Location-Aware and Token-Based Interactive Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Rømen, Dagfinn; Svanæs, Dag. (2012) Validating WCAG versions 1.0 and 2.0 through usability testing with disabled users. Universal Access in the Information Society
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) A comparison of location and token-based interaction techniques for point-of-care access to medical information. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
    Academic article
  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Koronatiltak før tilpasses smittesituasjonen lokalt. Bergens Tidende
    Commentary
  • Dahl, Y; Svanæs, Dag. (2008) A comparison of location and token-based interaction techniques for point-of-care access to medical information. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Dahl, Yngve. (2010) Usability testing of mobile ICT for clinical settings: Methodological and practical challenges. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2015) A maker approach to computer science education: Lessons learned from a first-year university course. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Dag Svanæs. Interactions
    Academic article
  • Nawaz, Ather; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Boulton, Elisabeth; Svanæs, Dag. (2016) Usability and acceptability of balance exergames in older adults: A scoping review. Health Informatics Journal
    Academic literature review
  • Lazarus, Jeffrey V.; Romero, Diana; Kopka, Christopher J.; Karim, Salim Abdool; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Almeida, Gisele; Baptista-Leite, Ricardo; Barocas, Joshua A.; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Bar-Yam, Yaneer. (2022) A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat. Nature
    Professional article
  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Eldjarn, Knut; Nerland, Audun Helge; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Full nedstengning til over nyttår. Dagbladet Politiken
    Commentary
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Management of Weight-Loss: Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Requirements for an E-health System for Patients. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag; Aas, Einar Johan. (1984) Test Generation through Logic Programming. Integration
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Designing with the Body - Interview with Kristina Höök on Somaesthetics and Design. The Journal of Somaesthetics (JS)
    Academic article
  • Matjeka, Louise; Svanæs, Dag. (2018) Gamifying an Exerame Co-Design Workshop: Playful Involvement of Experts in the Design Process of Balance Training Exergames. 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2010) Fidelity Considerations for Simulation-Based Usability Assessments of Mobile ICT for Hospitals. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag; Log, Torgrim; Nerland, Audun Helge. (2021) Lettelser nå øker risikoen for ny smitteøkning. Bergens Tidende
    Commentary
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2015) The impact of an eHealth portal on health care professionals' interaction with patients: Qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article
  • Skjæret, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Ystmark, Kristine Midjås; Dahl, Yngve; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Svanæs, Dag; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Designing for movement quality in exergames: Lessons learned from observing senior citizens playing stepping games. Gerontology
    Academic article
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Designing for the secondary user experience. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Das, Anita; Svanæs, Dag. (2012) Mobile health IT: The effect of user interface and form factor on doctor–patient communication. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Das, Anita; Svanæs, Dag. (2013) Human-centred methods in the design of an e-health solution for patients undergoing weight loss treatment. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Gilbert, Mads; Kvåle, Gunnar; Klein, Jørn; Svanæs, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Eldjarn, Knut; Helge, Nerland Audun. (2021) For lite, for sent. Dagbladet
    Commentary
  • Flaaten, Hans; Gilbert, Mads; Kvåle, Gunnar; Jacobsen, Dag; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Sterkere tiltak - Ikke letteler. VG : Verdens gang
    Commentary
  • Matjeka, Louise Petersen; Svanæs, Dag; Wang, Alf Inge. (2022) Turning Eight Family Homes Into Interactive, Pervasive Playgrounds During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Frontiers in Computer Science
    Academic article
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2021) Facilitating User Involvement in a Large IT Project: A Comparison of Facilitators’ Perspectives on Process, Role and Personal Practice. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2022) Representative Participation in a Large-Scale Health IT Project. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
    Academic article
  • Höök, Kristina; Caramiaux, Baptiste; Erkut, Cumhur; Forlizzi, Jodi; Hajinejad, Nassrin; Haller, Michael; Hummels, Caroline C.M.; Isbister, Katherine; Jonsson, Martin; Khut, George. (2018) Embracing first-person perspectives in soma-based design. Informatics
    Academic literature review
  • Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Gilbert, Mads; Eldgjarn, Knut; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Håheim, Bodil; Klein, Jørn; Thelle, Dag S.; Nerland, Audun Helge; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Uansvarlig helsepolitikk. Dagbladet
    Commentary
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2013) Interaction Design for and with the Lived Body : Some Implications of Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
    Academic article
  • Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Klein, Jørn; Thelle, Dag Steinar. (2021) Flørter med flokkimmunitet. Dagbladet
    Commentary

Books

  • Mørch, Anders I; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. ACM Publications
    Anthology
  • Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild. (2011) Proceedings of the fifth international symposium on Human Factors Engineering in Health Informatics. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Anthology
  • Følstad, Asbjørn; Krogstie, John; Oppermann, Reinhard; Svanæs, Dag. (2005) User Involvement in e-Government Development Projects. SINTEF AS
    Anthology
  • Mørch, Anders Irving; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Foreword: Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Anthology
  • Mørch, Anders Irving; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the Fourth Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2006). ACM Publications
    Anthology
  • Mørch, Anders; Morgan, Konrad; Bratteteig, Tone; Ghosh, Gautam; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interacton : changing roles, Oslo: Norway, 14-18. okt. 2006. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Anthology

Part of book/report

  • Dahl, Yngve; Sharma, Kshitij; Svanæs, Dag. (2025) Facilitation Skills in Participatory Design.
    Academic chapter
  • Sand, Adrian; Svanæs, Dag; Nøst, Torunn Hatlen; Dahl, Yngve. (2025) User Participation in Configuration of a Large-Scale Electronic Health Record System: Experiences and Expectations.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag; Gulliksen, Jan. (2008) Understanding the context of design: Towards tactical user-centered design.
    Academic chapter
  • Rømen, Dagfinn; Svanæs, Dag. (2008) Evaluating Web Site Accessibility: Validating the WAI Guidelines through Usability Testing with Disabled Users.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild; Das, Anita; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Røsand, Terje. (2011) The NSEP Usability and Design Laboratory.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag; Das, Anita; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2008) The Contextual Nature of Usability and its Relevance to Medical Informatics.
    Academic chapter
  • Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret, Nina; Ystmark, Kristine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2014) Assessing seniors' user experience (UX) of exergames for balance training.
    Academic chapter
  • Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Interaction design for cancer patients: do we need to take into account the effects of illness and medication?.
    Academic chapter
  • Subramanian, Sruti; De Moor, Katrien; Vereijken, Beatrix; Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2022) Exploring the Influence of Tech Savviness and Physical Activity in Older Adults Playing an Exergame.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2009) Evaluating Mobile Usability: The Role of Fidelity in Full-Scale Laboratory Simulations with Mobile ICT for Hospitals.
    Academic chapter
  • Zahlsen, Øivind Klungseth; Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild; Dahl, Yngve. (2020) Understanding the Impact of Boundary Conditions on Participatory Activities. Lessons from a Large-Scale IT Project in Health Care.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag; Lyngby, Andreas Schatvet; Bärnholt, Magnus; Røsand, Terje; Subramanian, Sruti. (2021) UNITY-Things: An Internet-of-Things Software Framework Integrating Arduino-Enabled Remote Devices with the UNITY Game Engine.
    Academic chapter
  • Löfström, Erica; Svanæs, Dag. (2017) Eco-visualization: an exploration of the concept and its practical implications.
    Academic chapter
  • Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Organizational Obstacles to Usability in Health-IT Development and Acquisition.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Kshitij, Kshitij; Svanæs, Dag. (2022) Towards Participatory Design Facilitation as Reflective Practice.
    Academic chapter
  • Dahl, Yngve; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Facilitating Democracy: Concerns from Participatory Design with Asymmetric Stakeholder Relations in Health Care.
    Academic chapter
  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Maroni, Nina Skjæret-; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Twelve Ways to Reach for a Star: Player Movement Strategies in a Whole-Body Exergame.
    Academic chapter
  • Subramanian, Sruti; Dahl, Yngve; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) ExerTiles: A Tangible Interactive Physiotherapy Toolkit for Balance Training with Older Adults.
    Academic chapter
  • Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Interaction Techniques for Using Handhelds and PCs Together in a Clinical Setting.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Svanæs, Dag. (2004) Hvordan involvere helsearbeidere i utviklingen av IT-systemer: Analyse av praksis ved to sykehus i Norge. Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal
    Research report
  • Svanæs, Dag; Moen, Ingunn. (2005) Rapport fra brukbarhetsevaluering av et Helse-IT system. NTNU - Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal (NSEP)
    Research report
  • Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2005) Problem søker løsning - Rapport fra en rollespillworkshop. NTNU - Institutt for datateknikk og info.vitenskap
    Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Dahl-Jørgensen, Tangni Cunningham; Parmiggiani, Elena; Svanæs, Dag; Dahl, Yngve. (2024) Exploring end-user participation in the design of digital public services: an empirical study of discourse and practice. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • IT3022 - Participatory design
  • IT3026 - Digital Service Design
  • IT3950 - Informatics Postgraduate Thesis
  • TDT4506 - Computer Science, Specialization Course
  • IT3920 - Master Thesis for MSIT
  • IT3402 - User-centred interaction design
  • IT8009 - Summer school in Human-Computer Interaction
  • IT3020 - Current Topics in Informatics

Outreach

2025

  • Conference lecture
    Dahl, Yngve; Sharma, Kshitij; Svanæs, Dag. (2025) Facilitation Skills in Participatory Design. CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2024

  • Conference lecture
    Sand, Adrian; Svanæs, Dag; Nøst, Torunn Hatlen; Dahl, Yngve. (2024) User Participation in Configuration of a Large-Scale Electronic Health Record System: Experiences and Expectations. OzCHI '24: Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

2022

  • Interview
    Svanæs, Dag; Æsøy, Knut Ove. (2022) Politikk og vitenskap – behovet for flervitenskapelig tilnærming til en politisk håndtering av en pandemi.

2021

  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Gilbert, Mads; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Pandemibekjempelse: Må endre coronastrategi.
  • Feature article
    Kvåle, Gunnar; Gilbert, Mads; Klein, Jørn; Svanæs, Dag; Jacobsen, Dag; Eldjarn, Knut; Alvik, Gunhild. (2021) «Slå ned» og hold nede til befolkningen er vaksinert!.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Gilbert, Mads; Nygård, Gunhild Alvik; Log, Torgrim. (2021) Må endre coronastrategi.
  • Interview
    Westin, Steinar; Svanæs, Dag. (2021) Corona: Vil at Oslo holdes stengt.
  • Interview
    Westin, Steinar; Svanæs, Dag; Andersen, Bjørg Marit. (2021) Anbefaler lockdown før og etter Påske.
  • Interview
    Westin, Steinar; Svanæs, Dag; Hasle, Gunnar. (2021) Hva er det de venter på? "Regjeringen innfører ikke strengere tiltak nå".

2020

  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Hasle, Gunnar; Westin, Steinar. (2020) Strengere tiltak er nødvendig for å slå ned viruset.
  • Feature article
    Kvåle, Gunnar; Svanæs, Dag; Westin, Steinar. (2020) Hadde vi gjort som Sverige, ville Norge vært ille ute.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Eldjarn, Knut; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Hasle, Gunnar; Klein, Jörn. (2020) R-mysteriet. Hvordan er det mulig å konkludere?.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Eldjarn, Knut; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Hasle, Gunnar; Klein, Jörn. (2020) Reproduksjonstallet. Folkehelseinstituttet under lupen.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Log, Torgrim; Eldjarn, Knut; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Westin, Steinar; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Gilbert, Mads; Klein, Jörn; Gisvold, Svein Erik. (2020) Etterlyser strengere tiltak: – Nå blinker det rødt.
  • Feature article
    Kvåle, Gunnar; Gilbert, Mads; Svanæs, Dag. (2020) Ved stigende smittetall er TISK ikke nok.
  • Feature article
    Klein, Jörn; Hasle, Gunnar; Eldjarn, Knut; Jacobsen, Dag; Svanæs, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild Alvik; Kvåle, Gunnar. (2020) Flokkimmunitet uten smittevern og vaksine er en farlig korona-strategi.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Log, Torgrim; Eldjarn, Knut; Alvik, Nyborg Gunhild; Westin, Steinar; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Gilbert, Mads; Klein, Jørn; Gisvold, Sven Erik. (2020) Etterlyser strengere tiltak: – Nå blinker det rødt.
  • Feature article
    Svanæs, Dag; Kvåle, Gunnar; Andersen, Bjørg Marit; Eldjarn, Knut; Klein, Jørn; Hasle, Gunnar; Jacobsen, Dag; Nyborg, Gunhild; Westin, Steinar; Nerland, Audun Helge. (2020) Ti myter om pandemien.

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Su, Norman; Kaptelinin, Victor; Bardzell, Shaowen; Light, Ann; Svanæs, Dag. (2019) Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and HCI (Accepted workshop). 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2018

  • Conference lecture
    Matjeka, Louise; Svanæs, Dag. (2018) Gamifying an Exergame Co-Design Workshop: Playful Involvement of Experts in the Design Process of Balance Training Exergames. 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health

2017

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2017) Soma-based design theory. 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2016

  • Conference lecture
    Vallgårda, Anna; Boer, Laurens; Tsaknaki, Vasiliki; Svanæs, Dag. (2016) Material Programming: a Design Practice for Computational Composites. NordiCHI 2016
  • Conference lecture
    Høibraaten, Helge; Svanæs, Dag; Ørstavik, Iver. (2016) ”Valgte” Big Data Trump? Er opplysningen avleggs?. Tirsdagsmøter

2014

  • Conference lecture
    Skjæret, Nina; Svanæs, Dag; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2014) Exergaming for fall prevention: Investigating usability and players' movement characteristics. MobEx 2014

2013

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2013) Interaction Design for and with the Lived Body : Some Implications of Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2013)

2011

  • Conference lecture
    Das, Anita; Faxvaag, Arild; Svanæs, Dag. (2011) Interaction design for cancer patients: do we need to take into account the effects of illness and medication?. CHI 2011, ACM conference on Human factors in computing systems

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Das, Anita; Svanæs, Dag. (2010) Multiple perspectives on self-care: How can healthcare professionals and patients contribute to design?. The 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Workshop on Therapeutic Strategies and User Involvement in Design.

2009

  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2009) Brukertesting av mobile tjenester og systemer: Erfaringer og utfordringer. Medlemsmøte om brukertesting
  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2009) Hva bør kreves av våre framtidige kolleger?. Yggdrasil

2008

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Das, Anita; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2008) The Contextual Nature of Usability and its Relevance to Medical Informatics. MIE 2008, 21th International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Gulliksen, Jan. (2008) Understanding the context of design: Towards tactical user-centered design. NordiCHI 2008
  • Conference lecture
    Rømen, Dagfinn; Svanæs, Dag. (2008) Evaluating Web Site Accessibility: Validating the WAI Guidelines through Usability Testing with Disabled Users. NordiCHI 2008

2007

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2007) Brukertesting av mobile tjenester og systemer: Utfordringer og erfaringer. Yddrasil
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Brukervennlighetens kontekstuelle natur og hvorfor det er viktig for IT i helsevesenet. World Usability Day, Oslo
  • Conference poster
    Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Brukbarhetslaboratoriet ved Norsk senter for elektronisk pasientjournal. Verdens brukervennlighetsdag
  • Conference lecture
    Seland, Gry; Nytrø, Øystein; Sørby, Inger Dybdahl; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) Technology support for micro-handover in medical work. ECSCW 2007
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2007) From the jungle to the zoo: Studying cooperative work in an artificial laboratory environment. ECSCW 2007 Workshop: Techniques and Methodologies for Studying Technology Use ‘In the Wild’
  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Alsos, Ole Andreas. (2007) Brukertesting av mobile tjenester og systemer: Utfordringer og erfaringer. Yggdrasil 2007
  • Conference poster
    Seland, Gry; Sørby, Inger Dybdahl; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Nytrø, Øystein; Svanæs, Dag; Faxvaag, Arild. (2007) POCMAP - Point of Care Multi-aware clinical pilot. Verdens brukervennlighetsdag
  • Conference poster
    Seland, Gry; Sørby, Inger Dybdahl; Alsos, Ole Andreas; Faxvaag, Arild; Nytrø, Øystein; Svanæs, Dag. (2007) POCMAP Point-of-care multi-aware clinical pilot. Verdikt-konferanse

2006

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) The usability lab at NSEP. Human Factors in Medical Informatics workshop
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Interaction design in the wild - some reflections on the context of design (keynote). SiDER 2006
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) The user experience in interactive architecture – basic theory. Seminar om interaktiv arkitektur ved TEKS
  • Conference lecture
    Berntsen, Kirsti Elisabeth; Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Anbudsprosesser og brukermedvirkning. Seminar ved HelsIT 2006
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Usability work in the wild: Understanding the context of design. Seminar ved STIMDIs 20års jubileum
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Valuating the usability of mobile/ubiquitous IT for hospitals: some lessons learned. Seminar ved Århus universitet
  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) Universal Access – Designprosesser og verifisering av krav. Kurs/seminar i Universal Access
  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) UbiCom i sykehus, noen erfaringer. Seminar Telnor R&I
  • Lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2006) ID-teknologi. Fantasi-ID

2005

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2005) Vurdering af brugerfladen i EPJ-systemer. EPJ-Observatoriets årskonference 2005
  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Svanæs, Dag. (2005) QWERTY-tastaturet.
  • Interview
    Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2005) Improvisert teknologi - intervju/artikkel i GEMINI.
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2005) Panel on "HCI knowledge" at HCI 2005. HCI 2005
  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2005) Innslag på TV-Trøndelag om rollespill i teknologiutvikling ved Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal.

2004

  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2004) Avansert utvikling av brukergrensesnitt til mobile elektroniske kurvebøker. HelsIT - Workshop om mobil IT
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag. (2004) Understanding the interactive experience. TEKS - Matchmaking
  • Conference lecture
    Svanæs, Dag; Seland, Gry. (2004) Putting the users center stage: role playing and low-fi prototyping enable end users to design mobile systems. CHI 2004

2000

  • Conference lecture
    Alsos, Ole Andreas; Nytrø, Øystein; Sørby, Inger Dybdahl; Svanæs, Dag. (2000) Noe HELT annet: Mobile brukergrensesnitt i POCMAP. DIPS-forum 2007

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