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PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
J.5 Crete-Nishihata, M., Baecker, R., Massimi, M., Ptak, D., Campigotto, R., Kaufman, L., Brickman, A., Turner, G., Steinerman, J., and Black, S. (2012). Reconstructing the past: Personal memory technologies are not just personal and not just for memory. Human Computer Interaction 27(1-2), 92-123.
J.4 Charise, A., Witteman, H., Whyte, S., Sutton, E., Bender, J., Massimi, M., Stephens, L., Evans, J., Logie, C., Mirza, R., and Elf, M. (2011). Questioning context: A set of interdisciplinary questions for investigating contextual factors affecting health decision-making. Health Expectations 14(2), 115- 132.
J.3 Massimi, M., Truong, K., Hayes, G., and Dearman, D. (2010). Understanding recording technologies in everyday life. IEEE Pervasive Computing 9(3), 64-71.
J.2 Massimi, M., Berry, E., Browne, G., Smyth, G., Watson, P., and Baecker, R.M. (2008). An exploratory case study of the impact of ambient biographical displays on identity in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 18(5/6), 742-765.
J.1 Massimi, M., Ganoe, C., and Carroll, J. M. (2007). Scavenger hunt: An empirical tool for collaborative mobile problem-solving. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 6(1), 81-87.
Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed)
C.18 Massimi, M., Harper, R., and Sellen, A. (2014). “Real, but glossy” – Technology and the pursuit of magic in modern weddings. Proc. CSCW 2014.
C.17 Massimi, M., Bender, J., Witteman, H., and Ahmed, O. (2014). Life transitions and online health communities: Reflecting on adoption, use, and disengagement. Proc. CSCW 2014.
C.16 O’Hara, K., Massimi, M., Harper, R., Rubens, S., and Morris, J. (2014). Everyday dwelling with WhatsApp. Proc. CSCW 2014.
C.15 Ferguson, R., Massimi, M., Crist, E., and Moffatt, K. (2014). Craving, creating, and constructing comfort: Insights and opportunities for technology in hospice. Proc. CSCW 2014. Best paper award (one of the top 4 papers of 132 accepted).
C.14 Massimi, M. and Rosner, D. (2013). Crafting for major life events: Implications for technology design and use. Proc. British HCI 2013.
C.13 Massimi, M., Campigotto, R., Attarwala, A., and Baecker, R.M. (2013). Reading together as a leisure activity: Implications for e-Reading. In Proc. INTERACT 2013, Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
C.12 Massimi, M. (2013). Exploring remembrance and social support behavior in an online bereavement support group. Proc. CSCW 2013, 1169-1180.
C.11 Massimi, M., Dimond, J., and Le Dantec, C. (2012). Finding a new normal: The role of technology in life disruptions. Proc. CSCW 2012, 719-728.
C.10 Locasto, M., Massimi, M., and DePasquale, P. (2011). Security and privacy considerations in digital death. New Security Paradigms Workshop, 1-10.
C.9 Massimi, M. and Baecker, R. (2011). Dealing with death in design: Developing systems for the bereaved. Proc. CHI 2011, 1001-1010.
C.8 Massimi, M., Odom, W., Banks, R., and Kirk, D. (2011). Matters of life and death: Locating the end of life in lifespan-oriented HCI research. Proc. CHI 2011, 987-996.
C.7 Massimi, M. and Baecker, R. (2010). A death in the family: Opportunities for designing technologies for the bereaved. Proc. CHI 2010, 1821-1830. Best paper nomination (top 5% of all submissions).
C.6 Sellen, K., Massimi, M., Lottridge, D., Bittle, S., and Truong, K. (2009). The People-Prototype problem: Understanding the interaction between prototype format and user group. Proc. CHI 2009, 635- 638.
C.5 Cao, X., Massimi, M., and Balakrishnan, R. (2008). Flashlight jigsaw: An exploratory study of an ad-hoc multi-player game on public displays. Proc. CSCW 2008, 77-86.
C.4 Wu, M., Birnholtz, J., Baecker, R., Richards, B., and Massimi, M. (2008). Collaborating to remember: A distributed cognition account of families coping with memory impairments. Proc. CHI 2008, 824- 835.
C.3 Massimi, M., Baecker, R., and Wu, M. (2007). Using participatory activities with seniors to critique, build, and evaluate mobile phones. Proc. ASSETS 2007, 155-162.
C.2 Massimi, M. (2007). Mobile phones as memory aid vehicles for seniors. Proc. 2nd International Conference on Technology and Aging.
C.1 Wolz, U., Massimi, M., and Tarn, E. (2004). rMUSIC – A collaborative music DJ for ad hoc networks. Proc. 4th International Conference on Web Delivering of Music (Wedelmusic ’04), 144-150.
Book Chapters
BC.4 Massimi, M. (2014). Working with community groups to inform the design of domestic technologies. Judge, T. and Neustaedter, C. (eds.). Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life (Elsevier).
BC.3 Gilbert, K. R. and Massimi, M. (2012). From digital divide to digital immortality: Thanatechnology at the turn of the 21st century. In Sofka, C. J, Gilbert, K. R., and Cupit, I. N. (Eds), Dying, Death, and Grief in an Online Universe. New York, NY: Springer.
BC.2 Massimi, M. and Baecker, R. (2008). An empirical study of seniors’ perceptions of mobile phones as memory aids. In Mihailidis, A., Boger, J., Kautz, H., and Normie, L. (Eds.), Technology and Aging (pp. 59-66). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
BC.1 Massimi, M., Ganoe, C., and Carroll, J. M. (2007). A game-based methodology for prototype evaluation of collaborative mobile applications. In Tarniar, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing and Commerce (pp. 291-295). Hershey, PA: Idea Group.
Professional Magazine Articles
PM.3 Massimi, M. (2014). Stories from my thanatosensitive design process: Reflections on working with the bereaved. interactions 21(1), 47-49.
PM.2 Baecker, R., Moffatt, K., and Massimi, M. (2012). Technologies for aging gracefully. interactions 19(3), 32-36.
PM.1 Massimi, M. (2011). Technology and the human lifespan: Learning from the bereaved. interactions 18(3), 26-29.
Other Publications
O.19 Massimi, M. (2013). Stories from my thanatosensitive design process: Reflections on working with the bereaved. Position paper for CHI 2013 Workshop “Designing For – and With – Vulnerable People.”
O.18 Massimi, M. (2013). Families just don’t understand: What participation in community support groups reveals about family life. Position paper for CHI 2013 Workshop “Designing for Diverse Families.”
O.17 Ferguson, R. D., Moffatt, K., Massimi, M., and Crist, E. (2013). Supporting communication at the end-of-life: Comparing ICT use by families in hospice setting. GRAND National Centres of Excellence Conference 2013.
O.16 Ferguson, R. D., Moffatt, K., and Massimi, M. (2013). Formal and informal messages: Early reflections on how context and content influence ICT use at the end of life. Position paper for CSCW 2013 Workshop “Beyond Formality: Informal Communication in Health Practices.”
O.15 Bender, J., Witteman, H., Ahmed, O., and Massimi, M. (2012). A view of online communities across stages of life: Current research and future trends. Panel presentation, Medicine 2.0.
O.14 Baecker, R., Benjamin, A., Birnholtz, J., David, J., Moffat, K., Massimi, M., Gromala, D., and Squire, P. (2011). Social media to combat social isolation. In Chronic Pain: Collaborations among Artists, Scientists, and Health Care Experts, an exhibit at the Art | Sci Gallery, California Nanosystems Institute, UCLA.
O.13 Baecker, R., Benjamin, A., Moffatt, K., Macaranas, E., Shihipar, T., Massimi, M., Ptak, D., David, J., Birnholtz, J., Gromala, D., Furlan, A., Boscart, V. (2010). Connecting physically and socially isolated individuals to their families. Position paper for GROUP 2010 Workshop “Connecting Families.”
O.12 David, J., Baecker, R., Benjamin, A., Moffatt, K., Macaranas, E., Shihipar, T., Massimi, M., et al. (2010). Connecting physically and socially isolated individuals to their families. Toronto Rehab Institute 6th Annual Research Day. (Winner of “Best Interactive Presentation” award.)
O.11 Baecker, R., Massimi, M., Levy, A., Tonon, K., Scott, W., Watson, M., et al. (2009). Context-aware mobile communication aids. Toronto Rehab Institute 5th Annual Research Day. (Winner of “Best Interactive Presentation” award.)
O.10 Massimi, M. and Charise, A. (2009). Dying, death, and morality: Towards thanatosensitivity in HCI. Proc. CHI 2009 Extended Abstracts, 2459-2468.
O.9 Baecker, R., Fenwick, K., Massimi, M., Black, S., Rochon, E., and Ryan, D. (2009). Cell phone software to aid senior citizens in recalling names. Proc. 19th IAGG World Conference of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
O.8 Fenwick, K., Massimi, M., Baecker, R., Black, S., Tonon, K., Munteanu, C., et al. (2009). Cell phone software aiding name recall. Proc. CHI 2009 Extended Abstracts, 4279-4284.
O.7 Massimi, M. and Baecker, R. (2008). Sharing personal identities in family contexts. Position paper for CSCW 2008 workshop “Designing for Families.”
O.6 Massimi, M. and Baecker, R. (2006). Participatory design process with older users. Position paper for Ubicomp 2006 Workshop “Future Networked Interactive Media Systems and Services for the New senior Communities.”
O.5 Massimi, M. (2006). A context-aware mobile phone for remembering names and faces. Position paper for CHI 2006 Workshop “Designing Technology for People with Cognitive Impairments.”
O.4 Chiu, T. and Massimi, M. (2006). User-centred design of a digital knowledge medium to support family caregivers of brain injury survivors. Abstracts Book, 11th World Conference on Internet in Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, 32.
O.3 Chiu, T. and Massimi, M. (2006). A digital support device designed to help family caregivers coordinate, communicate and plan the care of people with brain injury. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2006 Annual Symposium Proceedings, Washington, DC, 884.
O.2 Massimi, M. and Tarn, E. (2004). Mathematical models governing dynamic user-driven resource allocation. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 19(5), 300-301.
O.1 Massimi, M. and Wolz, U. (2003). Peer to peer policy management system for wearable mobile devices. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wearable Computing (ISWC ’03), White Plains, New York, 246-247.
Workshops Organized
WS.3 Huang, E. J., Garg, K., Gómez-Zará, D., Hui, J., Kulkarni, C., Massimi, M., Churchill, E.F., and Gerber, E. (2023). Supporting workers in developing effective collaboration skills for complex work. Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’23 Companion), 486–489. [website]
WS.2 Massimi, M., Moncur, W., Odom, W., Banks, R., and Kirk, D. (2012). Memento mori: Technology design for the end of life. Proc. CHI 2012 Extended Abstracts, 2759-2762.
WS.1 Massimi, M., Odom, W., Kirk, D., and Banks, R. (2010). HCI at the end of life: Understanding death, dying, and the digital. Proc. CHI 2010 Extended Abstracts, 4477-4480.
Invited Talks
IT.8 Massimi, M. (February, 2013). Designing and developing an online support group for the bereaved. Dundee University School of Computing.
IT.7 Massimi, M. (February, 2011). Technology’s role in bereavement: Opportunities for design. Toronto Chapter of ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Human-Computer Interaction).
IT.6 Massimi, M. (May, 2010). Loss in the internet age: Technologies for supporting the bereaved. Ward Funeral Homes Community Outreach Seminars.
IT.5 Baecker, R. and Massimi, M. (October, 2009). Technological aids for cognition and in support of healthy aging. Baycrest Rotman Research Institute Psychiatry Rounds.
IT.4 Massimi, M. (March, 2009). “Does not compute:” Five tips for the care and feeding of the technologist on your team. Health Care, Technology, and Place Annual Workshop.
IT.3 Charise, A. and Massimi, M. (March, 2009). Memento mori: Designing for death in human-computer interaction. Health Care, Technology, and Place Annual Workshop.
IT.2 Massimi, M. (October, 2007). Ubiquitous computing approaches to cognitive rehabilitation. University of Toronto Health Care, Technology, and Place Seminar Series.
IT.1 Wolz, U., Massimi, M., Tarn, E., Weinman, S., and Babinski, P. (November, 2004). rMUSIC: A System for Collaborative Construction of a Media Event/Collaborative Decision Making through Database Annotation. New Media Center Online Conference on Social Computing.
Press Coverage
PC.5. Interviewed in Macdonald, C. (2014). What happens to our digital selves when we die? University of Toronto Magazine. Published June 18, 2014. Available at https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/culture-society/the-big-idea-what-happens-to-our-digital-selves-when-we-die-facebook-cynthia-macdonald/
PC.4 Interviewed in Rankin, K. (2012). Death is new design consideration in technological age. University of Toronto News. Published February 22, 2012. Available at https://www.utoronto.ca/news/death-new-design-consideration-technological-age.
PC.3 Interviewed in Bielski, Z. (2012). A social media update from beyond the grave. The Globe and Mail. Published January 13, 2012.
PC.2 Interviewed in Ledger, B. (2011). Technologies for aging gracefully. University of Toronto Magazine. Winter 2012 issue. Available at https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/technology/technologies-for-aging-gracefully-taglab-ronald-baecker-brent-ledger/.
PC.1 Interviewed in Kupperman, S. (2009). Digital technology eyed in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The Globe and Mail. Published October 13, 2009.
Patents
PT.1 O’Hara, K., Massimi, M., Kay, M., Harper, R., Scott, J.W. (2021). Evolving rule based contact exchange. US Patent Office. Patent number 11019074.
Software (defunct)
S.1. WindUp from Microsoft Research in the Windows Store (2014). Press coverage.