Hey! My name is Sam the socialite, if you have any questions about the LSC, I can help you out!

I am a big fan of social computing and can help you out whenever you need me. Common questions that people ask when they come to the Lab for Social computing website are about the following topics:

If you have a question and can't seem to find an answer by looking through the page, try a quick search. If you still can't find an answer, why don't you just 'Ask Sam' and I will get back to you as soon as possible!

Enjoy your stay!

Elizabeth Churchill

Senior Research Scientist

Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Palo Alto California

Bio: Since her postgraduate work in Cognitive Science at the University of Cambridge in the UK, Ellizabeth Churchill has maintained a keen interest in the human centered design of communication technologies. Her work combines the study of people's practices, proclivities and preferences as well as consideration of opportunities that are afforded by novel technologies and infrastructures. For intellectual inspiration, she draws on ideas from diverse areas, including psychology, computer science, sociology, anthropology and design studies. She has published within the areas of theoretical and applied psychology, cognitive science, human computer interaction, interface design, design methods, computer supportive cooperative work, and system design. She has organized numerous international design workshops and chaired conferences in Collaborative Virtual Environments and Computer Supported Cooperative Work.

Until her move in 2004 to PARC, she was the leader of the Social Computing Group at FX Palo Alto Laboratory (FXPAL) where her team designed and prototyped several successful social technologies for Fuji Xerox in Japan. Their digital community bulletin board design was recognized with design awards from the ACM's Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS). Her most recent role at PARC includes consideration of tools and methods for supporting geographically and culturally diverse teams of software engineers.