Geraldine Fitzpatrick (born 1958) is an Australian professor and academic researcher who serves as the head of the Human-Computer Interaction Group at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) since 2009. Her research is interdisciplinary at the intersection of social and computer sciences. She is an ACM Distinguished Scientist and an IFIP Fellow.

Education

Fitzpatrick started her degree in Computer Science in 1989, in

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. She holds a PhD in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Fitzpatrick also holds a certificate in midwifery (1983).

Career

Fitzpatrick's research is on social interaction and spans a range of areas including collaboration, health and well-being, technology-enabled mental health and active engagement for older people. Prior to her career in information technologies, Fitzpatrick worked as a midwife and a nurse. After completing her degree in computer science, she worked as a research fellow at the Distributed Systems Technology Centre and Centre for Online Health in Australia. She was the Director of the Interact Lab at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

. Fitzpatrick is a member of the ACM Distinguished Member Committee, the ACM CHI Steering Committee. She is the Austrian representative on IFIP TC13. She was the former associate editor and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the

CSCW Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) is the study of how people utilize technology collaboratively, often towards a shared goal. CSCW addresses how computer systems can support collaborative activity and coordination. More specifically, the ...

(Computer Supported Cooperative Work) journal. She is also an ACM Distinguished Speaker.

Awards

* ACM Distinguished Scientist (2016) * IFIP Technical Committee on Human–Computer Interaction (IFIP TC13) Pioneer Award recipient (2019) *IFIP fellow (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Geraldine 1958 births Living people Australian computer scientists Australian electrical engineers Australian expatriates in Austria Academic staff of TU Wien University of Queensland alumni