Kristina Höök (born 1964) is a Swedish computer scientist specializing in

human–computer interaction Human–computer interaction (HCI) is the process through which people operate and engage with computer systems. Research in HCI covers the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and comp ...

and known for her work in

somaesthetics Somaesthetics is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry aimed at promoting and integrating the theoretical, empirical and practical disciplines related to bodily perception, performance and presentation. Etymology The term ‘somaesthetics’ was ...

. She is a professor in interaction design at the

KTH Royal Institute of Technology KTH Royal Institute of Technology (), abbreviated KTH, is a Public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in Institute of technology, engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest te ...

Education and career

Höök earned a bachelor's degree in 1987 from

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

, completed a Ph.D. in 1996 at

Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...

, and earned a

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...

in 2002 from Stockholm University. She has been a researcher for the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) since 1990, and became a professor at Stockholm University in 2003. She moved to KTH in 2012. She served as the

Editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of the

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction ''ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on human–computer interaction. It was established in 1994 and is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Editors-in-chief ...

from 2018 until 2024.

Books

Höök is the author of the book ''Designing with the Body: Somaesthetic Interaction Design'', published in 2018 by the

MIT Press The MIT Press is the university press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The MIT Press publishes a number of academic journals and has been a pioneer in the Open Ac ...

. Her

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s include ''Designing Information Spaces: The Social Navigation Approach'' (with David Benyon and Alan J. Munro, Springer, 2003) and Social Navigation of Information Space (with Munro and Benyon, Springer, 1999).

Recognition

Höök was the 1997 winner of the ERCIM Cor Baayen Award. In 2005, she was named to the

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (, IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, ...

. In 2020 she was elected to the CHI Academy. In 2022, Höök received an honorary doctorate from the

University of Gothenburg The University of Gothenburg () is a List of universities in Sweden, university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current List of universities in Sweden#Public universities, S ...

's IT Faculty. In 2025,

SIGCHI The Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) is one of the Association for Computing Machinery's special interest groups which is focused on human–computer interactions (HCI). It hosts the flagship annual international H ...

awarded Höök the Lifetime Service Award.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hook, Kristina 1964 births Living people Swedish computer scientists Swedish women computer scientists Uppsala University alumni Stockholm University alumni Academic staff of Stockholm University Academic staff of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology