Presentation at CHI 2026: "What is Digital Wellbeing?" — Honorable Mention
I presented our Honorable Mention paper "What is Digital Wellbeing? A Leverage Points Framework to Guide Research and Action" at CHI 2026 in Barcelona!
Read more →Hello, I'm Alberto Monge Roffarello
Assistant Professor (RTDb) at Politecnico di Torino
I research Digital Wellbeing and Deceptive Designs, building knowledge and tools that support healthier, more autonomous digital experiences.
Latest Highlights
CHI 2026 Workshop: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" — Deceptive Design, Ethics, and Commercial Incentives
We held our CHI 2026 long workshop in Barcelona on deceptive design and ethical practice; I helped organise the event as part of the workshop team.
Read more →Presentation at CHI 2026: "The Digital Attention Heuristics" (TOCHI paper)
I presented our TOCHI paper on the Digital Attention Heuristics at CHI 2026 in Barcelona, Spain!
Read more →Research Themes
My current work focuses on Digital Wellbeing and Deceptive Designs, with prior contributions in End User Development.
Digital Wellbeing
Investigating how digital technologies impact users' mental and physical health, and developing tools to promote healthier digital habits and self-control in our connected world.
Digital Self-Control Multi-Device DWB Behavioral Design
Explore DWB Research → Deceptive Designs
Studying dark patterns and deceptive interface strategies, their impact on user autonomy, and design approaches to identify, measure, and mitigate them.
Dark Patterns Manipulative UX User Autonomy
Explore Deceptive Designs → End User Development (Previous Focus)
Earlier work explored how non-programmers can create, modify, and debug interactive behaviors through intuitive end-user tools and interfaces.
Trigger-Action Rules IoT Personalization User Debugging
See Earlier EUD Research → Get in Touch
Interested in collaborating or have questions about my research?
Email
alberto.monge@polito.it
Location
Politecnico di Torino
Torino, Italy