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Abigail joined HP Labs in Sept. 1998 as User
Studies Manager for the Appliance Design Group. Now as part of
the Mobile Bristol team, her current work focuses on understanding
the lifestyles of different kinds of “users” in order
to develop new technologies that will fit into and enrich these
lifestyles.
Abi did an M.A.Sc. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, an
M.A. in Psychology, and a Ph.D in Cognitive Science with Don Norman at the University
of California, San Diego. Prior to joining HP she spent 7 years at Xerox's research
lab in Cambridge UK and has also worked at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge,
Xerox PARC, U. of Toronto, Apple Computer, and Bell Northern Research. She has
published over 50 articles and papers on a variety of topics to do with the design
of technology including: reading, paper use, Web use, on-line help, videoconferencing,
human memory, computer input, and information capture. Her latest book, “The
Myth of the Paperless Office” (MIT Press), was co-written with Richard
Harper and is about the future of paper in the digital age.
Outside of work, Abigail looks after her three children. She aspires, one day,
to have spare time.
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