Publications & Service

Research on families, connection and technology.

Peer-reviewed papers at CHI, DIS, CSCW, GROUP and ACM TOCHI, book chapters, and my PhD thesis.

Peer reviewer since 2014CHICSCWIDCGROUP

Journal articles

2018From Being There to Watching: Shared and Dedicated Telepresence Robot Usage at Academic ConferencesCarman Neustaedter, Samarth Singhal, Rui Pan, Yasamin Heshmat, Azadeh Forghani, John Tang
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) 25(5)Read ↗2017Mobile Video Conferencing for Sharing Outdoor Leisure Activities Over DistanceCarman Neustaedter, Jason Procyk, Anezka Chua, Azadeh Forghani, Carolyn Pang
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)Read ↗2015Sharing Domestic Life through Long-Term Video ConnectionsCarman Neustaedter, Carolyn Pang, Azadeh Forghani, Erick Oduor, Serena Hillman, Tejinder K. Judge, Michael Massimi, Saul Greenberg
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) 22(1)Read ↗

Conference papers

2026Exploring the Needs of Preschool-aged Children, Parents, and Grandparents for Communicating Over DistanceDenise Geiskkovitch, Ying Lei, Azadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '26)

2018G2G: The Design and Evaluation of a Shared Calendar and Video Messaging System to Connect Distance-separated Grandparents and Young GrandchildrenAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter, Tejinder K. Judge, Alissa Antle
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '18)Read ↗2017Shared Bicycling Over DistanceAnezka Chua, Azadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17)Read ↗2015The Family Board: An Information Sharing System for Family MembersRui Pan, Azadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter, Nick Strauss, Ashley Guindon
CSCW '15 Extended ProceedingsRead ↗2014The Routines and Needs of Grandparents and Parents for Grandparent-Grandchild Conversations over DistanceAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '14)Read ↗2014Media2gether: Sharing Media during a CallAzadeh Forghani, Gina Venolia, Kori Inkpen
ACM GROUP Conference (GROUP '14)Read ↗2013Investigating the Communication Patterns of Distance-Separated Grandparents and GrandchildrenAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter, Thecla Schiphorst
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing SystemsRead ↗

Book chapters & thesis

2020Shared Family Experiences over Distance in the OutdoorsCarman Neustaedter, Yasamin Heshmat, Brennan Jones, Azadeh Forghani, Xiaoxuan Xiong
Book chapter in HCI Outdoors: Theory, Design, Methods and Applications, Springer LondonRead ↗2019Connecting Grandparents and Young Grandchildren Over DistanceAzadeh Forghani
PhD Thesis, Simon Fraser UniversityRead ↗2014Interviews with Remote ParticipantsSerena Hillman, Azadeh Forghani, Carolyn Pang, Carman Neustaedter
Book chapter in Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life: Lessons from Home, Morgan KaufmannRead ↗

Workshops & short papers

2018Grandparents 2 Grandchildren: Bridging Age Over DistanceAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
CHI '18 Workshop on Designing Interactions for the Ageing PopulationRead ↗2016Collaborative Intergenerational Appropriation: Designing for Distance-Separated Grandparents and Young GrandchildrenAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
CSCW '16 Workshop on Collaborative AppropriationRead ↗2014Granny's Virtual Visit: Sharing Life Events Between Grandparents and GrandchildrenAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
CHI '14 Workshop on Designing Technology for Major Life EventsRead ↗2014The Social Challenges with Grandparent and Grandchild Communication Over DistanceAzadeh Forghani, Carman Neustaedter
GRAND NCE Conference, OttawaRead ↗2013Designing Video Communications for Families with Young ChildrenAzadeh Forghani, Erick Oduor, Serena Hillman, Carman Neustaedter
GRAND NCE Conference, TorontoRead ↗2013Connecting Grandchildren with Grandparents Suffering From Chronic PainAzadeh Forghani, Serena Hillman, Carman Neustaedter, Diane Gromala, Chris Shaw
GRAND NCE Conference, TorontoRead ↗

Technical reports

2017Telepresence Attendance at the ACM CSCW ConferenceCarman Neustaedter, John Tang, Samarth Singhal, Rui Pan, Yasamin Heshmat, Azadeh Forghani
Connections Lab Technical Report, Simon Fraser UniversityRead ↗2017Shared Telepresence Robots at ACM CSCWCarman Neustaedter, John Tang, Samarth Singhal, Rui Pan, Yasamin Heshmat, Azadeh Forghani
Connections Lab Technical Report, Simon Fraser UniversityRead ↗2014Reactions to Mixed Context Always-On Video for Connecting Close Personal and Work ContactsCarolyn Pang, Azadeh Forghani, Erick Oduor, Carman Neustaedter, Ian Walker, Danny Robinson
Connections Lab Technical Report, Simon Fraser UniversityRead ↗

Service

Peer reviewer

CHI, CSCW, IDC and GROUP, since 2014

Mentor

Early-career researchers and graduate students at ADPList and Simon Fraser University, in participatory design and inclusive methods