Katarzyna AbramczukUniversity of Warsaw | UW · Institute of Sociology
Katarzyna Abramczuk
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Schelling (1969, 1971a,b, 1978) observed that macro-level patterns do not necessarily reflect micro-level intentions, desires or goals. In his classic model on neighborhood segregation which initiated a large and influential literature, individuals with no desire to be segregated from those who belong to other social groups nevertheless wind up clu...
This document provides an overview of a MOOC programme on social computation at an introductory level, created by an international team of ACTISS project. The programme is addressed especially to learners of social sciences (mostly bachelor level) who often experience high levels of anxiety when it comes to mathematics, computers and formal modelin...
The main objective of the study was to thoroughly evaluate 15-minute fitness training sessions and to assess the extent of the motivation of participants to participate in such sessions in virtual reality (VR) environments. The analysis was carried out using qualitative interviews. We recruited five participants, both male and female, who differed...
The aim of this study is to diagnose the role of technology in the daily life of working women in Poland, a Central-East European society in the macro-process of gender equality social negotiation, who may experience an overwhelming burden of household chores. Technology Adoption Propensity scale was useful in determining what, under the condition...
The main goal of this paper is to discuss how to integrate the possibilities of crowdsourcing platforms with systems supporting workflow to enable the engagement and interaction with business tasks of a wider group of people. Thus, this work is an attempt to expand the functional capabilities of typical business systems by allowing selected process...
The aim of the paper is to present an idea on how to introduce students of social sciences to computational approach. We discuss why there is a need to develop computational education in the social sciences and why it is a challenge. We consider barriers related to students and to academic teachers. Then we present the idea on how to help overcome...
The main goal of this paper is to discuss how to integrate the possibilities of crowdsourcing platforms with systems supporting workflow to enable the engagement and interaction with business tasks of a wider group of people. Thus, this work is an attempt to expand the functional capabilities of typical business systems by allowing selected process...
A common problem in crisis situations is the unwillingness of the local communities to undertake individual safety measures. This study examined whether the motivation of the local population can be increased if 3D animation are used for visualization of the potential disaster scenarios. Furthermore, the study aimed at finding out how the use of su...
This report describes in detail the methodology used for the EU Kids Online IV project. Within this project, a large-scale survey of children aged 9–17 from 19 European countries was conducted. The data were collected between autumn 2017 and summer 2019 from 25,101 children by national teams from the EU Kids Online network. This report provides inf...
The Virtual Reality (VR) world is very suggestive as it intensely affects the senses of vision, hearing and—to a limited extent—touch. It can be expected that in the near future VR will be widely disseminated and used by people of all ages, including children. We decided to conduct a qualitative research project to assess children’s (aged 7–12) fir...
In this paper we report on a study conducted with a group of older adults in which they engaged in participatory design workshops to create a VR ATM training simulation. Based on observation, recordings and the developed VR application we present the results of the workshops and offer considerations and recommendations for organizing opportunities...
In the current digital era, with an increasingly complex and turbulent society, demand is rising for social scientists capable of analysing behavioural dynamics. Studying behavioural dynamics is a valuable lens, both in public policy making and community planning and in scientific projects on how human behaviour affects ecosystems. Computational So...
In the current digital era, with an increasingly complex and turbulent society, demand is rising for social scientists capable of analysing behavioural dynamics. Studying behavioral dynamics is a valuable lense, both in public policy making and community planning, as in scientific projects on how human behaviour affects ecosystems. Computational So...
In this paper we present the results of an exploratory study examining the potential of voice assistants (VA) for some groups of older adults in the context of Smart Home Technology (SHT). To research the aspect of older adults' interaction with voice user interfaces (VUI) we organized two workshops and gathered insights concerning possible benefit...
In this paper we report on a study conducted with a group of older adults in which they engaged in participatory design workshops to create a VR ATM training simulation. Based on observation, recordings and the developed VR application we present the results of the workshops and offer considerations and recommendations for organizing opportunities...
Obecna edycja badania EU Kids Online została zrealizowana w Polsce w terminie od maja do czerwca 2018 roku w 90 szkołach. Zastosowany schemat doboru został skonstruowany w taki sposób, aby otrzymać reprezentatywną próbę uczniów szkół podstawowych, gimnazjalnych i ponadgimnazjalnych, odpowiadającą strukturze populacji uczniów w wieku 9-17 lat w Pols...
This paper discusses to what extent the browsing context needs to be taken into account when considering web credibility ratings. We focus on the availability of other websites on the same topic and the browsing purpose as two factors that can potentially influence how people perceive credibility and how accurate their judgments are when contrasted...
In this paper we report on a study conducted with a group of older adults in which they engaged in participatory design workshops to create a VR ATM training simulation. Based on observation, recordings and the developed VR application we present the results of the workshops and offer considerations and recommendations for organizing opportunities...
One of the more prominent trends within Industry 4.0 is the drive to employ Robotic Process Automation (RPA), especially as one of the elements of the Lean approach. The full implementation of RPA is riddled with challenges relating both to the reality of everyday business operations, from SMEs to SSCs and beyond, and the social effects of the chan...
One of the more prominent trends within Industry 4.0 is the drive to employ Robotic Process Automation (RPA), especially as one of the elements of the Lean approach. The full implementation of RPA is riddled with challenges relating both to the reality of everyday business operations, from SMEs to SSCs and beyond, and the social effects of the chan...
We investigated how product attributes, average consumer ratings, and single affect-rich positive or negative consumer reviews influenced hypothetical online purchasing decisions of younger and older adults. In line with previous research, we found that younger adults used all three types of information: they clearly preferred products with better...
This paper presents a cooperative location-based game for the elderly with the use of tablets equipped with mobile application. The game was designed to tackle at once several crucial topics related to the issue of aging, namely the social inclusion, education in the field of modern technology, motivation for learning as well as physical activity....
In this paper we provide a brief summary of development LivingLab PJAIT as an attempt to establish a comprehensive and sustainable ICT-based solution for empowerment of elderly communities towards better urban participation of seniors. We report on our various endeavors for better involvement and participation of older adults in urban life by lower...
This paper discusses the relation between communication and preservation of social norms guarded by third-party sanctions. In 2001 Jonathan Bendor and Piotr Swistak derived deductively the existence of such norms from a simple boundedly rational choice model. Their analysis was based on a perfect public information case. We take into account commun...
The paper presents an evolutionary model illustrating the dynamics that give rise to discriminatory social norms i.e. such rules of behaviour that fulfil two conditions: (1) they treat differently actors having the same abilities and technical options, but differing in some arbitrary sense (2) they are supported by socially enforced sanctions. In t...
In this paper we provide a brief summary of development LivingLab PJAIT as an attempt to establish a comprehensive and sustainable ICT-based solution for empowerment of elderly communities towards better urban participation of seniors. We report on our various endeavors for better involvement and participation of older adults in urban life by lower...
In this paper we present a study on the credibility of lay users evaluations of health related web content. We investigate the differences between their approach and the approach of medical experts, analyse whether we can increase their accuracy using a simple support system, and explore the effectiveness of the wisdom of crowds approach. We find t...
The Internet has become an important source of information that significantly affects social, economical and political life. The content available in the Web is the basis for the operation of the digital economy. Moreover, Web content has become essential for many Web users that have to make decisions. Meanwhile, more and more often we encounter We...
This paper describes the results of a study conducted in February 2013 on Amazon Mechanical Turk aimed at identifying various determinants of credibility evaluations. 2046 adult participants evaluated credibility of websites with diversified trustworthiness reference index. We concentrated on psychological factors that lead to the characteristic po...
In this paper we describe the initial outcomes of the Reconcile¹ study concerning Web content credibility evaluations. The study was run with a balanced sample of 1503 respondents who independently evaluated 154 web pages from several thematic categories. Users taking part in the study not only evaluated credibility, but also filled a questionnaire...
Research on Web credibility assessment can significantly benefit from new models that are better suited for evaluation and study of adversary strategies. Currently employed models lack several important aspects, such as the explicit modeling of Web content properties (e.g. presentation quality), the user economic incentives and assessment capabilit...
Schelling (1969, 1971a,b, 1978) observed that macro-level patterns do not necessarily reflect micro-level intentions, desires or goals. In his classic model on neighborhood segregation which initiated a large and influential literature, individuals with no desire to be segregated from those who belong to other social groups nevertheless wind up clu...
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The MIDI series of conferences has inspired the development of projects, innovative research initiatives, and the practical implementation of innovations. The event brings together ambitious researchers involved in future-oriented projects, and offers an effective platform for exchanging experiences and best practices.
Piotr Toczyski's involvement in MIDI scientific exchange is reflected in several publications since 2018.
