Effie Law

Professor Effie Law is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). She holds editorial board roles for journals like Interacting with Computers and International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Prior roles include professorships at the University of Leicester and Senior Research Fellow at ETH Zurich. She earned a PhD in Psychology (with computer science minor) from LMU Munich and degrees from the University of Hong Kong.

Her research focuses on UX methodologies applied to technology-enhanced learning, affective computing, and trustworthy autonomous systems. She led EU projects such as ARETE (augmented learning systems) and ESA's P-STEP (space technology education platform). She chairs/co-chairs major conferences like CHI and has published over 200 peer-reviewed works. Current research emphasizes automated emotion recognition, conversational AI, and mixed reality.

• Education: PhD (Psychology/Computer Science), LMU Munich; MSc/BSc (Social Sciences), University of Hong Kong
• Key Projects: COST Actions MAUSE/TwinTide, EU H2020 ARETE, ESA P-STEP
• Editorial Boards: Interacting with Computers, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

Her students include Caitlin Brown, Jinyu Liu, and others. Research outputs span AI ethics, chatbot applications in education, and pandemic impacts on child well-being in developing nations.