Publications

This page lists some of my publications - those that I see as relevant to the work I do today. You can find a complete list of publications on my Orcid profile.

I have worked a lot on the use of computing in the social sciences, in social media analysis and in science in general. However, lately, I find myself drawn back to participatory design and questions of methods in software engineering. In particular, I am interested in how software engineering methods influence social outcomes. So, here I list some of my early publications and more recent ones that reflect my return to an interest in software engineering methods.

2024

• Abd Alsattar Ardati, Angela Miguel, and Alex Voss. 2024. Designing for Care in the Wikipedia Community. In Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2024: Full Papers - Volume 1 (PDC '24), Vol. 1. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 75–85.

2022

• Voss, Alexander. Can We Move Fast Without Breaking Things? Software Engineering Methods Matter to Human Rights Outcomes. Carr Center Discussion Papers. Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, October 24, 2022.

2009

• Voss, Alex, Mark Hartswood, Rob Procter, Mark Rouncefield, Roger Slack, and Monika Büscher. Configuring User-Designer Relations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Springer Science & Business Media, 2009.

• Voss, Alex, Mark Hartswood, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, Monika Büscher, and Mark Rouncefield. Introduction: Configuring User-Designer Relations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. In Configuring User-Designer Relations, 1–11. Springer London, 2009.

• Törpel, Bettina, Alex Voss, Mark Hartswood, and Rob Procter. Participatory Design: Issues and Approaches in Dynamic Constellations of Use, Design, and Research. In Configuring User-Designer Relations, 13–29. Springer London, 2009.

• Voss, Alex, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, Mark Hartswood, and Mark Rouncefield. Design as and for Collaboration: Making Sense of and Supporting Practical Action. In Configuring User-Designer Relations, 31–58. Springer London, 2009.

2008

• Hartswood, Mark, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, Alex Voß, Monika Büscher, Mark Rouncefield, and Philippe Rouchy. Co-Realization: Toward a Principled Synthesis of Ethnomethodology and Participatory Design In: Resources, Co-Evolution and Artifacts: Theory in CSCW, 59–94. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. London: Springer, 2008.

2007

• Voss, Alexander. Corealisation: A Radical Respecification of the Working Division of Labour in Systems Development PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2007.

2006

• Clarke, Karen, John Hughes, Dave Martin, Mark Rouncefield, Ian Sommerville, Alexander Voß, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, and Mark Hartswood. ‘Its About Time’: Temporal Features of Dependability. In: Trust in Technology: A Socio-Technical Perspective, 105–21. Springer Netherlands, 2006.

• Clarke, Karen, Dave Martin, Mark Rouncefield, Ian Sommerville, Alexander Voß, Corin Gurr, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, and Mark Hartswood. Explicating Failure. In: Trust in Technology: A Socio-Technical Perspective, 123-145. Springer Netherlands, 2006.

• Voß, Alexander, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, Mark Hartswood, and Mark Rouncefield. Understanding and Supporting Dependability as Ordinary Action. In: Trust in Technology: A Socio-Technical Perspective, 195–216. Springer Netherlands, 2006.

2002

• Hartswood, Mark, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, James Soutter, Alex Voß, and Mark Rouncefield. The Benefits of a Long Engagement: From Contextual Design to the Co-Realisation of Work Affording Artefacts. In: Proceedings of the Second Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI ’02, 283–286. Aarhus, Denmark: ACM Press, 2002.

2001

• Büscher, Monika, Dan Shapiro, Mark Hartswood, Rob Procter, Roger Slack, Alex Voß, and Preben Mogensen. Promises, Premises and Risks: Sharing Responsibilities, Working up Trust and Sustaining Commitment in Participatory Design Projects. In: Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference, 183–92, 2002.

2000

• Voß, Alexander, Rob Procter, and Robin Williams. Innovation in Use: Interleaving Day-to-Day Operation and Systems Development. In: Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference, 192–201, 2000.