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Oliver Haimson

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Associate Professor at UM School of Information researching social computing, HCI, designing trans tech, social media, identity transitions, content moderation. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ he/him

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Tomorrow at Victorian Pride Centre! This is going to be a fun conversation with @snapdragoness.itch.io ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐ŸŒˆ

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trans-tech...

26.02.2026 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trans technologies: A discussion ..

Tomorrow (Fri, 27 Feb) @haimson.bsky.social and I will give short talks on our work on trans technology, design, and euphoria at the Victorian Pride Centre at 10:30. If you're in the area and interested, we'd love to see you!

#trans #queer #hci

Sign up: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trans-tech...

26.02.2026 05:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2026 ACM SIGCHI Awards and Special Recognitions We are excited to announce this yearโ€™s ACM SIGCHI awardees, Academy inductees, and Special Recognition recipients!

Truly so happy for my now-graduated PhD advisee @bzfzhang.bsky.social (co-advised by @michaelannephd.bsky.social) for receiving a 2026 ACM SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award! So proud of you, Ben, and honored to have been your advisor ๐Ÿคฉ

medium.com/sigchi/2026-...

26.02.2026 03:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Currently on my way to Australia for the first time! ๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿฆ˜ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

@naz-andalibi.bsky.social and I will be at Monash University to visit @snapdragoness.itch.io and her lab, and we'll both be giving talks there this Thursday morning.

23.02.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you're in or near Stockholm, please consider attending this upcoming workshop that @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and I are co-organizing!

sign-up link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Designing Care, Refusing Harm: Feminist Red and Green Lines for AI in Gendered Health

20.02.2026 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How video games help trans people find gender euphoria - LGBTQ Nation Video games are giving trans people a safe space to explore gender identity.

โ€œWhen people are questioning their gender, digital ways to explore different appearances can be extremely important. Games often provide highly customizable avatars, which can help people in exploring how they might want to look.โ€

article by @faefyx.bsky.social

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/how-...

17.02.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can queer and trans folks trust AI? Artificial intelligenceโ€™s need to categorize the world may be the root of distrust among LGBTQ+ people.

My research featured in @advocate.com โ€œPeople who donโ€™t fit into these standard boxes in terms of gender or race are going to be skeptical of a technology thatโ€™s forcing everything into boxes.โ€

w/ @mayworms.info, @shoreingber.bsky.social, @naz-andalibi.bsky.social

www.advocate.com/technology/c...

13.02.2026 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hibby Thach

If you're looking for someone to hire for a research position this summer, look no further than @hibbythach.com! This PhD student has it all: methods, ideas, motivation, community-based approach ++

keywords: live streaming, content moderation, games, trans tech, online identity

www.hibbythach.com

11.02.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have a talk coming up on February 19 at Digital Futures at KTH Royal Institute of Technology here in Stockholm, where I'm a Scholar-in-Residence. If you're in the area, Iโ€™d love to see you there - and if not, youโ€™re welcome to join on Zoom.

more info: www.digitalfutures.kth.se/event/semina...

06.02.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.02.2026 17:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to @morganklauss.bsky.social, the Queer in HCI community on Slack is now a fun and thriving space - join us! ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

invite link: join.slack.com/t/queerhci/s...

04.02.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our new piece about how AI misinformation can impact medical care: "Beyond Autonomy: A Plastic Surgeon's Responsibility in the Face of AI-Driven Misinformation." Led by Pranav Rajaram, w @meglane.bsky.social, @naz-andalibi.bsky.social, Rachel Hooper, Hannes Prescher

journals.lww.com/annalsplasti...

20.01.2026 09:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts (with Senami Kojah, @haimson.bsky.social, and @michaelannephd.bsky.social) [Second Author]

17.01.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Navigating Safety and Technology: The Everyday Safety Labor of Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the United States (with Denny Starks, Aloe DeGuia, @haimson.bsky.social, and Tawanna Dillahunt) [Second Author]

17.01.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Safety With Community:ย Technologies of Care, Connection, Collective Safety, and Mutual Aid for Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (with Denny Starks, Aloe DeGuia, @haimson.bsky.social, and Tawanna Dillahunt) [Second Author]

17.01.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have a book chapter on Trans Games thatโ€™s out in a new book called Epistemic Genres: New Formations of Play!

Co-authored with @haimson.bsky.social, we talk about what makes a trans game based on our interviews with trans game devs

www.bloomsbury.com/us/epistemic...

17.01.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can queer and trans folks trust AI?

Artificial intelligenceโ€™s need to categorize the world may be the root of distrust among LGBTQ+ people.

14.01.2026 15:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Taboo Science Podcast โ€“ The podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask.

See all the Trans 101 episodes here www.tabooscience.show, featuring cameos from @hibbythach.com and lots of other experts!

13.01.2026 10:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
From Face Filters to Healthcare: The Reality of Trans Technology
From Face Filters to Healthcare: The Reality of Trans Technology YouTube video by Taboo Science

The podcast @tabooscience.bsky.social by @smashleyhamer.bsky.social has been doing an excellent series about "Trans 101" lately. I was featured in a recent bonus episode about trans technologies, available on YouTube at the link below or wherever you get podcasts!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYDJ...

13.01.2026 10:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trans 101: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Transgender People
Trans 101: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Transgender People YouTube video by Taboo Science

Your fav tgirlie is in this "Trans 101" season of Taboo Science. Hear me talk about my mustache in this first episode and hear me talk about more as the season goes on. : )

Thanks again to @smashleyhamer.bsky.social for including me and many other trans voices!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMF_...

05.10.2025 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Announcement: Genres are social conventions ratified by creators and audiences, and so they are inherently political commitments that express our attachments and antagonisms to the cultural and political systems that organize our relationswith one another, our environments, and the world.

09.01.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI disproportionately discriminates against trans people. It doesn't have to be this way. - LGBTQ Nation Trans people could experience tremendous benefits from AI if we worked to solve this problem.

new LGBTQ Nation article by @faefyx.bsky.social featuring research by me (w/ @mayworms.info, @shoreingber.bsky.social, @naz-andalibi.bsky.social)

"Not everyone wants to use [AI] โ€“ [yet] they are often required to use it without meaningful consent."

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ai-d...

09.01.2026 13:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very honored that my book has received the 2025 @labortechresearchnetwork.org Book Award!

From LaborTech:
"Trans Technologies is empirically rich, compelling in its theoretical framework, and a timely and important contribution at a time of heightened vulnerability for the trans community."

02.01.2026 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Advancing Responsible Computing: CCC Visioning Workshop Report on At-Risk Technology Users ยป CCC Blog By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagementย  The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has released a new visioning report, Supporting At-Risk Users Through Responsible Computin...

Honored to be part of the CCC workshop that led to this important report: Supporting At-Risk Users through Responsible Computing. Thanks to organizers and lead authors @pamwis.bsky.social, Katie Siek, Sunny Consolvo, @kevinrbbutler.ioc.exchange.ap.brid.gy & Tammy Toscos!

cccblog.org/2025/11/13/a...

02.12.2025 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow I'll be speaking as part of the Queer & Feminist Informatics Network launch event at University of Amsterdam ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ™Œ

Thanks @drsbrooke.bsky.social and @dilab-uva.bsky.social at UvA for inviting me!

More info and registration: www.qfinformatics.com

24.11.2025 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three smiling people (l-r: Dr. Nazanin Andalibi, Alice Ross (me!) and Dr. Oliver Haimson) standing in front of a colourful screen displaying the title 'Panel Discussion'

Three smiling people (l-r: Dr. Nazanin Andalibi, Alice Ross (me!) and Dr. Oliver Haimson) standing in front of a colourful screen displaying the title 'Panel Discussion'

A photo of buildings at George Square, The University of Edinburgh, with text overlaid on a bright green background. The text is the title of last week's event, Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI

A photo of buildings at George Square, The University of Edinburgh, with text overlaid on a bright green background. The text is the title of last week's event, Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI

Such an inspiring, powerful event! Huge thanks: @naz-andalibi.bsky.social @haimson.bsky.social for their brilliant talks & sharing insights with me in the panel chat, @aies-edinburgh.bsky.social @kevinguyan.bsky.social @sj-bennett.bsky.social for putting it all together, & to everyone who attended!

24.11.2025 12:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies

Heading to Edinburgh next week for this exciting event on ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธGender and the Machine๐ŸงŸโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป, where @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and I will be talking about our research!

Thanks to @sj-bennett.bsky.social and @kevinguyan.bsky.social for organizing!

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...

13.11.2025 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Featuring talks by @haimson.bsky.social and @naz-andalibi.bsky.social, plus a panel discussion and networking reception.

Co-organised by the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab and @aies-edinburgh.bsky.social, supported by @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...

05.11.2025 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Event poster for Gender and the Machine.

Event poster for Gender and the Machine.

Event poster for Gender and the Machine.

Event poster for Gender and the Machine.

๐Ÿ“ข GENDER AND THE MACHINE

Join us in Edinburgh on 20 Nov to explore entanglements of gender, marginalisation and emotion across tech and AI.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thurs 20 Nov 2025
๐Ÿ“ Edinburgh
๐Ÿ‘‹ All welcome

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...

#data #AI #tech #emotion #trans #LGBTQ #queer

05.11.2025 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies

Really looking forward to this upcoming @aies-edinburgh.bsky.social event, where the great @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and @haimson.bsky.social will be talking about emotion, gender, marginalisation and AI ๐Ÿคฉ

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...

07.11.2025 10:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0