Research Publications

Below is a list of our research publications from recent years. Most of them should be downloadable. Otherwise please contact Babak if you want copies of the publications.

Moalagh, Morteza, Vegard Svesengen, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2025. “Investigating User-Side Representatives in Large-Scale Agile Software Development.” In Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming, edited by Sibylle Peter, Martin Kropp, Ademar Aguiar, Craig Anslow, Maria Ilaria Lunesu, and Andrea Pinna, 545:100–115. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94544-1_7.
Farshchian, Babak A., Elena Parmiggiani, Tangni Cunningham Dahl-Jørgensen, and Farzana Quayyum. 2021. “How to Teach Empirical Research Methods in Information Systems? Report from a SCIS/IRIS 2019 Workshop.” Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems.
Mehmood, Hamid, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2021. “Back-Stage User Participation in Large-Scale IS Projects.” Reports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies 5 (4). https://doi.org/10.18420/IHC2021_004.
Farshchian, Babak A., Grisot, Miria, Hochwarter, Stefan, Sigríður Islind, Anna, Mikalsen, Marius, Parmiggiani, Elena, and Vassilakopoulou, Polyxeni. 2021. “Platform-Supported Cooperative Work.” https://doi.org/10.18420/ECSCW2021_WSMC04.
Hochwarter, Stefan, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2020. “Scaling Participation - What Does the Concept of Managed Communities Offer for Participatory Design?” In Proceedings of the 16th Participatory Design Conference 2020 - Participation(s) Otherwise - Volume 2, 50–54. Manizales Colombia: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3384772.3385143.
Farshchian, Babak A., and Hanne Ekran Thomassen. 2019. “Co-Creating Platform Governance Models Using Boundary Resources: A Case Study from Dementia Care Services.” Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 28 (3–4): 549–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-019-09353-0.
Farshchian, Babak A. 2019. “Collaboration as Commodity: What Does CSCW Have to Offer?” https://doi.org/10.18420/ECSCW2019_EP09.
Dahl, Yngve, Babak Farshchian, Thomas Vilarinho, Jorunn L. Helbostad, Ather Nawaz, Arnhild J. Nygård, and Per Bendik Wik. 2016. “Stakeholder Attitudes Toward and Values Embedded in a Sensor-Enhanced Personal Emergency Response System.” Interacting with Computers 28 (5): 598–611. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwv036.
Farshchian, Babak A., Thomas Vilarinho, and Marius Mikalsen. 2017. “From Episodes to Continuity of Care: A Study of a Call Center for Supporting Independent Living.” Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 26 (3): 309–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-017-9262-4.
Mikalsen, Marius, Babak A. Farshchian, and Yngve Dahl. 2018. “Infrastructuring as Ambiguous Repair: A Case Study of a Surveillance Infrastructure Project.” Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 27 (2): 177–207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-017-9302-0.
Skinstad, Thor Jarle J., and Babak A. Farshchian. 2016. “Empowerment or Concealed Compliance? A Review of Literature on Mobile ICT Solutions for Patient Empowerment.” In Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 1–4. PETRA ’16. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2910674.2910710.
Farshchian, Babak A., and Marius Mikalsen. 2023. “Using a Service Lens to Better Understand Practices –and Vice Versa.” Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-023-09478-3.
Moalagh, Morteza, Mikalsen, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “Are Team Autonomy and Flexibility Enough for Agile Transformation? A Review of Transformed Practices in a Public Sector Organization.” In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Trondheim, Norway: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2023_EP08.
Ringdal, Nora O., and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “Generativity Practices in EHR Implementation: A Case Study of the Transition from Design to Usage.” In Proceedings of 21th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. Trondheim, Norway: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2023_EP06.
Ringdal, Nora Othilie, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2022. “The Role of Boundary Objects in Platformization Practices: A Case Study of Software Testing.” In Proceedings of 20th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. Coimbra, Portugal: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2022_EP07.
Sæther, Runar, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “The Workers Strike Back- A Literature Survey of Digital Circumvention Tools Used by Online Gig Workers.” In Proceedings of 21th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. Trondheim, Norway: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2023_EP09.
Schmidt, Michaela, Babak A. Farshchian, and Sara Hofmann. 2023. “The Digital Public Encounter.” ECSCW. https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2023_WS04.
Schmidt, Michaela, and Babak Farshchian. 2024. “The Impact of Digitalization on Frontline Employees’ Knowledge Work – a Literature Review.” In ECSCW. Rimini, Italy: EUSSET. https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2024_EP03.
Farshchian, Babak. 2023. “Platforms and Precarity of Organizational Work.” In Proceedings of The 13th CNoW Workshop “Changing Nature of Work:  Reshaping Human Endeavours with Digital Technologies.” Hyderabad, India (Hybrid): AIS SIG CNoW. https://folk.idi.ntnu.no/baf/publications/Farshchian-2023-Platforms and precarity of organizational work.pdf.
Hussain, Syed Sajid, Morteza Moalagh, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “Which Threshold Concepts Do Computing Students Encounter While Learning Empirical Research Methods?” In Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, 1–12. Koli Finland: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3631802.3631827.
Schmidt, Michaela, Monica Divitini, Christine Hohenbüchler, Nora Ringdal, Theresa Schütz, and Hilda Tellioglu. 2024. “Infrastructure and Creativity: Can They Co-Exist?” ECSCW. https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2024_WS08.
Weiler, Tim, Babak Farshchian, Sourav Bhattacharjee, Claudia Müller, and Stefan Hochwarter. 2024. “Practices of Participation and Co-Creation in Healthcare: Lessons Learned and Advancements of Established Methodologies.” ECSCW. https://doi.org/10.48340/ECSCW2024_WS05.
Heggelund, Mathias Oppedal, Syed Sajid Hussain, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2024. “Information Overload – A Case Study of Using an Integrated Electronic Health Record System in the Emergency Room.” In NOKOBIT Norsk Konferanse for Organisasjoners Bruk Av IT. https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/nikt/article/view/6261.
Moalagh, Morteza, Syed Sajid Hussain, Babak A. Farshchian, and Samrawit G. Selassie. 2024. “Which Teamwork Challenges Do Computing Students Face in a Project-Based Learning Course in Research Methods?” In Proceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, 1–12. Koli Finland: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3699538.3699563.
Ringdal, Nora, and Babak Farshchian. 2024. “Post-Implementation Challenges of EHR Systems: A Literature Review of Recent Studies.” In 15th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems. Uddevalla, Sweden: AIS eLibrary. https://aisel.aisnet.org/scis2024/10.
Moalagh, Morteza, Tagni Cunningham Dahl-Jørgensen, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2024. “Boundary Spanners in Large-Scale Agile Information Systems Development: Roles, Skills, and Challenges.” Neon presentation presented at the Nettverk for organisasjonsforsking i Noreg, Tromsø, November 20. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73507/submission/99.
Dahl-Jørgensen, Tagni Cunningham, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2024. “University and Public Sector Research Collaboration (UniPubTrue) – Forskning Om Det å Forske På Og Med Offentlig Sektor.” Neon presentation presented at the Nettverk for organisasjonsforsking i Noreg, Tromsø, November 21. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73507/submission/127.
Schmidt, Michaela, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “The Implications of Public Self-Service Solutions on Public Service Innovation Based on Value Co-Creation and Co-Production Processes.” Neon presentation presented at the Nettverk for organisasjonsforsking i Noreg, Trondheim, November 22. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4737/submission/140.
Svesengen, Vegard, Babak A. Farshchian, Morteza Moalagh, and Marius Mikalsen. 2023. “Harmonizing Hierarchies and Agility: Navigating Boundary Work in Value Realization of Continuous Agile Software Development.” Neon presentation presented at the Nettverk for organisasjonsforsking i Noreg, Trondheim, November 22. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4737/submission/235.
Schmidt, Michaela, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2023. “Systematic Literature Review: Defining the Nature of the Digital Public Encounter.” Neon presentation presented at the Nettverk for organisasjonsforsking i Noreg, Trondheim, November 22. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/4737/submission/148.
Stastny, Simon, Babak A. Farshchian, and Thomas Vilarinho. 2015. “Designing an Application Store for the Internet of Things: Requirements and Challenges.” In Ambient Intelligence, edited by Boris De Ruyter, Achilles Kameas, Periklis Chatzimisios, and Irene Mavrommati, 9425:313–27. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26005-1_21.
Vassli, Lars Tore, and Babak A. Farshchian. 2018. “Acceptance of Health-Related ICT among Elderly People Living in the Community: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence.” International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction 34 (2): 99–116. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2017.1328024.
Vilarinho, Thomas, Babak A. Farshchian, Jacqueline Floch, and Bjorn Magnus Mathisen. 2013. “A Communication Framework for the Internet of People and Things Based on the Concept of Activity Feeds in Social Computing.” In 2013 9th International Conference on Intelligent Environments, 1–8. Athens, Greece: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2013.24.
Farshchian, Babak A., and Yngve Dahl. 2015. “The Role of ICT in Addressing the Challenges of Age-Related Falls: A Research Agenda Based on a Systematic Mapping of the Literature.” Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 19 (3–4): 649–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0852-1.
Vilarinho, Thomas, Babak Farshchian, Daniel Gloppestad Bajer, Ole Halvor Dahl, Iver Egge, Sondre Steinsland Hegdal, Andreas Lones, Johan N. Slettevold, and Sam Mathias Weggersen. 2015. “A Combined Smartphone and Smartwatch Fall Detection System.” In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology; Ubiquitous Computing and Communications; Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing; Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, 1443–48. LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIT/IUCC/DASC/PICOM.2015.216.
Thomassen, Hanne E., and Babak A. Farshchian. 2016. “A Technology-Enhanced Service for Person-Centered Dementia Care: Preliminary Results from a Field Trial.” In Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 1–4. Corfu Island Greece: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2910674.2910722.
Farshchian, Babak A., and Thomas Vilarinho. 2017. “Which Mobile Health Toolkit Should a Service Provider Choose? A Comparative Evaluation of Apple HealthKit, Google Fit, and Samsung Digital Health Platform.” In Ambient Intelligence, edited by Andreas Braun, Reiner Wichert, and Antonio Maña, 10217:152–58. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56997-0_12.
Mikalsen, Marius, and Babak Farshchian. 2020. “Can the Public Sector and Vendors Digitally Transform? A Case from Innovative Public Procurement.” In ECIS 2020 Research-in-Progress Papers. https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2020_rip/62.
Farshchian, Babak A., Hilde Sætertrø, and Marianne Stålaker. 2020. “Experiences from an Interpretative Case Study of Innovative Public Procurement of Digital Systems in the Norwegian Public Sector.” In Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, 373–74. Trondheim Norway: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3383219.3383271.