Scientific Publications


In my research I focus on bringing Human-Centered Design and AI together to define actionable Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) guidelines for the ethical and trustworthy design, development, and governance of AI operations.
In my doctoral research, I explore specifically the integration of HCAI within the public service, but my knowledge and contribution goes beyond the public sector.


Conference Paper (2024)
Citizens-Focused Design Principles for Human-Centered AI in Public Services
Schmager, S., Pappas, I., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2024

Conference Paper (2024)
Designing for AI Transparency in Public Services: A User-Centred Study of Citizens’ Preferences
Schmager, S., Gupta, S., Pappas, I., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII) 2024

Journal Article (2024)
Exploring citizens’ stances on AI in public services: A social contract perspective
Schmager, S., Grøder, C. H., Parmiggiani, E., Pappas, I., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
Data & Policy, 6, e19.

Conference Paper (2023)
Human-AI Collaboration in Public Services: The Case of Sick Leave Case Handling
Eriksson, C., Olsen, K., Schmager, S., Pappas, I. O., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
i3e Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society 

Conference Demo (2023)
Facilitating Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector Through Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction
Arnarsson, R. T., Ellingsen, M., Pham, Q. A. N., Sterkenburg, J. J. V., Cappelen, G., Hochwarter, S., & Schmager, S.
InfraHealth 2023

Conference Paper (2023)
Defining human-centered AI: a comprehensive review of HCAI literature
Schmager, S., Pappas, I., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) 2023

Position Paper (2023)
Human-Centered AI and the Social Contract Perspective: Exploring the Intersection of HCAI and Social Contract Theory in the Design, Development, and Deployment of AI Technologies in public services
Schmager, S.
CHI’23 workshop: Design Policy Designing Platform Technology and Policy Simultaneously

Conference Paper (2023)
What do citizens think of AI adoption in public services? Exploratory research on citizen attitudes through a social contract lens
Schmager, S., Grøder, C. H., Parmiggiani, E., Pappas, I., & Vassilakopoulou, P.
56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2023

Conference Paper (2022)
From commercial agreements to the social contract: Human-centered AI guidelines for public services
Schmager, S.
Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) 2022

Conference Paper (2022)
Educating about Responsible AI in IS: Designing a course based on Experiential Learning
Grøder, C. H., Schmager, S., Parmiggiani, E., Vasilakopoulou, P., Pappas, I., & Papavlasopoulou, S.
International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2022

Conference Paper (2021)
A toolkit to enable the design of trustworthy AI
Schmager, S., & Sousa, S.
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII) 2021