Interactive Systems for Healthcare (IS4H) Research Lab

What We Do

Experimenting with the latest technologies and interaction techniques to support medical work and improve patient outcomes

The Interactive Systems for Healthcare (IS4H) Research Lab at Drexel's College of Computing and Informatics studies medical processes, errors, communication, work coordination and collaboration among healthcare providers, then experiments with the latest technologies and interaction techniques to create and develop systems to support medical work and improve patient outcomes. The lab’s work is at the cross section of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and medical informatics, requiring contributions from researchers, designers and domain experts.

Research Faculty & PhD Students

• Aleksandra Sarcevic, PhD, professor, lab director
• Angela Mastrianni, PhD in information science candidate
• Katie Zellner, PhD in information science candidate 

View a complete list of researchers on the IS4H Research Lab’s website.

Recent Publications

• Mastrianni, Angela & Hamlin, Leah & Alberto, Emily & Sullivan, Travis & Ranganna, Adesh & Marsic, Ivan & Burd, Randall & Sarcevic, Aleksandra. (2024). “Analysis of Task Attributes Associated with Crisis Checklist Compliance in Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation.” AMIA Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium. 2023. 504-513. Link to full paper
• Mastrianni, Angela & Taylor, Devin & Krentsa, Megan & Sarcevic, Aleksandra. (2023). “Exploring the Design of Computerized Support for Clinical Decisions about Stopping Life-Saving Interventions.” 142-146. 10.1145/3563703.3596634. Link to full paper
• Mastrianni, Angela & Sarcevic, Aleksandra & Cui, Hua & Krentsa, Megan & Sullivan, Travis & Zakeri, Issa & Marsic, Ivan & Burd, Randall. (2023). “Supporting Awareness of Dynamic Data: Approaches to Designing and Capturing Data within Interactive Clinical Checklists.” 1293-1308. 10.1145/3563657.3595979. Link to full paper
• Zellner, Katherine & Sarcevic, Aleksandra & Krensta, Megan & Sullivan, Travis & Burd, Randall. (2023). “Understanding Delay Awareness and Mitigation Mechanisms through an Iterative Design and Evaluation of a Prototype Alert System for Complex Teamwork.” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 7. 1-30. 10.1145/3610051. Link to full paper

 View a complete list of publications on the IS4H Research Lab’s website.

 Recent Grant Awards

• NIH Research Project Grant (R01) — NIH/NBIB R56: Development of a Video-Based Personal Protective Equipment Monitoring System; Burd, Linguraru, Sarcevic, Marsic (Multi PI); 09/01/2023–08/31/2026

Visit the IS4H website for more information