Kristina Höök

Kristina “Kia” Höök is a Professor of Interaction Design at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and works part-time at RISE. She is known for her work on designing for bodily engagement in interaction through soma design. She has obtained numerous national and international grants, awards, and fellowships, including the Cor Baayen Fellowship by ERCIM and the INGVAR award. She is an ACM Distinguished Scientist, elected to the ACM SIGCHI Academy, and was recently awarded the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award. Höök is a horseback rider, mother, grandmother, and feminist.