CapCHI Student Showcase 2026

Why we picked it

**Last event of the 2025/2026 season!** Join us as we welcome talented HCI, Design, and UX students from Algonquin College and Carleton University. Each team will present their projects in under 10 minutes, followed by an open discussion with the audience. **PROJECTS & PRESENTERS** **1) Online Risks Experienced by Social Workers** Cianna Pottekkat (Carleton University) This project explores social workers’ online experiences with risk in relation to clients and colleagues and how they respond to these situations. It also examines the protective behaviours they have to manage their personal and professional lives online. ***Cianna*** *is a Master’s of HCI student at Carleton University. She holds a Bachelor’s of Sociology from the University of Calgary. This project is part of her thesis, and she has research interests in the online experiences of vulnerable and understudied populations.* **2) Helping Older Adults Prepare for Healthcare Conversations** Edward Owusu Boafo, Jowin Jos