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Colin M. Gray

Computer Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Innovative Human-Technology InteractionDesign Education and PracticeCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceEthics and Social Impacts of AIInformation Systems Theories and Implementation

Publications

231

Citations

4,412

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
AI-generated

Colin M. Gray studies how people interact with digital technology, with a strong focus on "dark patterns" amp or manipulative design choices in apps and websites that push users toward decisions they might not otherwise make. Much of the recent work examines online privacy and safety (especially for teenagers on social media), the ethics of user-facing design for AI systems, and how design should account for law and public policy. Gray also works on design education, exploring how students learn to sketch, prototype, and reason through uncertainty.

Dark patterns and deceptive designHuman-computer interaction and user experienceEthics of AI and technologyDesign education and pedagogyTechnology, law, and public policy

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging around 15 papers per year with some year-to-year fluctuation.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.6/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 25 publications25182019: 13 publications192020: 16 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 21 publications232024: 21 publications242025: 15 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×10
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction×6
  • International Journal of Designs for Learning×6
  • Proceedings of DRS×6
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference×5

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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