Socio-technical Aspects and Opportunities for Research in Science Museums

This talk presents my research on collaboration, authorship, and credit in the development of interactive exhibits in science museums.

Science museums are increasingly shaped by interactive, data-driven visualizations, yet the work behind these public-facing experiences often remains invisible. Drawing on interview studies from my research on collaboration and attribution, I discuss how contributions are negotiated, recognized, and made visible within museum practices.

The talk reflects on how gaps in credit-giving are not only organizational, but also design-related. I frame science museums as a rich space for visualization and HCI research, where public understandings of science, expertise, and participation are actively shaped. From this perspective, I argue for designing systems that make contributions more visible, not only to support fairer recognition, but also to open up broader questions about knowledge, authority, and public science communication.