Editorial Introduction - Supporting Group Work

Explorations into groupwork research have expanded over the years to encompass broader themes like human-centered computing, human-computer interaction, social computing, and human- centered data science, and other related contexts. Like the previous PACM:HCI volumes for Group Work (volumes 5 and 6), this volume contains the tradition of design fictions in addition to short- form and long-from research articles. The work presented in this issue spans a wide range of disciplines, methods, and theoretical foundations. Paper topics range from perceptions of justice and participation to using AI to increase inclusivity and participation to safety. Application domains were varied ranging from social media norms to internet safety to robotics to collaborative programming and beyond. Specific communities were also the focus of the research, including specific gender and ethnic groups to non-profits and other community groups.