Blogs
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Being a first-year undergrad in human-centered research
Lily Anfang, Maya Flynn, Kaitlynn Gray, Ethan Sandoval, Lynn Kirabo Posted: Mon, December 16, 2024 - 12:39:00
Offering research experience to undergraduates is a well-known path to broadening participation in research fields [1]. We are a team of four undergraduate students, with experience working in areas ranging…
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Being a transformer in industry 5.0: The case of asset-intensive manufacturing
Teresa Macchia, Amelia Bourton Posted: Thu, October 24, 2024 - 10:28:00
In the year of the AI, as defined by Melissa Heikkilä [1], it is more urgent than before for asset-intensive manufacturing (AIM) companies to find their way through the maze…
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Breaking barriers in immersive stories: Empathy, representation, and access
Tyechia L. Thompson , Eric Lyon, Wallace Lages Posted: Tue, October 15, 2024 - 3:12:00
Stories are ubiquitous, transcending traditional media and books, permeating our self-talk and scientific publications. Immersive technologies are no exception. Storytellers and artists are using spatial audio, virtual reality (VR), and…
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Early detection of autism
Samiya Ali Zaidi Posted: Tue, August 20, 2024 - 11:55:00
To get started, we partnered with the Autism Spectrum Disorder Welfare Trust (ASDWT) in Pakistan to create a unique dataset. It will include eye-tracking data from Pakistani children, reflecting a…
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I am disabled but not ‘impaired’
Ather Sharif Posted: Thu, August 08, 2024 - 12:45:00
There are at least 1.3 billion disabled people worldwide [1]. Their disabilities include blindness, hearing, mobility, and cognitive, among others. These individuals are disabled—if they choose to identify as such—but…
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Doing CHI together: The benefits of a writing retreat for early-career HCI researchers
Ava Elizabeth Scott, Leon Reicherts, Evropi Stefanidi Posted: Tue, April 16, 2024 - 10:30:00
The deadline for the CHI conference is an important event on an HCI researcher’s calendar. For CHI 2023, more than 3,000 papers were submitted and only 28 percent were accepted.…
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Training for net zero carbon infrastructure through interactive immersive technologies
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Abraham Campbell Posted: Wed, March 06, 2024 - 3:00:00
By providing realistic and engaging learning experiences, immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), 360-degree video, and simulation have proven to be effective in…
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The unsustainable model: The tug of war between LLM personalization and user privacy
Shuhan Sheng Posted: Thu, January 04, 2024 - 11:32:00
In the AI universe, we find ourselves balancing on the edge of a tightrope between groundbreaking promise and perilous pitfalls, especially with those LLM-based platforms we broadly label as “AI…
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Body x Materials @ CHI: Exploring the intersections of body and materiality in a full-day workshop
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez , Bruna Petreca, Laia Turmo Vidal, Ricardo O'Nascimento , Aneesha Singh Posted: Wed, January 03, 2024 - 2:31:00
During the 2023 CHI conference, we ran a one-day workshop to consider the design space at the intersection of the body and materials [1]. The workshop gathered designers, makers, researchers,…
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Usability: The essential ingredient for sustainable world development
Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Amanda Davis, Zhengjie Liu, Deborah Bosley Posted: Tue, January 02, 2024 - 11:29:00
As we make interacting with technology more like interacting with human beings, it is important that we understand how people use technology.…That is why usability is so important. — Bill…
