Six papers from the University of Chicago’s Department of Computer Science, along with two posters, one workshop, and one demo have been accepted at UIST 2024, a leading global conference for innovations in human-computer interfaces.

Students and faculty from the University of Chicago’s Department of Computer Science had six papers, two posters, one workshop and one demo accepted to ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) conference — the premier forum for innovations in human-computer interfaces. One paper from the Human Computer Integration Lab received an honorable mention. The full lineup of papers showcases a wide scope of HCI research being done at UChicago, ranging from generative shape -changing AI to augmented breathing and other wearable technologies.

The full list of papers and contributors can be found below:


PAPER PROGRAMS:

*UChicago authors in bold.

Honorable Mention
Can a Smartwatch Move Your Fingers? Compact and Practical Electrical Muscle Stimulation in a Smartwatch
Akifumi Takahashi, Yudai Tanaka, Archit Tamhane, Alan Shen, Shan-Yuan Teng, Pedro Lopes
Human Computer Integration Labprogram link [+ demo]

TorqueCapsules: Fully-Encapsulated Flywheel Actuation Modules for Designing and Prototyping Movement-Based and Kinesthetic Interaction
Willa Yunqi Yang, Yifan Zou, Jingle Huang, Raouf Abujaber, Ken Nakagaki
AxLabprogram link [+ demo]

CARDinality: Interactive Card-shaped Robots with Locomotion and Haptics using Vibration
Aditya Retnanto*, Emilie Faracci*, Anup Sathya*, Yukai Hung, Ken Nakagaki [*contributed equally]
AxLabprogram link [+ demo]

SHAPE-IT: Exploring Text-to-Shape-Display for Generative Shape-Changing Behaviors with LLMs
Michael Qian*, Chenfeng Gao*, Anup Sathya, Ryo Suzuki (UCalgary/CU Boulder), Ken Nakagaki [*contributed equally]
AxLabprogram link [+ demo]

MobilePoser: Real-Time Full-Body Pose Estimation and 3D Human Translation from IMUs in Mobile Consumer Devices
Vasco Xu, Chenfeng Gao, Henry (Hank) Hoffmann, Karan Ahuja (Northwestern University)
SpiceLab (Northwestern)program link

Augmented Breathing via Thermal Feedback in the Nose
Jas Brooks, Alex Mazursky, Janice Hixon, Pedro Lopes
Human Computer Integration Labprogram link

OTHER PROGRAMS

[Poster] Game Jam with CARDinality: A Case Study of Exploring Play-based Interactive Applications
Emilie Faracci, Aditya Retnanto, Anup Sathya, Ashlyn Sparrow, and Ken Nakagaki
AxLabprogram link

[Poster] Towards Multimodal Interaction with AI-Infused Shape-Changing Interfaces
Chenfeng Gao*, Wanli Qian*, Richard Liu, Rana Hanocka, Ken Nakagaki [*contributed equally]
AxLab and 3DLprogram link

[Demo] Demonstrating Haptic Source-Effector: Full-Body Haptics via Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Yudai Tanaka, Hunter G Mathews, Jacob Serfaty, Pedro Lopes
Human Computer Integration Labdemo link

[Workshop] HRI and UIST: Designing Socially Engaging Robot Interfaces
(UChicago Co-organizer) Ken Nakagaki
workshop link

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