A variety of Media Lab community members will participate in the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the premier international conference of human-computer interaction.
This year's conference features a hybrid structure with both virtual participation and on-site attendance in Honolulu, at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center on the island of Oʻahu.
Media Lab work accepted to CHI 2024:
Awards
- Honorable Mention: "Memoro: Using Large Language Models to Realize a Concise Interface for Real-Time Memory Augmentation," a full paper by Fluid Interfaces researchers Wazeer Deen Zulfikar and Samantha Chan, and Media Lab Professor Pattie Maes.
- Honorable Mention: "An Accessible, Three-Axis Plotter for Enhancing Calligraphy Learning through Generated Motion," a full paper by Fluid Interfaces researcher Cathy Mengying Fang; Future Sketches researcher Lingdong Huang; Media Lab Professors Zach Lieberman, Pattie Maes, and Hiroshi Ishii; and an additional author from Harvard.
- Honorable Mention: "LLMR: Real-time Prompting of Interactive Worlds using Large Language Models," a full paper by Fluid Interfaces researcher Cathy Mengying Fang, alongside authors at MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Microsoft.
Papers
- "Improving Attention Using Wearables via Haptic and Multimodal Rhythmic Stimuli," a full paper by Fluid Interfaces researchers Nathan Whitmore and Samantha Chan, Responsive Environments researchers Patrick Chwalek and Sam Chin, Media Lab Professor Pattie Maes, and former Labber Jingru Zhang.
- "Putting Things into Context: Generative AI-Enabled Context Personalization for Vocabulary Learning Improves Learning Motivation," a full paper by Fluid Interfaces researchers Joanne Leong, Pat Pataranutaporn, and Valdemar Danry; Media Lab Professor Pattie Maes; and authors from Columbia University and Dynatrace.
- "No More Angry Birds: Investigating Touchscreen Ergonomics to Improve Tablet-Based Enrichment for Parrots," a full paper by Opera of the Future alum Rebecca Kleinberger and other authors at Northeastern University and the University of Glasgow.
- "Call of the Wild Web: Comparing Parrot Engagement in Live vs. Pre-Recorded Video Calls," a full paper by Opera of the Future alum Rebecca Kleinberger and other authors at Northeastern University and the University of Glasgow.
Workshops, Panels, and Special Interest Groups
- "AI and the Afterlife," a workshop bringing together a broad group of academics and practitioners on end-of-life planning, remembrance, and digital legacy from applications of AI to life extension. Professor Hiroshi Ishii will present "TeleAbsence."
- "LLMs as Research Tools: Applications and Evaluations in HCI Data Work," a workshop including MIT Center for Constructive Communication researcher Hope Schroeder and Human Dynamics alum Ziv Epstein.
- "NeuroCHI: Are We Prepared for the Integration of the Brain with Computing?," a panel discussion including Fluid Interfaces researcher Angela Vujic and Professor Pattie Maes on the current state of the intersection between HCI and neurotechnology, research questions and novel applications that emerge from merging these two fields, and its ethical implications.
- "Transforming HCI Research Cycles using Generative AI and 'Large Whatever Models' (LWMs)," a special interest group (SIG) including Professor Hiroshi Ishii, which explores the transformative impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research processes, and when to use or refrain from using AI tools during the research cycle.
Late-Breaking Work
- MeMic: Towards Social Acceptability of User-Only Speech Recording Wearables," Late-Breaking Work by Fluid Interfaces researchers Wazeer Deen Zulfikar and Cayden Pierce, and Media Lab Professor Pattie Maes.
- "AI-Generated Media for Exploring Alternate Realities," Late-Breaking Work by Viral Communications researchers Kevin Dunnell and Gauri Agarwal, Fluid Interfaces researcher Pat Pataranutaporn, and Media Lab Professors Pattie Maes and Andrew Lippman.