ATLAS researchers presented 10 published works and one special interest group at the 2021 Human Factors in Computing Conference, the world鈥檚 preeminent forum for the field of human-computer interaction. The conference, commonly referred to as CHI, was held virtually May 8-13, 2021.听
Researchers affiliated with VisuaLab听authored four of the nine听ATLAS papers admitted to the conference, two of which received听awards, including "Best Paper" and "Honorable Mention."听 The Unstable Design Lab had two papers accepted, while the听THING, Emergent Nanomaterials,听Superhuman Computing, and听Living Matter听labs each had one. An additional听paper was co-authored by alumna Andrea DeVore TAM '18, who is not associated with an ATLAS lab.
In all, 2,844 papers were submitted to CHI 2021, 28 of which were selected for the "Best Paper" award听and 114 received "Honorable Mention."听听In 2020, CHI accepted nine ATLAS papers, including four听from the Unstable Design Lab and one each from the Superhuman Computing, Living Matter, VisuaLab,听ACME听补苍诲听滨搁翱狈听濒补产蝉.
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CHI 2021听papers, position papers and workshops by ATLAS faculty and students
VisuaLab
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Keke听Wu (PhD student, ATLAS), Emma听Petersen, (CTD MS student, ATLAS), Tahmina Ahmad, (Computer Science听BS student), David听Burlinson听(PhD Computer Science, University of North Carolina), E. S. Tanis (faculty, CU Denver鈥揂nschultz), and Danielle听Szafir听(faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science)
Researchers听conducted a web-based mixed-methods experiment with 34 participants with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) to identify their differences in reading data and summarized the听findings into four accessible visualization design guidelines.听
Immersive Design Reviews through Situated Qualitative Feedback (workshop paper)
M. Whitlock听 (PhD student, Computer Science) and听Danielle Albers Szafir (faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science)
This paper on Immersive Design Reviews through Situated Qualitative Feedback听was accepted to the Evaluating User Experiences in Mixed Reality Workshop听at CHI 2021.
VisuaLab Collaborations
Grand Challenges in Immersive Analytics听
Danielle听Szafir听(faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science), Matt Whitlock听(PhD student, Computer Science) and 22听other international experts.
A diverse group of 24 international experts developed 17 key research challenges, providing a systematic roadmap of current directions as well as the impending hurdles to facilitating productive and effective applications for Immersive Analytics.
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Willie Payne (BS/MS alumnus Computer Science/Music Composition), Mary West (PhD student, Computer Science), Carlie Charp (CTD BS student, ATLAS), Ben Shapiro (faculty, Computer Science),听 Edd Taylor (faculty, Education).
Dance provides opportunities for embodied interdisciplinary learning experiences that can be personally and culturally relevant. danceON's system supports learners to leverage their body movement as they engage in artistic practices across data science, computing听and dance. It allows听users to bind virtual shapes to body positions in under three lines of code, while also enabling complex, dynamic animations that users can design working with conditionals and past position data. The work identifies implications for how design can support learners' expression across culturally relevant themes and examines challenges from the lens of usability of the computing language and technology.
Unstable Design Lab
Laura Devendorf听(faculty, ATLAS/Information Science),听, (faculty, Eindhoven University of Technology/Department of Industrial Design),听,听(faculty, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Computer Science).
Parent-focused smart devices and data-tracking platforms frame the responsible parent as one who evaluates, analyzes听and mitigates data-defined risks for their children and family. In this article, the researchers听turn away from self-improvement narratives to attend to their own听experiences as mothers and designers through creating Design Memoirs, speaking directly to the HCI community from their听positions as both users and subjects of optimized parenting tools.
Late-breaking work
From The Art of Reflection to The Art of Noticing: A Shifting View of Self-Tracking Technologies鈥� Role in Supporting Sustainable Food Practices
Janghee Cho, (PhD student,听Information Science),听Laura Devendorf听(faculty, ATLAS/Information Science)听and Stephen Voida听(faculty,听Information Science).
This paper explores using self-tracking technologies that might help people draw attention to the impact of their food practices on the environment and听promote sustainable food habits.
Living Matter Lab听
Self-deStaining Textiles: Designing Interactive Systems with Fabric, Stains and Light
Fiona Bell, (PhD student, ATLAS),听Mirela Alistar听(faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science),听听and听Laura Devendorf听(faculty, ATLAS/Information Science)听
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While staining happens unintentionally (e.g., spilling coffee), this paper听introduces 鈥渄estaining鈥� as an intentional design tool that can be used by听HCI practitioners and designers alike to selectively degrade stains on textiles in aesthetic ways.听
Superhuman Computing Lab听
Vinitha Gadiraju听(PhD student, Computer Science), 听Olwyn Doyle (BA Computer Science and Political Science '20)听and Shaun K. Kane (faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science)
This work explores how classroom technology design can imitate the instructional strategies educators use to teach visually impaired students the academic and behavioral skills outlined by the Expanded Core Curriculum.
THING Lab & Laboratory for Emergent Nanomaterials
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Purnendu听(PhD student, ATLAS), Eric Acome听(Keplinger Research Group),听Christoph Keplinger, (faculty, Mechanical Engineering),听Mark D. Gross (faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science),听Carson Bruns听(faculty, ATLAS/Mechanical Engineering)听and听Daniel Leithinger听(faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science). 听
This work introduces听electrohydraulic actuators capable of producing sharp hinge-like bends that can be used to actuate existing objects or fold origami creases.
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Junnan Yu (INFO PhD Candidate), Andrea DeVore (ATLAS Undergrad Alumna), Ricarose Roque (INFO Faculty)
Special Interest Group
Microbe-HCI: Introduction and Directions for Growth
Raphael Kim (Queen Mary University), Pat Pataranutaporn (MIT), Jack Forman (MIT), Seung Ah Lee (Yonsei University), Ingmar Riedel-Kruse (University of Arizona), Mirela Alistar听(faculty, ATLAS/Computer Science), 听Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez (UC Davis), Katia Vega (UC Davis) Roland van Dierendonck (Studio Roland van Dierendonck), Gilad Gome (The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya), Oren Zuckerman (The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya), Angela Vujic (MIT), David Sun Kong (MIT), Pattie Maes (MIT Media Lab), Hiroshi Ishii, (MIT), Misha Sra (UCSB), Stefan Poslad (Queen Mary University). 听
Microbes bring a distinct set of functional, practical听and ethical ramifications in interaction design. This special interest group addresses the various forms that microbial integration in human-computer interaction听can take. 听The sessions are engaging, focused and orientated conversations around microbes acting as agents of interaction.
