The Kahlert School of Computing is heading to Hamburg, Germany for the CHI 2023 conference, which will be held from April 23rd – April 28th. Considered to be the leading global conference on Human-Computer Interaction, the  ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems brings together business and academic leaders to discuss ways to develop and enhance new interactive digital technologies.

This year, the Kahlert School of Computing will have particularly strong representation at CHI with seven papers and one case study. The paper Never Skip Leg Day Again: Training the Lower Body with Vertical Jumps in a Virtual Reality Exergame by Kahlert School of Computing faculty affiliate Jens Harald Kreuger is being honored with the Best Paper Honorable Mention, a selective honor awarded to only the top 5% of papers from nearly 3,200 submissions. Overall, the University of Utah will be represented by 14 individuals including six professors alongside a mix of researchers and students. “The strong presence of the Kahlert School of Computing at the world’s leading HCI conference is a testament to the school’s growing emphasis on a human-centered approach to designing technologies of the future,” said Prof. Mary Hall, Director of the Kahlert School of Computing.

Faculty and students from the Kahlert School of Computing will be presenting seven papers on diverse subjects ranging from the impact of smart home technology on rehabilitation centers to methods used to spread misinformation through data visualization:

Adding Domain-Specific Features to a Text-Editor to Support Diverse, Real-World Approaches to Time Management Planning

Jason Wiese (University of Utah), John R. Lund (University of Utah), and Kazi Sinthia Kabir (University of Utah)

Data Abstraction Elephants: The Initial Diversity of Data Representations and Mental Models

Kay P. Williams (University of Arizona), Alex Bigelow (Stardog), and Katherine E. Isaacs (University of Utah).

It Made Me Feel So Much More at Home Here: Patient Perspectives on Smart Home Technology Deployed at Scale in a Rehabilitation Hospital

Joshua Dawson (University of Utah), Thomas Kauffman (University of Utah), and Jason Wiese (University of Utah)

Misleading Beyond Visual Tricks: How People Actually Lie with Charts

Maxim Lisnic (University of Utah), Cole Polychronis (University of Utah), Alexander Lex (University of Utah), and Marina Kogan (University of Utah)

Never Skip Leg Day Again: Training the Lower Body with Vertical Jumps in a Virtual Reality Exergame

Sebastian Cmentowski (University of Duisburg-Essen), Sukran Karaosmanoglu (Hamburg University), Lannart E. Nacke (University of Waterloo), Frank Steinicke (Hamburg University), and Jens Krüger (University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Utah)

🏆 BEST PAPER HONORABLE MENTION

Smartphone-derived Virtual Keyboard Dynamics Coupled with Accelerometer Data as a Window into Understanding Brain Health

Emma Ning (University of Illinois at Chicago), Andrea T. Cladek (University of Illinois at Chicago), Mindy K. Ross (University of Illinois at Chicago), Sarah Kabir (University of Illinois at Chicago), Amruta Barve (University of Illinois at Chicago), Ellyn Kennelly (Wayne State University), Faraz Hussain (University of Illinois at Chicago), Jennifer Duffecy (University of Illinois at Chicago), Scott Langenecker (University of Utah), Therea Nguyen (University of Illinois at Chicago), Theja Tulabandhula (University of Illinois at Chicago), Olusola A. Ajilore (University of Illinois at Chicago), Alexander P. Demos (University of Illinois at Chicago), and Alex Leow (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Troubling Collaboration: Matters of Care for Visualization Design Study

Derya Akbaba (Linköping University), Devin Lange (University of Utah), Michael Correl (Tableau Software), Alexander Lex (University of Utah), and Miriah Meyer (Linköping University)

“The strong presence of the Kahlert School of Computing at the world’s leading HCI conference is a testament to the school’s growing emphasis on a human-centered approach to designing technologies of the future.”
Prof. Mary Hall, Director of the Kahlert School of Computing. 

In addition to the seven papers, Postdoc researcher Johanna Cohoon will present a case study titled Adapting to Challenges in Qualitative Fieldwork through Theoretical Sampling co-authored with James Howison of the University of Texas at Austin.

In addition, students and faculty from the school will participate and present their work in the Symposium on HCI Education (EduCHI) and the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH) workshop held at the conference.

EduCHI is the premier venue focused on research and practice connected to teaching HCI and supporting community building among HCI instructors.

WISH aims to foster a community around innovations in consumer and medical health and wellbeing by connecting academic and industry researchers in HCI, medical informatics, health informatics, digital health, and beyond.