HCI International News, Number 124, March 2024
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HCII 2024: HIGHLIGHTS
- Conference details
- Submissions for "Late Breaking Work"
- Distinguished Tutorial
- Tutorials' Program
- Workshops' Program
- Student Volunteers' program - extended deadline for applications: 22 March
- Registration
- Accommodation
- Exhibition
- About Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America
- Washington D.C. tours for participants and accompanying persons
- World Usability Initiative 2023 Design Challenge Winners: Awards sponsored by HCII2024
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HCII 2024: Conference details
HCI International 2024, scheduled to take place at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, USA, 29 June - 4 July 2024, cordially invites you to participate and contribute to this major international forum for the dissemination and exchange of up-to-date scientific information on theoretical and applied areas of HCI.
The Conference has a long-established tradition of inviting distinguished scientists and professionals in the broader HCI field to organize parallel sessions. Prospective authors should submit their proposal upon invitation from a session organizer. The process is still open (under the guidance of Parallel Session Organizers) for paper publications in the “Late Breaking Work – Papers” Volumes of the Proceedings.
Important deadlines:
- 22 March 2024 (new date): Application Deadline for Student Volunteers
- 29 March 2024 (new date): proposals submission for student designs
- 29 March 2024: submissions for “Late Breaking Work – Paper” proposals
- 29 March 2024: submissions for “Late Breaking Work – Poster” proposals
HCII2024 will run as a 'hybrid' conference. The first three days of the conference (29 June -1 July) will comprise ‘virtual only’ parallel sessions for paper presentations with remote only participation, and ‘hybrid’ Tutorials and Workshops. The Opening Plenary Session (evening of 1st of July) and the parallel sessions that will take place 2-4 July will run as ‘hybrid’ events (i.e., allowing both 'in-person' and remote participation options for presenters and participants). Detailed information about the mode of operation for each part of the conference is available through the Program Overview on the Conference website.
The recipient of the 'HCI MEDAL FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT' for 2024 and Keynote Speaker will be Vicki Hanson (past President of ACM and current ACM’s Chief Executive Officer). Her speech will be about “Technological Change for Improving Accessibility”.
The best contributions will be awarded! The best paper of each of the HCII 2024 Thematic Areas / Affiliated Conferences will be given an award. The best poster extended abstract (in the form of a short research paper) will also receive an award.
The Student Design Competition gives to College and University students of all grades an opportunity to present their design idea, by submitting an abstract and a video clip (up to 5-minutes). Three awards will be selected by an international jury (GOLD - $1,000; SILVER - $500; and BRONZE - $250).
The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer in a multi-volume set. Papers will appear in the LNCS and LNAI series, while poster extended abstracts in the form of short research papers will be published in the CCIS series. All volumes will be available on-line through the SpringerLink Digital Library, readily accessible by subscribing libraries, and indexed by a number of services, including: CPCI, part of Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science; Scopus; EI Engineering Index; ACM Digital Library; Google Scholar; DBLP, etc.
4th of July 2024: As the last day of the conference coincides with the US Independence Day, a traditional BBQ and appropriate festivities will be organized; details will be announced on the HCII2024 website in due course.
HCII 2024: Submissions for "Late Breaking Work"
You still have the opportunity to present the latest results of your work to an international audience, by submitting a proposal for a Paper or a Poster presentation.
"Late Breaking Work" - PAPER proposals: Prospective authors should submit extended abstracts (800 words) corresponding to one of the Conference Thematic Areas. Following a peer-review process, a decision is communicated to the authors. After acceptance, depending on the time of submitting their proposal, the authors will have the following opportunities:
- present their work during the conference and having a full paper included in the "HCII 2024 - Late Breaking Papers" Springer LNCS volumes of the Proceedings, to be published after the conference (full camera-ready papers, typically 12 pages but no less than 10 and no more than 20 pages),
- or, simply giving an oral presentation during the Conference.
"Late Breaking Work" - POSTER proposals: Prospective authors should submit a 300-word abstract. Following a peer-review process, a decision is communicated to the authors. After acceptance, depending on the time of submitting their proposal, the authors will have the following opportunities:
- present their work during the conference and having a poster extended abstract included in the "HCII 2024 - Late Breaking Posters" Springer CCIS volumes of the Proceedings, to be published after the conference (typically 6 pages but no less than 4 and no more than 11 pages, in the form of short research paper),
- or, simply presenting their work during the Conference.
The "HCII 2024 - Late Breaking Work" paper and poster volumes, also published by Springer, which will appear after the conference, are no different, in academic terms, from the volumes that will appear before the conference. Papers and Posters in these volumes are treated in exactly the same way, i.e. single-blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers, referenced, indexed, published in the SpringerLink Digital Library, etc.
The “HCII2024 - Late Breaking Work” paper and poster volumes, together with the volumes to be published before the conference, will comprise the full set of the HCII 2024 Conference Proceedings.
Important deadlines for “Late Breaking Work” paper and poster proposals:
- Deadline for abstract submission: 29 March 2024
- Notification of review outcome: 26 April 2024
- Deadline for registration: 10 May 2024
- Deadline for camera-ready submission: 24 May 2024
HCII 2024: Distinguished Tutorial by Ben Shneiderman
Monday, 1 July 2024
“Generative AI: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”
By: Ben Shneiderman
Dept. of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Lab,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract: Generative AI Tools, like ChatGPT, Bard, and Midjourney, provide powerful features for users, but also bring substantial dangers. Generating text, answering questions, summarizing documents, and writing code are common text-based applications, complemented by multimedia images, videos, songs, and speech. Generative AI products are often impressive, but sometimes troubling. Potential dangers include errors from “hallucinations”, biased statements, violations of privacy, and copyright infringement. Can these dangers be prevented or mitigated sufficiently to bring commercial success beyond the initial bubble of excitement? This tutorial will address these opportunities and dangers, focusing on applications in education, medicine, and creative industries. We will focus on how HCI researchers and user experience designers can develop control panels that enable users to get what they want more easily and more often. The guiding principles stem from human moral and legal responsibility for the uses of technology. For users, the message is: Generative AI is powerful so learn to use it; Generative AI is flawed, so be careful.
* This Tutorial will be offered gratis to remote conference participants
HCII 2024: Tutorials' Program
The full Tutorials' Program, which will run as hybrid events, between 29 June to 1 July 2024, is now available with 17 Tutorials on offer covering a wide spectrum of topics. Below is the full list, with links to each tutorial description and the presenters' brief bio.
Saturday, 29 June 2024
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Tutorial |
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T01 |
XR Frontier: Exploring the Future of Cognitive Support and Training with Extended Reality |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T02 |
Explainable AI for High-stake tasks with Human-in-the- loop |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T03 |
Design Systems for Better Design, Usability and UX |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T04 |
Designing AI Applications in High Stakes Environments: A Human-Centric Approach to Financial AI |
13:30 - 17:30 |
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T05 |
No Code Machine Learning and Data Analytics |
13:30 - 17:30 |
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T06 |
Feeling Data Through Affective Interfaces Using Personality and Semantic Retrieval |
13:30 - 17:30 |
Sunday, 30 June 2024
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Tutorial |
Time |
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T07 |
How to Design User-Friendly Dashboards |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T08 |
Bridging Cultural Differences for Inclusive Design in a Globalized World |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T09 |
Structural Equation Modeling in HCI Research using SEMinR |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T10 |
Assessing Human Reliance on Artificial Intelligence in Hybrid Decision-Making |
13:30 - 17:30 |
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T11 |
Recent trends in Brain-Computer interface research: from Ultra High-Density grids to low density EEG and fNIRS integration |
13:30 - 17:30 |
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T12 |
Interaction Design and Evaluation in Digital Games |
13:30 - 17:30 |
Monday, 1 July 2024
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Tutorial |
Time |
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T13 |
Distinguished Tutorial: |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T14 |
Rockets, Robots, and AI: Lessons Learned from Science-Fiction Movies and TV for HCI/UX |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T15 |
Aspects of Dependable Machine Learning for Safety Critical Applications in Industrial Settings |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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T16 |
User experience of and validation for industrial grade AI: Case Studies |
13:30 - 17:30 |
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T17 |
From Perception to Ultimate Use: Understanding and Driving Technology Acceptance |
13:30 - 17:30 |
HCII 2024: Workshops' program
The full Workshops' Program, which will run as hybrid events, between 29 June to 1 July 2024, is available with 5 Workshops on offer covering a wide spectrum of topics.
Please visit the webpage of each Workshop for information about its aim, topics and expected outcome, as well as the submission guidelines to prospective participants and the relevant deadlines that apply.
Registration for workshops is complimentary for registered conference participants!
Saturday, 29 June 2024
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Workshop |
Time |
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W1 |
Burnout in the Cybersecurity Profession – What, Why & How |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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W2 |
Embracing Hybrid Research Practices for Effective Adoption Evaluation |
13:30 - 17:30 |
Sunday, 30 June 2024
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Workshop |
Time |
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W3 |
Workshop - How do AI and LLMs change our lives? Reflections and outlook |
08:30 - 12:30 |
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W4 |
Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Aviation. A Human-Centric Approach for Practitioners and Organisations |
13:30 - 17:30 |
Monday, 1 July 2024
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Workshop |
Time |
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W5 |
Ctrl, Alt, Delete? Meeting Gen Z’s Expectations in the Design and Utilization of Technologies in Higher Education in a Post-Covid World |
13:30 - 17:30 |
HCII 2024: Student Volunteers' program - new date for applications: 22 March
The HCII2024 Program for Student Volunteers gives College and University students from around the world the opportunity to attend ‘in-person’ and contribute to one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of computing and HCI. HCII2024 Student Volunteers will have the opportunity to interact with researchers, academics and practitioners from various related disciplines and meet other students with diverse educational and cultural background. The skills, talents and dedication of the Student Volunteers contribute to the overall quality and success of the Conference.
The Student Volunteer role involves a range of duties to be performed ‘in-person’, assisting Conference participants during the running of hybrid sessions and assisting with the overall smooth running of the Conference functions.
The conference offers to Student Volunteers:
- Complimentary Conference Registration.
- Complimentary Registration for up to two Tutorials of their choice.
- Provision of Luncheon for the duration of the conference (six days).
- Full reimbursement of accommodation (single occupancy) in the Conference hotel for up to seven nights (booking by themselves)
- Two Student Volunteer T–shirts
More details are available at the conference website.
All applications received through the Conference Management System (CMS) by the 22nd of March (new date) will be reviewed and volunteers selected will be notified by the 29th of March (new date).
HCII 2024: Registration
All registered conference participants are entitled to:
- conference proceedings in electronic format;
- access to the hybrid Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Speech;
- participation in all ‘virtual only’ as well as ‘hybrid’ parallel sessions;
- access to the posters and exhibition area;
- participation in all advertised open ‘hybrid’ sessions;
- register for one or more of the ‘hybrid’ Workshops;
- register for one or more ‘hybrid’ Tutorials (an additional fee per Tutorial is required).
During the on-line registration process, participants will be required to select their preferred attendance method (‘in-person’ or ‘virtual’).
Participants that select to attend ‘in-person’ will also have the opportunity to:
- enter the conference reception (evening of July 1st);
- enter all refreshment breaks between hybrid sessions (2 per day, mid-morning and mid-afternoon, between July 2nd and July 4th);
- enter the 4th of July traditional BBQ and conference festivities for the US Independence Day (advance reservation is required)
- enter the students' networking social event and reception (for student participants only - advance reservation is required).
Detailed information about registration is available through the Conference website.
HCII 2024: Accommodation
The Washington Hilton Hotel is the conference venue and the official HCII2024 hotel.
Situated in the epicenter of DC's best neighborhoods with easy access to all of the city's top attractions, Washington Hilton offers a contemporary urban retreat in the heart of Dupont Circle, Georgetown and Embassy Row. Visitors are able to experience museums, dinning hotspots, and an eclectic mix of boutique shops, all within walking distance from the hotel.
A number of rooms have been reserved to be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis with significantly reduced rates, valid for all Conference participants for the duration of the Conference, as well as for 2 additional days, before and / or after the Conference, subject to availability of rooms at the time of the reservation. Moreover, courtesy of the hotel, this special rate has been further extended over the long weekend, until Monday 8th of July.
Detailed information about accommodation is available through the Conference website.
HCII 2024: Exhibition
You are invited to exhibit at the HCI International 2024 exhibition. The HCI International Conference is an ideal opportunity to exhibit your products and services to an international audience of more than 2,000 researchers, academics, professionals and users in the field of HCI.
Information about the previous years’ exhibition, including photos of the exhibition hall and exhibitors, are available in HCII News Facebook page and the conference web site.
HCII 2024: About Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America
Washington, D.C., founded in 1790, was carefully planned and designed to be the federal capital of the United States of America. With a population of more than 6 million in the wider metropolitan area, is a world-class city with iconic monuments and memorials, incredible and free-to-enter museums, political prowess, foreign embassies, historic neighborhoods and revered universities and colleges.
Washington DC is rich in historical buildings and sights, like The White House, the official residence of the president of the United States, the Capitol Building, housing the Congress and the Library of Congress, the largest library complex in the world with a collection of more than 147 million books, manuscripts, and other materials. Nearby there is the National Mall, a large open park including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the World War II Memorial.
The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, maintains 17 free-to-enter museums in the area including the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African Art and the National Museum of American History.
Prepare your trip with information available through the Official Visitors Guide of Destination DC, the tourism organization of the city, and their YouTube channel.
HCII 2024: Washington D.C. tours for participants and accompanying persons
The conference will be arranging dedicated tours for HCII2024 participants and accompanying persons to be offered in the morning of the 2nd of July and the early afternoon of the 3rd of July, departing from and returning to the conference hotel. Details will soon be made available on its website.
World Usability Initiative 2023 Design Challenge Winners: Awards sponsored by HCII2024
The 2023 World Usability Initiative (WUI) Design Challenge theme was "Collaboration and Cooperation". Submissions were reviewed by an international jury consisting of 9 members, chaired by Gilbert Cockton, Emeritus Professor of Design (Northumbria University) and Computer Science (University of Sunderland). Award winners were announced on World Usability Day, 9 November 2023.
- GOLD: Live.Lingo, Athena Vo (Boston College, USA)
- SILVER: MCCD Form, Nomeshwari Reddy Thummala (National Institute of Design, Bengaluru, India)
- In lieu of a BRONZE award, an Honorable Mention is presented to: Optimens, Federica Masci (KU Leuven, Belgium)
HCI International 2024 congratulates the winners and sponsors the three awards (Gold $1,250; Silver $1,000; and Honorable Mention $750) that will be conferred during the Opening Plenary Session in the evening of the 1st of July 2024.
The three award winners are also cordially invited, with complimentary registration, to present their work in a special hybrid session of the conference (2nd of July 2024).
Recent News and Articles
- "This ALS patient has a brain implant that translates his thoughts to computer commands", CNN Business, February 28, 2024.
- "Cyber Threats Against Heavy Industry Intensify", WSJ Pro Cybersecurity; February 21, 2024.
- "Seeing Is Communicating", NASA, February 20, 2024.
- "U.S. Looks at Regulating Connected Vehicles to Prevent Abusers from Tracking Victims", Associated Press, February 28, 2024.
- "Canadian University Vending Machine Error Reveals Use of Facial Recognition", The Guardian (U.K.), (February 23, 2024.
- "Uber Eats Launches Robot Deliveries in Japan", CNN; February 20, 2024.
- "Wyze Security Issue Exposed Private Cameras to Strangers", The Washington Post, February 20, 2024.
- "Air Canada Liable for Chatbot's Bad Advice", CBC News, February 16, 2024.
- "Study Finds Seniors Benefit from Virtual Reality", Associated Press, February 19, 2024.
- "Microsoft, OpenAI Say U.S. Rivals Use AI in Hacking", The Washington Post, February 14, 2024.
- "Your Body Is Your Next Security Key", The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2024.
- "AI Trained on Baby's Experiences Yields Clues to How We Learn Language", The Washington Post, February 2, 2024.
- "Microsoft Deploying 'Harmful Design' Tricks to Push Edge", PC Magazine, February 2, 2024.
Announcements for Conferences
ICUSI 2024 - International Conference on User-System Interaction
19-20 September
Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania
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