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Zip-up Print: Rapid and Assemblable 3D printing Using 2D Flattened Zipper-like Structures

We propose a method to fabricate objects composed of 3D printed flattened pieces with integrated zipper-like structures. The object is manually assembled into a 3D shape by connecting the zipper components. By employing a zipper design that allows for angle-independent connections between patches, our method enables b…

CHI '26Explainable AI (XAI) +3

From Reflection to Repair: A Scoping Review of Dataset Documentation Tools

Dataset documentation is widely recognized as essential for the responsible development of automated systems. Despite growing efforts to support documentation through different kinds of artifacts, little is known about the motivations shaping documentation tool design or the factors hindering their adoption. We presen…

CHI '26Cyberbullying & Online Harassment +1

Beyond Content Exposure: Systemic Factors Driving Moderators' Mental Health Crisis in Africa

Content moderators review disturbing content to protect social media users, often at significant cost to their mental health. Recent reports document the mental health conditions of African moderators as notably problematic. Beyond the content itself, what factors contribute to the deteriorating mental health of these…

CHI '26Technology Ethics & Critical HCI +2

Surveillance, Spacing, Screaming and Scabbing: How Digital Technology Facilitates Union Busting

Despite high approval ratings for unions and growing worker interest in organizing, employees in the United States still face significant barriers to securing collective bargaining agreements. A key factor is employer counter-organizing: efforts to suppress unionization through rule changes, retaliation, and disruptio…

CSCW '25Content Creation & Creators

Playing ``Google's Game'': How Educational YouTubers Manage Tensions Between Education and Monetization

YouTube has become an important part of the educational ecosystem, with millions of viewers seeking informative videos and help with coursework. Educational YouTubers create this content, often balancing pedagogical rigor and entertainment value. However, creators need not only to promote their content to find viewer…

CHI '25AI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +1

Promises, Promises: Understanding Claims Made in Social Robot Consumer Experiences

Social robots are a class of emerging smart consumer electronics devices that promise sophisticated experiences featuring emotive capabilities, artificial intelligence, conversational interaction, and more. With unique risk factors like emotional attachment, little is known on how social robots communicate these promi…

CHI '25Social & Collaborative VR +1

Self-Disclosure in Social Virtual Reality: The Influence of Information Management Dynamics, Social Presence, and Privacy Concerns

Social virtual reality (SVR) aims to recreate embodied social experiences similar to those offline. However, concerns about privacy and safety have hindered its widespread adoption. This study examines how information disclosure and perceived control over information in SVR are influenced by 1) boundary permeability (…

CSCW '24Session 2g: Identity, Visibility and Care in Online Spaces

Profiling the Offline and Online Risk Experiences of Youth to Develop Targeted Interventions for Online Safety

We conducted a study with 173 adolescents (ages 13-21), who self-reported their offline and online risk experiences and uploaded their Instagram data to our study website to flag private conversations as unsafe. Risk profiles were first created based on the survey data and then compared with the risk-flagged social me…

CSCW '24Session 2c: Protecting Users in Digital Spaces

The Sociotechnical Stack: Opportunities for Social Computing Research in Non-Consensual Intimate Media

Non-consensual intimate media (NCIM) involves sharing intimate content without the depicted person's consent, including ``revenge porn'' and sexually explicit deepfakes. While NCIM has received attention in legal, psychological, and communication fields over the past decade, it is not sufficiently addressed in computi…

UIST '24Shape-Changing Interfaces & Soft Robotic Materials +1

StructCurves: Interlocking Block-Based Line Structures

We present a new class of curved block-based line structures whose component chains are flexible when separated, and provably rigid when assembled together into an interlocking double chain. The joints are inspired by traditional zippers, where a binding fabric or mesh connects individual teeth. Unlike traditional zi…

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Social Media & Online Communities

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Fabrication, 3D Printing & Physical Computing

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