Heriot-Watt University

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CUI '23Intelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) +1

Understanding and Answering Incomplete Questions

Voice assistants interrupt people when they pause mid-question, a frustrating interaction that requires the full repetition of the entire question again. This impacts all users, but particularly people with cognitive impairments. In human-human conversation, these situations are recovered naturally as people understan…

IUI '22Human Pose & Activity Recognition +2

A Dialogue-Based Interface for Active Learning of Activities of Daily Living

While Human Activity Recognition (HAR) systems may benefit from Active Learning (AL) by allowing users to self-annotate their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), many proposed methods for collecting such annotations are for short-term data collection campaigns for specific datasets. We present a reusable dialogue-based…

CHI '22Privacy by Design & User Control +2

"I'm Surprised So Much is Connected": A Study on Users' Online Account Security Connections

A person's online security setup is tied to the security of their individual accounts. Some accounts are particularly critical as they provide access to other online services. For example, an email account can be used for external account recovery or to assist with single-sign-on. The connections between accounts are…

HRI '20Empowerment of Marginalized Groups +1

Robots in the Danger Zone: Exploring Public Perception through Engagement

Public perceptions of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) are important in the acceptance, uptake, government regulation and research funding of this technology. Recent research has shown that the public’s understanding of RAI can be negative or inaccurate. We believe effective public engagement can help ensure…

CHI '19Mental Health Apps & Online Support Communities +1

A Wee Bit More Interaction: Designing and Evaluating an Overactive Bladder App

Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a widespread condition, affecting 20% of the population. Even though it is a treatable condition, people often do not seek treatment. In this paper, we describe how we co-designed and evaluated with 30 stakeholders (9 medical professionals and 21 end-users) an OAB mobile health application…

CHI '18Explainable AI (XAI) +1

Improving User Confidence in Concept Maps: Exploring Data Driven Explanations

Automated tools are increasingly being used to generate highly engaging concept maps as an aid to strategic planning and other decision-making tasks. Unless stakeholders can understand the principles of the underlying layout process, however, we have found that they lack confidence and are therefore reluctant to use t…

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Voice Interaction & Conversational Systems

Intelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.)

Privacy, Security & Trust

Privacy by Design & User Control

Health, Healthcare & Wellbeing

Mental Health Apps & Online Support Communities

AI & Machine Learning Interaction

Explainable AI (XAI)

Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Cognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia)