Northwestern University

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CHI '26Best PaperProgramming Education & Computational Thinking +2

Starting From Scratch Again and Again: Tracing the Origins of High Schoolers’ Negative Perceptions of Block-Based Programming

As K–12 computer science expands in the United States, students encounter a growing array of programming tools. Many introductory experiences use block-based environments, where programs are assembled by snapping together visual blocks instead of typing code. While these tools can support learning, high school student…

CHI '26Empowerment of Marginalized Groups +2

ROOTED in Us: A Framework for Cultivating Community Ecosystems through Relationships and Data

As data becomes integral to civic processes and resource distribution, there is a need for methods in which communities generate, interpret, and act on data to address their priorities. We introduce ROOTED (Reclaiming and Organizing Our Truths for Equity through Data), a community-centered framework grounded in Black…

CHI '26AI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +3

Rhetoric vs Responsibility: How Tech Companies Shape AI for Accessibility

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often framed as a transformative approach for improving accessibility, with major technology companies investing considerable resources into AI applications targeting disabled users. This investment in AI for accessibility has many benefits but remains relatively unquestioned. Through a…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +3

BiasViz: A Project-Based, Narrative-Centered Learning Tool for Engaging Middle School Students in Critical Thinking about AI Biases

Developing the ability to think critically about AI and interpret its outputs requires an understanding of AI bias, a key skill for both AI users and future developers. While some initiatives have introduced teens to algorithmic bias, few have engaged them in actively identifying and quantifying bias in real-world gen…

CHI '26Empowerment of Marginalized Groups +2

Community Advisory Boards for Technology Design in HCI: Lessons from Trans and Queer Research

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) scholars have invested deeply in community-based research; however, partnering with community advisory boards (CABs) in HCI remains rare and underexplored. In this paper, we translate traditions common in public health and community-based participatory research by presenting case studi…

CHI '26Design Fiction +2

Speculative Fiction for Interdisciplinary, Proactive, and Publicly Engaged AI Ethics

Given the rapid development of AI technologies, it is crucial to proactively mitigate their potential ethical harms. In this work, we apply interdisciplinary futuring tactics such as speculative fiction to elucidate potentially unforeseen consequences of future AI technologies. While speculative fiction has been appli…

CHI '26Honorable MentionSustainable HCI +3

Noondawind: Co-Designed Dashboard for Indigenous Data Access and Environmental Policy Implementation

Climate change, urbanization, and pollution threaten ecosystems and the treaty-guaranteed rights of Native Nations in the Great Lakes region. Tools that support culturally relevant implementation of policy and meaningful access to environmental data for sentinel species like Manoomin, wild rice, can help uphold treaty…

CHI '26Music Composition & Sound Design Tools +2

A Design Space for Live Music Agents

Live music provides a uniquely rich setting for studying creativity and interaction due to its spontaneous nature. The pursuit of live music agents---intelligent systems supporting real-time music performance and interaction---has captivated researchers across HCI, AI, and computer music for decades, and recent advanc…

CHI '26Privacy Perception & Decision-Making +1

Who Is At Risk? Examining the Prevalence of Digital-Safety Attacks and Contextual Risk Factors in the United States

A growing body of qualitative research has identified contextual risk factors that elevate people’s chances of experiencing digital-safety attacks. However, the lack of quantitative data on the population-level distribution of these risk factors prevents policymakers and tech companies from developing targeted, evide…

CHI '26Participatory Design +2

Reimagining Participatory Agile Development in Community-Industry Partnerships

Computing's ubiquity and accumulation of capital have positioned modern tech giants to be key players in society's responses to crises. Fulfilling this potential, however, requires methods and incentives for the industry to meaningfully support communities (“community-industry partnerships”). This paper examines one s…

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