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IUI '26Programming Education & Computational Thinking +2

From Visual to Multimodal Programming: Designing an Interface to Externalize Decomposition Thinking for Novice Learners

Decomposition, the process of breaking down complex problems into manageable parts, is a fundamental component of computational thinking (CT) but remains challenging for novice learners. We present Spark, a multimodal programming interface that supports the externalization of decomposition thinking by organizing user-…

IUI '26Predictive Input & Autocorrect +2

Teaching Spell Checkers to Teach: Pedagogical Program Synthesis for Interactive Learning

Spelling taught through memorization often fails many learners, particularly children with language-based learning disorders who struggle with the phonological skills necessary to spell words accurately. Educators such as speech-language pathologists (SLPs) address this instructional gap by using an inquiry-based appr…

IUI '26Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) +2

SPICA: Scalable and Personalized Conversational Agent Framework for AAC Users

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) users face persistent challenges in expressing themselves authentically. The effort required to compose messages and sustain conversational flow often prevents users from fully participating in natural dialogue. Previous works have explored the integration of large lang…

CHI '26Intelligent Tutoring Systems & Learning Analytics +2

Does Sequencing Matter? Evaluating AI and Human Simulations for High-Stakes Communication Training in Law Enforcement

Training professionals in high-stakes, trauma-informed communication is critical across domains such as law enforcement, healthcare, and counseling. While live role-play with trained actors remains the gold standard, it is resource-intensive and emotionally demanding. We developed an AI-powered sexual assault victim i…

CHI '26Design Fiction +4

A Meat-Summer Night's Dream: A Tangible Design Fiction Exploration of Eating Biohybrid Flying Robots

\textit{What if future dining involved eating robots?} We explore this question through a playful and poetic experiential dinner theater: a tangible design fiction staged as a 2052 Paris restaurant where diners consume a biohybrid flying robot in place of the banned delicacy of ortolan bunting. Moving beyond textual o…

CHI '26Youth Online Safety & Privacy +2

Beyond Age-Based Restrictions: Rethinking Children's Online Safety Through Comparing Parent–Child Perspectives of Risks in User-Generated Content Games

Existing HCI literature on the benefits and risks of User-Generated Content (UGC) games for children often focuses on either parents' or child players' views. Bridging these perspectives is critical for identifying the alignment or divergence between children's and parents' concerns, which provides a more comprehensiv…

CHI '26Mental Health Apps & Online Support Communities +3

Beyond the Silence: How Men Navigate Infertility Through Digital Communities and Data Sharing

Men experiencing infertility face unique challenges navigating Traditional Masculinity Ideologies that discourage emotional expression and help-seeking. This study examines how Reddit's r/maleinfertility community helps overcome these barriers through digital support networks. Using topic modeling (115 topics), networ…

CHI '26VR Medical Training & Rehabilitation +2

Should the AI Speak First? Evaluating Proactive vs. Reactive Facilitation in Mixed-Reality Medical Training

As AI support tools become more common in immersive medical training, designers face a critical interaction-design question: When should an AI facilitator take initiative, and when should it wait for the learner? To investigate this design tension, we compared two versions of an AI facilitator in a mixed-reality (XR)…

UBICOMP '24Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +1

HAIGEN: Towards Human-AI Collaboration for Facilitating Creativity and Style Generation in Fashion Design

Jiang等人提出人机协作框架HAIGEN，利用AI辅助时尚设计师创意生成与风格探索，提升设计效率与创新多样性。

UBICOMP '24Context-Aware Computing +1

LoCal: An Automatic Location Attribute Calibration Approach for Large-Scale Deployment of mmWave-based Sensing Systems

Zhang 等人提出 LoCal 自动位置校准方法，解决大规模毫米波感知系统部署中的位置属性标定难题，降低系统部署成本与复杂度

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