University of California - Santa Barbara

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IUI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +2

How Users Perceive Mixed-Initiative AI: Attitudes Toward Assistance in Problem Solving

In mixed-initiative systems, the mode of AI assistance delivery can be as consequential as the assistance itself. We investigated two assistance delivery modes: on-demand help (users request via Button) and pre-scheduled help (assistance delivered at user-selected intervals, with user actions resetting the Timer). To…

IUI '26AI-Assisted Decision-Making & Automation +2

ReUseIt: Synthesizing Reusable AI Agent Workflows for Web Automation

AI-powered web agents have the potential to automate repetitive tasks, such as form filling, information retrieval, and scheduling, but they struggle to reliably execute these tasks without human intervention, requiring users to provide detailed guidance during every run. We address this limitation by automatically sy…

CHI '26Desktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

Clay ARTools: Precise Machine Toolpath Editing for Clay 3D Printing With Craft-Inspired Direct Manipulation Tools in AR

Ceramics practice is an embodied activity where creators use manual tools in unique ways to shape physical material. Clay 3D printing uses the same material as manual ceramics craft, enabling new opportunities for form and texture by precisely controlling the 3D printing toolpath. However, current clay 3D printing des…

CHI '26Circuit Making & Hardware Prototyping +2

StepDance: A Toolkit for Redesigning CNC Machines Using Physical Metaphors

Researchers can build craft-aligned digital fabrication technologies by designing interfaces inspired by craft tools. This process often demands real-time physical interactions not supported by today’s automation-focused CNC control systems. We theorize we can lower engineering challenges for craft-aligned CNC prototy…

CHI '26Best PaperDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +2

A Cantilevered DeltaXY Positioning Mechanism Enabling Rackable Digital Fabrication Form Factors

Desktop digital fabrication presumes form-factors designed for workbenches, limiting suitability for other spaces and workflows. We propose a class of physically narrow and deep “rackable” digital fabrication machines that offers opportunities for new applications and interactions. Flexible and inconspicuous placement…

CHI '26Technology Ethics & Critical HCI +2

The Augmented Undercommons: A Framework for Liberatory HCI Research within Ethically Compromised Institutions

Sociocultural engineering research is being systematically attacked under the current US government, pressuring researchers to eliminate cultural inquiry from our work. These attacks present an existential crisis for HCI because technological innovation and understanding cultural impact are fundamentally intertwined.…

CHI '26Social & Collaborative VR +2

Embedded vs. Situated: An Evaluation of AR Facial Training Feedback

While augmented reality (AR) research demonstrates benefits of embedded visualizations for gross motor training, its applicability to facial exercises remains under-explored. Providing effective real-time feedback for facial muscle training presents unique design challenges, given the complexity of facial musculature.…

CHI '26Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) +2

Grand Challenges around Designing Computers’ Control Over Our Bodies

Advances in emerging technologies, such as on-body mechanical actuators and electrical muscle stimulation, have allowed computers to take control over our bodies. This presents opportunities as well as challenges, raising fundamental questions about agency and the role of our body when interacting with technology. To…

UIST '25Haptic Wearables +2

GraspR: A Computational Model of Spatial User Preferences for Adaptive Grasp UI Design

Grasp User Interfaces (grasp UIs) enable dual-tasking in XR by allowing interaction with digital content while holding physical objects. However, designing grasp UIs presents a fundamental challenge: existing approaches either capture user preferences through labor-intensive elicitation studies that don't scale, or re…

UIST '25Aging-Friendly Technology Design +2

WORM: Programming Collaborative Robots Through Manual Actions for Craft-Aligned Digital Fabrication

Collaborative robotic (cobot) arms enable digital fabrication practitioners to engage in safe and adaptable robotic interactions. Cobot machining involves similar principles to CNC operation; however, cobot fabrication workflows are more complex than CNC because they require both programming expertise and material kno…

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Fabrication, 3D Printing & Physical Computing

Desktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication

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Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video)

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Gender & Race Issues in HCI