University of Waterloo

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#19

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IUI '26Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +4

Understanding Reader Perception Shifts upon Disclosure of AI Authorship

As AI writing support becomes ubiquitous, the question of how disclosing its use affects reader perception remains critical and underexplored. We conducted a controlled study with 261 participants to examine how disclosing varying levels of AI involvement shifts perceptions of the author across six distinct communicat…

IUI '26Exploratory Search & Information Seeking +2

FuzzySeek: Multimodal Refinement of Imprecise Video Queries for Moment Retrieval

Recent AI advances have made it possible to retrieve specific moments from long-form videos using natural language queries. However, existing systems can struggle to align retrieval results with user intent due to the lack of means for users to express their intents in simple natural language text. Moreover, there is…

IUI '26Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +3

DSCode Comparator: An Interactive Interface for Comparing Models and Evaluating Code for Data Science Tasks

Code-generating models are increasingly used to support data science tasks. Yet reviewing their outputs, both to understand how the code works and to assess its quality, remains largely manual and time-consuming. Instead of eliminating effort, these models shift the burden from writing code to verifying it. Complicati…

CHI '26Interactive Data Visualization +3

Glass Chirolytics: Reciprocal Compositing and Shared Gestural Control for Face-to-Face Collaborative Visualization at a Distance

Videoconference conversations about data often entail screen sharing visualization artifacts, in which nonverbal communication goes largely ignored. Beyond presentation use cases, conversations supported by visualization also arise in collaborative decision making, technical interviews, and tutoring: use cases that be…

CHI '26Shape-Changing Interfaces & Soft Robotic Materials +2

SewFab: Sewing Inspired Fabrication on an Unmodified FDM 3D Printer Leveraging Intermittent Human Assistance

We propose a technical method and system to enable an unmodified FDM 3D printer to fasten fabric in a manner analogous to traditional sewing. Rows of printed "needles" pierce layers of fabric with "thread" printed to fasten them together. This recreates traditional kinds of stitches while also enabling new ones. A tec…

CHI '26AI-Assisted Writing & Text Generation +2

Designing and Evaluating AI Margin Notes in Document Reader Software

AI capabilities for document reader software are usually presented in separate chat interfaces. We explore integrating AI into document comments, a concept we formalize as AI margin notes. Three design parameters characterize this approach: margin notes are integrated with the text while chat interfaces are not; selec…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +3

Homeroom: A Value-Aligned and Community-Centered Homeschooling Platform

We present \textit{Homeroom}, a homeschooling platform that treats parents as reflective partners in collaboration with LLMs, integrates culturally responsive personalization for generating schooling materials, and supports the formation of small, trusted circles. Homeroom provides plan-then-generate story and curricu…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +4

“It Became My Buddy, But I’m Not Afraid to Disagree”: A Multi-Session Study of UX Evaluators Collaborating with Conversational AI Assistants

AI-assisted usability analysis can potentially reduce the time and effort of finding usability problems, yet little is known about how AI's perceived expertise influences evaluators' analytic strategies and perceptions over time. We ran a within-subjects, five-session study (six hours per participant) with 12 professi…

CHI '26Empowerment of Marginalized Groups +2

Accounting for (Dis)advantages in Capability Sensitive Design for Marginalized Communities

Marginalized communities often face interconnected barriers that undermine well-being, yet design methods rarely explicitly account for how disadvantages compound or how strengths can reinforce each other. Building on Capability Sensitive Design (CSD), this research extends the framework to address corrosive disadvant…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +2

Towards Better Health Conversations: The Benefits of Context-seeking

Navigating health questions can be daunting in the modern information landscape. Large language models (LLMs) may provide tailored, accessible information, but also risk being inaccurate, biased or misleading. We present insights from 5 mixed-methods studies (total N=261), examining how people interact with LLMs for t…

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