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Can AI Route You to Happiness? A Technical Study on Affective Automotive Navigation Interfaces

Conventional navigation systems, fixated on metrics such as time and distance, neglect the driver's emotional well-being, despite driving routes being inherent emotional triggers. This raises a critical question for the Intelligent User Interface community: How can intelligent systems successfully route information ba…

David Bethge et al.Meta

Designing Effective Digital Literacy Interventions for Boosting Deepfake Discernment

Deepfake images can erode trust in institutions and compromise election outcomes, as people often struggle to discern real images from deepfake images. Improving digital literacy can help address these challenges. Here, we compare the efficacy of five digital literacy interventions to boost people's ability to discern…

Dominique Geissler et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Nudging vs. Reflection in Fitness Wearables: Evaluating the Benefits and Drawbacks of Design Strategies for Wellbeing Technologies

While technology is widely recognised as a tool to enhance wellbeing, there is no clear consensus on the best practices for design. Persuasive strategies, such as nudging, are often seen as effective but raise ethical concerns. Reflection-based approaches offer a potential alternative. However, a clear understanding o…

Anna Walczak et al.Lodz University of Technology

Do It Fast, Forget It Fast: How Timing and Limb Visualizations Affect First-Person Augmented Reality Instructions

Acquiring tacit knowledge and practical skills often depends on direct observation and in situ training. AR offers an alternative by overlaying first-person step-by-step instructions that guide users through tasks such as assembly and repair. Previous work demonstrates the effectiveness of AR instruction for specific…

Clara Sayffaerth et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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Beyond Words: Measuring User Experience through Speech Analysis in Voice User Interfaces

Voice assistants (VAs) are typically evaluated through task performance metrics and self-report questionnaires, but people’s voices themselves carry rich paralinguistic cues that reveal affect, effort, and interaction breakdowns. We present a within-subjects study (N=49) that systematically compared three VA personas…

Yong Ma et al.University of Bergen

A Tree’s Perspective: Enhancing Nature Connectedness Through Transitional and Multisensory Virtual Reality Experiences

Embodying natural entities in Virtual Reality (VR) shows potential to enhance nature connectedness, but design factors that support such embodiment remain underexplored. This study examined whether transitional elements in the physical setting before and after VR and multisensory stimuli during VR can strengthen natur…

Lisa L. Townsend et al.TU Dortmund University

Supporting Effective Goal Setting with LLM-Based Chatbots

Each day, individuals set behavioral goals such as eating healthier, exercising regularly, or increasing productivity. While psychological frameworks (i.e., goal setting and implementation intentions) can be helpful, they often need structured external support, which interactive technologies can provide. We thus explo…

Michel Schimpf et al.University of Cambridge

The Challenge to Design for Relatedness Experiences: An Explorative Investigation of Five Relatedness Technologies from a Psychological Needs Perspective

So-called relatedness technologies aim to create relatedness experiences between people over distance. Typically, such technologies focus on implicit or expressive interaction, as opposed to the explicit, information-focused interaction of conventional communication technologies. Based on psychological theory, previou…

Angelina Krupp et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

From Throw-Away to Takeaway: How GenAI and Vibe Coding Accelerate Prototyping Across Technical Skill Levels

A new generation of GenAI tools fueled by vibe coding practices promises to democratize software development, explicitly targeting users without programming backgrounds. Yet, we lack understanding of how technical and non-technical users actually engage with these tools across the product development lifecycle. We con…

Charlotte Kobiella et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Small Talk, Big Impact: The Role of Everyday Conversations in Cybersecurity Practices

Everyday talk is often treated as casual chatter, yet it plays a crucial role in how people acquire and share knowledge. Typically, cybersecurity practices are informed by formal training, but they often overlook the impact of social exchanges. This paper investigates how informal conversations can act as a socio-tech…

Doruntina Murtezaj et al.University of the Bundeswehr Munich

"What Are You Doing?": Effects of Intermediate Feedback from Agentic LLM In-Car Assistants During Multi-Step Processing

Agentic AI assistants that autonomously perform multi-step tasks raise open questions for user experience: how should such systems communicate progress and reasoning during extended operations, especially in attention-critical contexts such as driving? We investigate feedback timing and verbosity from agentic LLM-base…

Johannes Kirmayr et al.BMW

Balancing Accuracy and Embodiment: A Hybrid Perspective for Complex Visuomotor Tasks in VR

Visual perspective is a crucial design factor in Virtual Reality (VR). Especially when complex motor tasks are involved, it can affect both objective performance and subjective experience. We compared four visual perspectives (First-Person view, translucent Ghost view, Third-Person view, and Hybrid view) in a user stu…

Dennis Dietz et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Partnering with Generative AI: Experimental Evaluation of Model-Led and Human-Led Interaction in Human-AI Co-Creation

Large language models (LLMs) show strong potential to support creative tasks, but the role of the interface design is poorly understood. In particular, the effect of different modes of collaboration between humans and LLMs on co-creation outcomes is unclear. To test this, we conducted a randomized controlled experimen…

Sebastian Maier et al.Independent Researcher

Mind in the Machine? Cross-Disciplinary Perceptions of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence

Human-like behavior in Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly affects human–AI interaction, leading users to attribute consciousness to these systems. Yet, the factors shaping how such attributions arise remain largely unexplored. We report findings from an online survey (N=553) with participants primarily consisti…

Hamid Moradi et al.Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg

Sensing What Surveys Miss: Understanding and Personalizing Proactive LLM Support by User Modeling

Difficulty spillover and suboptimal help-seeking challenge the sequential, knowledge-intensive nature of digital tasks. In online surveys, tough questions can drain mental energy and hurt performance on later questions, while users often fail to recognize when they need assistance or may satisfy, lacking motivation to…

Ailin Liu et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Co-Constructed or Constrained? How AI Collaboration Tools Reshape UI Design Practice in a Time-Boxed Design Challenge

In what ways do generative AI (GenAI) tools embedded in mainstream design software affect UI design practices and outcomes? In this study, we examine the use of FigmaAI, a GenAI feature within the industry-standard platform Figma. We conducted a within-subject study with 16 professional UX designers, each of whom co…

Charlotte Kobiella et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Anticipation Before Action: EEG-Based Implicit Intent Detection for Adaptive Gaze Interaction in Mixed Reality

Mixed Reality (MR) interfaces increasingly rely on gaze for interaction, yet distinguishing visual attention from intentional action remains difficult, leading to the Midas Touch problem. Existing solutions require explicit confirmations, while brain–computer interfaces may provide an implicit marker of intention usin…

Francesco Chiossi et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

The Nuances of Creepiness: A Systematic Literature Review of Creepy Technology

The ambiguity surrounding `creepy technology' in HCI poses significant challenges, as its interpretation varies considerably based on research focus. While it is often linked to the aesthetics of robots and concerns about personal data privacy and security, it is increasingly associated with functionality, unpredictab…

Tora Jarsve et al.University of Oslo

Anticipation Without Acceleration: Benefits of Shared Gaze in Collocated Augmented Reality Collaboration

Knowing what collaborators attend to is essential. Previous studies demonstrated that shared gaze enhances coordination and social connectedness in remote settings. In collocated settings, gaze can be both naturally observable and technologically augmented. AR enables gaze cues to be rendered explicitly in the environ…

Julian Rasch et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Supporting Communication and Well-being with a Multi-Stakeholder Mobile App: Lessons Learned from A Field Study with ADHD Children and their Caregivers

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their caregivers face daily challenges which can adversely affect their well-being, especially regarding communication within their care ecosystems, comprising family, friends, educators, and therapists. To foster communication among children and their…

Evropi Stefanidi et al.TU Wien

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Paper Title	Authors	Research Topics
Can AI Route You to Happiness? A Technical Study on Affective Automotive Navigation Interfaces Conventional navigation systems, fixated on metrics such as time and distance, neglect the driver's emotional well-being, despite driving routes being inherent emotional triggers. This raises a critical question for the Intelligent User Interface community: How can intelligent systems successfully route information ba…	DB David Bethge et al.Meta
Designing Effective Digital Literacy Interventions for Boosting Deepfake Discernment Deepfake images can erode trust in institutions and compromise election outcomes, as people often struggle to discern real images from deepfake images. Improving digital literacy can help address these challenges. Here, we compare the efficacy of five digital literacy interventions to boost people's ability to discern…	DG Dominique Geissler et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Nudging vs. Reflection in Fitness Wearables: Evaluating the Benefits and Drawbacks of Design Strategies for Wellbeing Technologies While technology is widely recognised as a tool to enhance wellbeing, there is no clear consensus on the best practices for design. Persuasive strategies, such as nudging, are often seen as effective but raise ethical concerns. Reflection-based approaches offer a potential alternative. However, a clear understanding o…	AW Anna Walczak et al.Lodz University of Technology
Do It Fast, Forget It Fast: How Timing and Limb Visualizations Affect First-Person Augmented Reality Instructions Acquiring tacit knowledge and practical skills often depends on direct observation and in situ training. AR offers an alternative by overlaying first-person step-by-step instructions that guide users through tasks such as assembly and repair. Previous work demonstrates the effectiveness of AR instruction for specific…	CS Clara Sayffaerth et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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emoji_events Beyond Words: Measuring User Experience through Speech Analysis in Voice User Interfaces Voice assistants (VAs) are typically evaluated through task performance metrics and self-report questionnaires, but people’s voices themselves carry rich paralinguistic cues that reveal affect, effort, and interaction breakdowns. We present a within-subjects study (N=49) that systematically compared three VA personas…	YM Yong Ma et al.University of Bergen
emoji_events A Tree’s Perspective: Enhancing Nature Connectedness Through Transitional and Multisensory Virtual Reality Experiences Embodying natural entities in Virtual Reality (VR) shows potential to enhance nature connectedness, but design factors that support such embodiment remain underexplored. This study examined whether transitional elements in the physical setting before and after VR and multisensory stimuli during VR can strengthen natur…	LT Lisa L. Townsend et al.TU Dortmund University
Supporting Effective Goal Setting with LLM-Based Chatbots Each day, individuals set behavioral goals such as eating healthier, exercising regularly, or increasing productivity. While psychological frameworks (i.e., goal setting and implementation intentions) can be helpful, they often need structured external support, which interactive technologies can provide. We thus explo…	MS Michel Schimpf et al.University of Cambridge
The Challenge to Design for Relatedness Experiences: An Explorative Investigation of Five Relatedness Technologies from a Psychological Needs Perspective So-called relatedness technologies aim to create relatedness experiences between people over distance. Typically, such technologies focus on implicit or expressive interaction, as opposed to the explicit, information-focused interaction of conventional communication technologies. Based on psychological theory, previou…	AK Angelina Krupp et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
From Throw-Away to Takeaway: How GenAI and Vibe Coding Accelerate Prototyping Across Technical Skill Levels A new generation of GenAI tools fueled by vibe coding practices promises to democratize software development, explicitly targeting users without programming backgrounds. Yet, we lack understanding of how technical and non-technical users actually engage with these tools across the product development lifecycle. We con…	CK Charlotte Kobiella et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Small Talk, Big Impact: The Role of Everyday Conversations in Cybersecurity Practices Everyday talk is often treated as casual chatter, yet it plays a crucial role in how people acquire and share knowledge. Typically, cybersecurity practices are informed by formal training, but they often overlook the impact of social exchanges. This paper investigates how informal conversations can act as a socio-tech…	DM Doruntina Murtezaj et al.University of the Bundeswehr Munich
"What Are You Doing?": Effects of Intermediate Feedback from Agentic LLM In-Car Assistants During Multi-Step Processing Agentic AI assistants that autonomously perform multi-step tasks raise open questions for user experience: how should such systems communicate progress and reasoning during extended operations, especially in attention-critical contexts such as driving? We investigate feedback timing and verbosity from agentic LLM-base…	JK Johannes Kirmayr et al.BMW
Balancing Accuracy and Embodiment: A Hybrid Perspective for Complex Visuomotor Tasks in VR Visual perspective is a crucial design factor in Virtual Reality (VR). Especially when complex motor tasks are involved, it can affect both objective performance and subjective experience. We compared four visual perspectives (First-Person view, translucent Ghost view, Third-Person view, and Hybrid view) in a user stu…	DD Dennis Dietz et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Partnering with Generative AI: Experimental Evaluation of Model-Led and Human-Led Interaction in Human-AI Co-Creation Large language models (LLMs) show strong potential to support creative tasks, but the role of the interface design is poorly understood. In particular, the effect of different modes of collaboration between humans and LLMs on co-creation outcomes is unclear. To test this, we conducted a randomized controlled experimen…	SM Sebastian Maier et al.Independent Researcher
Mind in the Machine? Cross-Disciplinary Perceptions of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence Human-like behavior in Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly affects human–AI interaction, leading users to attribute consciousness to these systems. Yet, the factors shaping how such attributions arise remain largely unexplored. We report findings from an online survey (N=553) with participants primarily consisti…	HM Hamid Moradi et al.Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
Sensing What Surveys Miss: Understanding and Personalizing Proactive LLM Support by User Modeling Difficulty spillover and suboptimal help-seeking challenge the sequential, knowledge-intensive nature of digital tasks. In online surveys, tough questions can drain mental energy and hurt performance on later questions, while users often fail to recognize when they need assistance or may satisfy, lacking motivation to…	AL Ailin Liu et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Co-Constructed or Constrained? How AI Collaboration Tools Reshape UI Design Practice in a Time-Boxed Design Challenge In what ways do generative AI (GenAI) tools embedded in mainstream design software affect UI design practices and outcomes? In this study, we examine the use of FigmaAI, a GenAI feature within the industry-standard platform Figma. We conducted a within-subject study with 16 professional UX designers, each of whom co…	CK Charlotte Kobiella et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Anticipation Before Action: EEG-Based Implicit Intent Detection for Adaptive Gaze Interaction in Mixed Reality Mixed Reality (MR) interfaces increasingly rely on gaze for interaction, yet distinguishing visual attention from intentional action remains difficult, leading to the Midas Touch problem. Existing solutions require explicit confirmations, while brain–computer interfaces may provide an implicit marker of intention usin…	FC Francesco Chiossi et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Nuances of Creepiness: A Systematic Literature Review of Creepy Technology The ambiguity surrounding `creepy technology' in HCI poses significant challenges, as its interpretation varies considerably based on research focus. While it is often linked to the aesthetics of robots and concerns about personal data privacy and security, it is increasingly associated with functionality, unpredictab…	TJ Tora Jarsve et al.University of Oslo
Anticipation Without Acceleration: Benefits of Shared Gaze in Collocated Augmented Reality Collaboration Knowing what collaborators attend to is essential. Previous studies demonstrated that shared gaze enhances coordination and social connectedness in remote settings. In collocated settings, gaze can be both naturally observable and technologically augmented. AR enables gaze cues to be rendered explicitly in the environ…	JR Julian Rasch et al.Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Supporting Communication and Well-being with a Multi-Stakeholder Mobile App: Lessons Learned from A Field Study with ADHD Children and their Caregivers Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their caregivers face daily challenges which can adversely affect their well-being, especially regarding communication within their care ecosystems, comprising family, friends, educators, and therapists. To foster communication among children and their…	ES Evropi Stefanidi et al.TU Wien	Caregiving & Caregivers