Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

Building Together - When Research Went Viral at Uber

Explore Uber's innovative research approach during their driver app redesign, combining ethnographic methods with social media to engage stakeholders and drive impactful product development.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Geppetto - Enabling Semantic Design of Expressive Robot Behaviors

Explore semantic design for expressive robot behaviors using Geppetto, a data-driven system combining physics simulation and crowd-powered framework to enable intuitive editing of complex motion parameters.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Interferi - Gesture Sensing using On-Body Acoustic Interferometry

Innovative on-body gesture sensing technique using acoustic interferometry for hands and face, enabling accurate recognition of multiple gestures and continuous tracking of facial expressions and hand movements.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

VoiceAssist - Guiding Users to High-Quality Voice Recordings

VoiceAssist: Real-time visual feedback system helping inexperienced users produce high-quality voice recordings by addressing reverberation and background noise issues through interactive human-machine feedback loop.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Lab Hackathons to Overcome Laboratory Equipment Shortages in Africa - Opportunities and Challenges

Exploring LabHackathons as innovative events to address laboratory equipment shortages in Africa, fostering open-source design and STEM education through frugal, reproducible solutions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Will You Accept an Imperfect AI? Exploring Designs for Adjusting End-user Expectations of AI-powered Systems

Explore strategies for adjusting user expectations of AI systems, focusing on a Scheduling Assistant case study to improve acceptance of imperfect AI technologies.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Sampling Strategy for Ultrasonic Mid-Air Haptics

Explores optimal sampling strategies for ultrasonic mid-air haptics, revealing unexpected effects of update rates on pattern perception and providing insights for improved tactile interface design.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Design Guideline for Developing Safe Systems that Apply Electricity to the Human Body

Guidelines for safely developing systems that apply electricity to the human body, covering electrical stimulation, safety parameters, hazards, and industrial standards.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

PinchList - Leveraging Pinch Gestures for Hierarchical List Navigation on Smartphones

Innovative smartphone interaction design using pinch gestures for efficient navigation of hierarchical lists, demonstrating faster access to multi-level items compared to traditional interfaces.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Co-Performing Agent - Design for Building User-Agent Partnership in Learning and Adaptive Services

Explores design strategies for intelligent agents that collaborate with users, enhancing personalized experiences through partnership-building and cooperative learning in adaptive services.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Socio-technical Dynamics - Cooperation of Emergent and Established Organisations in Crises and Disasters

Exploring socio-technical dynamics in crisis management, focusing on cooperation between emergent citizen groups and established organizations during the 2015 European migration crisis.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Explaining Decision-Making Algorithms through UI - Strategies to Help Non-Expert Stakeholders

Strategies for explaining decision-making algorithms through UI to non-experts, focusing on improving comprehension and transparency while exploring the impact on trust and user experience.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Should I Agree? Delegating Consent Decisions Beyond the Individual

Explores delegating digital consent decisions to third parties, revealing public interest and context-dependent preferences for alternative decision mechanisms beyond individual control.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Wait, Do I Know This Person? - Understanding Misdirected Email

Explores misdirected emails, their causes, and how recipients manage them. Examines the intersection of human-chosen usernames and machine-based addressing, highlighting potential consequences and lack of systematic solutions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

When Do People Trust Their Social Groups

Explores factors influencing trust in social groups, including group size, exclusivity, and network structure. Examines how trust impacts outcomes like friendship formation and group growth.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk