Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

Lip-Interact - Improving Mobile Device Interaction with Silent Speech Commands

Innovative technique using silent speech commands for smartphone control, enabling efficient one-handed input and enhancing privacy through front camera lip movement recognition.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

FingerArc and FingerChord - Supporting Novice to Expert Transitions with Guided Finger-Aware Shortcuts

Innovative keyboard shortcut techniques using finger postures and movements to enhance efficiency and learnability, bridging the gap between novice and expert users.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Asterisk and Obelisk - Motion Codes for Passive Tagging

Innovative passive tagging system using finger motion and IMU ring. Trace patterns to scan and receive encoded information. Asterisk scheme achieves 95% accuracy with high information capacity.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Rousillon - Scraping Distributed Hierarchical Web Data

Novel web scraping tool enabling efficient collection of hierarchical data across multiple pages. Demonstrates 8x faster scraper creation through programming by demonstration, benefiting data scientists and researchers.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

MobiLimb - Augmenting Mobile Devices with a Robotic Limb

Explore MobiLimb, a 5-DOF robotic manipulator for mobile devices. Discover its potential as a tool, partner, and medium for enhanced interaction, tangible control, and expressive communication.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Authoring and Verifying Human-Robot Interactions

Explore an authoring environment using formal-verification methods to design socially appropriate robot behaviors, reducing interaction breakdowns and improving human-robot interactions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

HydroRing - Supporting Mixed Reality Haptics Using Liquid Flow

Innovative finger-worn device providing tactile sensations for mixed-reality interactions. Uses liquid flow to deliver pressure, vibration, and temperature feedback while maintaining dexterity and real-world perception.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

DextrES - Wearable Haptic Feedback for Grasping in VR via a Thin Form-Factor Electrostatic Brake

Innovative wearable haptic glove for VR using electrostatic brakes to provide kinesthetic and cutaneous feedback, enhancing grasping precision in virtual environments.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Adasa - A Conversational In-Vehicle Digital Assistant for Advanced Driver Assistance Features

Conversational digital assistant for vehicles that enhances driver understanding and usability of advanced assistance features through natural language interaction and real-time responses.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Science & Practice of Transitions

Explore the magic of transitions in user interfaces and life with Jaime Teevan. Learn how to thrive during changes, boost productivity, and create innovative experiences that support seamless shifts between tasks and roles.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Robots for Us - Social Perspectives on the Collaborative Design of Ubiquitous Robots

Exploring social perspectives on collaborative design of ubiquitous robots, focusing on healthcare applications and their impact on individuals, groups, and social relationships.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Bursting the Assistance Bubble - Designing Inclusive Technology with Children with Mixed Visual Abilities

Explores co-designing inclusive technology with visually impaired and sighted children in mainstream schools, addressing challenges and opportunities for improving inclusive education and social integration.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

All about Acceptability? - Identifying Factors for the Adoption of Data Glasses

Explores factors influencing data glasses adoption, analyzing user attitudes and expert opinions. Reveals insights on social acceptability, utility, and usability for long-term technology acceptance.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Communicating Algorithmic Process in Online Behavioral Advertising

Explores user perceptions of online behavioral advertising algorithms, revealing preferences for interpretable explanations and the impact of exposing algorithmic attributes on user trust and platform perception.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Breeze - Sharing Biofeedback Through Wearable Technologies

Explores wearable technology for sharing breathing biofeedback, evaluating visual, audio, and haptic modalities. Discusses design, development, and potential applications for increasing connectedness and empathy.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk