HCI at the University of Waterloo

Welcome to the Human Computer Interaction lab at the University of Waterloo! Our group's research centers on improving the ways computers can help people lead more productive, happy, and healthy lives, at home, work, or play. A selection of areas of research that we work on include: motion kinematics in user interfaces, open source usability, sketch recognition, usable privacy and security, and pen-based interfaces.

Waterloo HCI at CSCW 2017

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2016-09-09 10:17

Crowdsourcing as a Tool for Research: Implications of Uncertainty [PDF]
Feb 2017 CSCW '17: Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
Edith Law, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Andrea Wiggins, Mary Gray, Alex Williams

Waterloo HCI at CHI 2016

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2016-09-09 10:13

The Performance and Preference of Different Fingers and Chords for Pointing, Dragging, and Object Transformation [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Alix Goguey, Mathieu Nancel, Géry Casiez, Daniel Vogel

Finger-Aware Shortcuts [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Jingjie Zheng, Daniel Vogel

Doppio: A Reconfigurable Dual-Face Smartwatch for Tangible Interaction [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Teddy Seyed, Xing-Dong Yang, Daniel Vogel

Learning from Green Designers: Green Design as Discursive Practice [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Earl Friedberg, Edward Lank

Creating Your Bubble: Personal Space On and Around Large Public Displays [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
James R. Wallace, Nancy Iskander, Edward Lank

Privacy Personas: Clustering Users via Attitudes and Behaviors toward Security Practices [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Janna Lynn Dupree, Richard Devries, Daniel M. Berry, Edward Lank

Curiosity Killed the Cat, but Makes Crowdwork Better [PDF]
May 2016 CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Edith Law, Ming Yin, Joslin Goh, Kevin Chen, Michael A. Terry, Krzysztof Z. Gajos

Waterloo HCI at CHIIR 2016

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2016-03-18 10:12

Knowledge Graphs versus Hierarchies: An Analysis of User Behaviours and Perspectives in Information Seeking [PDF]
CHIIR '16 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
Bahareh Sarrafzadeh, Alexandra Vtyurina, Edward Lank and Olga Vechtomova.

Waterloo HCI at SOUPS 2015

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2015-09-11 22:27

Leading Johnny to Water: Designing for Usability and Trust [PDF]
SOUPS 2015 Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security
Erinn Atwater, Cecylia Bocovich, Urs Hengartner, Ed Lank, and Ian Goldberg

Waterloo HCI at CHI 2015

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2015-09-11 22:21

Clutching Is Not (Necessarily) the Enemy [PDF]
CHI '15 Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Mathieu Nancel, Daniel Vogel, and Edward Lank

Myopoint: Pointing and Clicking Using Forearm Mounted Electromyography and Inertial Motion Sensors [PDF]
CHI '15 Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Faizan Haque, Mathieu Nancel, and Daniel Vogel

Designing Persuasive Technology to Manage Peak Electricity Demand in Ontario Homes [PDF]
CHI '15 Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Valerie Sugarman and Edward Lank

Waterloo HCI at OzCHI 2014

Submitted by javery on Fri, 2014-12-05 12:10

Task-Centric Interfaces for Feature-Rich Software [PDF]
Proceedings of OzCHI '14
Benjamin Lafreniere, Andrea Bunt, and Michael Terry.

Smartcasting: A Discount 3D Interaction Technique for Public Displays [PDF]
Proceedings of OzCHI '14
Krzysztof Pietroszek, Anastasia Kuzminykh, James R. Wallace and Edward Lank.

Waterloo HCI at UIST 2014

Submitted by afourney on Thu, 2014-10-16 10:09

InterTwine: Creating Interapplication Information Scent to Support Coordinated Use of Software [PDF]
Proceedings of UIST '14
Adam Fourney, Ben Lafreniere, Parmit Chilana, and Michael Terry.

Pinch-to-Zoom-Plus: An Enhanced Pinch-to-Zoom That Reduces Clutching and Panning [PDF]
Proceedings of UIST '14
Jeff Avery, Mark Choi, Daniel Vogel, and Edward Lank.

Waterloo HCI at CHI 2014

Submitted by bjlafren on Sun, 2014-05-04 13:45

Investigating the Feasibility of Extracting Tool Demonstrations from In-Situ Video Content [PDF]
Proceedings of CHI '14
Ben Lafreniere, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka, and George Fitzmaurice.

Mining Online Software Tutorials: Challenges and Open Problems [PDF]
CHI ’14 Extended Abstracts (alt.chi ' 14)
Adam Fourney, and Michael Terry.

Crossing-Based Selection with Direct Touch Input [PDF] [Video]
Proceedings of CHI '14
Yuexing Luo, Daniel Vogel.

Waterloo HCI at ICWSM 2013

Submitted by bjlafren on Mon, 2013-07-08 11:20

Understanding the Roles and Uses of Web Tutorials [PDF]
Proceedings of ICWSM '13
Ben Lafreniere, Andrea Bunt, Matthew Lount, and Michael Terry.

Enhancing Technical Q&A Forums with CiteHistory [PDF]
Proceedings of ICWSM '13
Adam Fourney, and Meredith Ringel Morris.

Waterloo HCI at CHI 2013

Submitted by bjlafren on Wed, 2013-04-17 00:01

Community Enhanced Tutorials: Improving Tutorials with Multiple Demonstrations [PDF]
Proceedings of CHI '13
Ben Lafreniere, Tovi Grossman, and George Fitzmaurice