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Welcome to the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research lab at the University of Waterloo! Our research focuses on various subtopics within human-computer interaction, including: mixed reality, input devices, interaction techniques, information visualization, crowdsourcing, and robotics.

News

  • Nikhita Joshi awarded prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal! 🏆 Jun 9, 2026
  • Nikhita Joshi wins the first place 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Doctoral Prize! 🏅 May 28, 2026
  • Dr. Jian Zhao receives 2025 Early Career Research Award from CS Can | Info Can! 🏆 May 27, 2026
  • Several papers accepted to CHI 2026! 🎉 Jan 25, 2026
  • Dr. Edith Law awarded the inaugural Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning! ✨ Oct 2, 2025

Faculty

Dan Vogel Dan Vogel Edith Law Edith Law Jian Zhao Jian Zhao Anamaria Crisan Anamaria Crisan Matt Brehmer Matt Brehmer

Recent Publications

  • Sketch Bug: Using Sketch-Based Input for Interactive Code Debugging, GI 2026
    Helen Weixu Chen and Daniel Vogel

  • Exploring Above-neck Unimanual Swipe Gestures for Off-Device Earable Interaction, GI 2026
    Shaikh Shawon Arefin Shimon, Ali Neshati, Junwei Sun, Qiang Xu, and Jian Zhao

  • Thinking Inside the Box: Building User Interfaces with Question-Guided Inputs, GI 2026
    Sejal Agarwal, Helen Weixu Chen, Daniel Vogel, and Anamaria Crisan

  • The Choreography of Augmented Reality Timelines: Studying the Relative Position, Chronology, & Situatedness of Event Sequences, GI 2026
    Isabelle Kwan, Jessica Chen, and Matthew Brehmer

  • Interaction Techniques that Encourage Longer Prompts Can Improve Psychological Ownership when Writing with AI, GI 2026
    Nikhita Joshi and Daniel Vogel

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University of Waterloo CS HCI Lab

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Email: hci@cs.uwaterloo.ca
Human Computer Interaction at the University of Waterloo Cheriton School of Computer Science