a Graphics Interface 2026 workshop
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a diverse field bringing together theories and methods from fields such as computer science, psychology, and human factors. Historically, HCI has focused on the human through “user” or “human” centered design, where the focus was either on information processing or understanding people and their concerns with respect to technology. However, amid the increasing adoption of generative AI tools, this workshop explores two critical questions in regards to HCI: What is HCI? and Why does the "human" matter?
This workshop aims to:
We aim to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines to reflect on these questions. Through guided discussions, group brainstorming, and reflection, we explore what HCI means, what the field may look like in the future, and why it is important to remember the “human” aspect of the field.
We are looking for researchers from a variety of research areas and stages to participate and demonstrate how HCI is used—or could potentially be used—in their fields. While there are no restrictions on the research areas, we wish to be able to include researchers from as diverse a range of areas as possible to highlight how HCI can propagate across multiple domains and practices.
While we aim for the workshop to be open door, we kindly appreciate if you could sign up for the worshop at the following link for planning purposes: https://forms.gle/jRb2qHfGubx4eUQK7. We will update this website if there are any changes to the open door policy.
Additional information about the workshop can be found in our preprint.
All of the organizers of this workshop are graduate students in the HCI Lab at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.
Sejal Agarwal is a master's student researching at the intersection of HCI, AI, and education. Her work focuses on addressing inequities and biases when incorporating GenAI in education.
Delara Forghani is a PhD student researching on building interactive systems using AI and extended reality to develop tutorials about manual skills.
Brandon Lit is a PhD Student, researching usable security systems, privacy concepts, and in-situ end-user interactions during breach events and cyberattacks.
Thomas Driscoll is a master's student conducting work in HCI and human factors. His work currently focuses on understanding, developing, and improving human performance with input devices.
Anthony Maocheia-Ricci is a master's student researching at the intersection of social computing and creativity. His work currently focuses on creating collaborative tools for ideation and discussion among creative artists.