Schedule
Table of contents
- Week1 (Sep 14): Introduction
- Week2 (Sep 21): HCI Research
- Week3 (Sep 28): Guest Lecture
- Week4 (Oct 5): Controlled Experiments
- Week5 (Oct 12): Reading Week (No Class)
- Week6 (Oct 19): Analysis of Quantitative Data
- Week7 (Oct 26): Surveys
- Week8 (Nov 2): Interviews and Focus Groups
- Week9 (Nov 9): Diaries
- Week10 (Nov 16): Case Studies
- Week11 (Nov 23): Usability Testing
- Week12 (Nov 30): Project Presentations
- Week13 (Dec 7): No Class
Week1 (Sep 14): Introduction
Week2 (Sep 21): HCI Research
Readings
- Wobbrock, J. O., & Kientz, J. A. (2016). Research Contributions in Human-Computer Interaction. interactions, 23(3), 38-44.
- Munzner, T. (2008). Process and Pitfalls in Writing Information Visualization Research Papers. In Information Visualization: Human-Centered Issues and Perspectives (pp. 134-153). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Due - Sep 24 (12pm): Teaming Information form
Week3 (Sep 28): Guest Lecture
“From Understanding AI to Working with AI: Visual Explanations, Multi-Agent Systems, and Human-Centered Design” by Dr. Lei Fan
Due - Sep 28 (12pm): Seminar Schedule sheet (link will be shared on MS Teams)
Week4 (Oct 5): Controlled Experiments
Readings
- Zhao, M., Huang, M. X., Huang, N. G., Cai, S., Huang, H., Huang, M. G., … & Bi, X. (2025). Tap&Say: Touch Location-Informed Large Language Model for Multimodal Text Correction on Smartphones. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17).
- Tang, J., Yang, F., Wu, J., Wang, Y., Zhou, J., Cai, X., … & Wu, Y. (2024). A Comparative Study on Fixed-Order Event Sequence Visualizations: Gantt, Extended Gantt, and Stringline Charts. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 30(12), 7687-7701
Due - Oct 5 (8am): Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR1)
Due - Oct 5 (12pm): Ethic Training
Week5 (Oct 12): Reading Week (No Class)
Week6 (Oct 19): Analysis of Quantitative Data
Readings
- Wang, X., Yu, M., Nguyen, H., Iuzzolino, M., Wang, T., Tang, P., … & Jonker, T. R. (2025). Less or More: Towards Glanceable Explanations for LLM Recommendations Using Ultra-Small Devices. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (pp. 938-951).
- Wang, A. Y., Wang, D., Drozdal, J., Muller, M., Park, S., Weisz, J. D., … & Dugan, C. (2022). Documentation Matters: Human-Centered AI System to Assist Data Science Code Documentation in Computational Notebooks. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 29(2), 1-33.
Due - Oct 19 (8am): Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR2)
Due - Oct 19 (12pm): Project Proposal
Week7 (Oct 26): Surveys
Readings
- Kuehnert, B., Kim, R., Forlizzi, J., & Heidari, H. (2025). The “Who”, “What”, and “How” of Responsible AI Governance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of (Actor, Stage)-Specific Tools. In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (pp. 2991-3005).
- Nobre, C., Zhu, K., Mörth, E., Pfister, H., & Beyer, J. (2024). Reading Between the Pixels: Investigating the Barriers to Visualization Literacy. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17).
Due - Oct 26 (8am) Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR3)
Week8 (Nov 2): Interviews and Focus Groups
Readings
- Yuan, L. P., Han, F., Xie, L., Zhang, J., Zhao, J., & Qu, H. (2025). “ You’ll Be Alice Adventuring in Wonderland!” Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities of Creating Animated Virtual Reality Stories. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-21).
- Li, H., Appleby, G., Brumar, C. D., Chang, R., & Suh, A. (2023). Knowledge Graphs in Practice: Characterizing Their Users, Challenges, and Visualization Opportunities. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 30(1), 584-594.
Due - Nov 2 (8am): Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR4)
Week9 (Nov 9): Diaries
Readings
- Munteanu, A., Mo, W., Potapov, K., George, L., Georgia Miller, I., & Singh, A. (2026). Playing for Wellness: A Diary Study of Videogame Usage and Adolescent Wellbeing. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17).
- Cheng, Y. F., Carden, A., Cho, H., Fidalgo, C. G., Wieland, J., & Lindlbauer, D. (2025). Augmented Reality In-the-Wild: Usage Patterns and Experiences of Working with AR Laptops in Real-World Settings. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
Due - Nov 9 (8am): Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR5)
Week10 (Nov 16): Case Studies
Readings
- Cao, Y., Huang, Y., Truong, A., Shin, H. V., & Xia, H. (2025). Compositional Structures as Substrates for Human-AI Co-Creation Environment: A Design Approach and a Case Study. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-25).
- Lin, D., Wang, Y., Yang, Y., & Lan, X. (2025). Unveiling the Visual Rhetoric of Persuasive Cartography: A Case Study of the Design of Octopus Maps. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
Due - Nov 16 (8am): Personal Perspectives and Micro Paper Reviews (MR6)
Week11 (Nov 23): Usability Testing
Readings
- Kuang, E., Shen, L., Jahangirzadeh Soure, E., Fan, M., & Shinohara, K. (2026). Standardizing the Evaluation of Usability Test Results: Criteria Development and Human-AI Collaborative Performance. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-29.
- Jiang, P., Rayan, J., Dow, S. P., & Xia, H. (2023, October). Graphologue: Exploring Large Language Model Responses with Interactive Diagrams. In Proceedings of the 36th annual ACM symposium on user interface software and technology (pp. 1-20).