We're very proud of all our @hcil-umd.bsky.social members who had papers, workshops, and posters accepted to this year's #chi2026. Read more about UMD's research at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
CHI 2026 Roundup: HCIL students and faculty publish 19 papers, win two honorable mentions - Human-Computer Interaction Lab
Once again, the HCIL will have a strong presence at this year’s ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026), which will be held in Barcelona, Spain in April 2026. HCIL students and...
hcil.umd.edu
March 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We're very proud of all our @hcil-umd.bsky.social members who had papers, workshops, and posters accepted to this year's #chi2026. Read more about UMD's research at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
April 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Love the careful considerations and approach in this 1991 video on the design for touchscreen toggles for a smart home appliance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWb...
1991 video of the HCIL touchscreen toggle switches (University of Maryland)
YouTube video by Catherine Plaisant**
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December 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Love the careful considerations and approach in this 1991 video on the design for touchscreen toggles for a smart home appliance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWb...
Here’s @zcliu.bsky.social presenting “contextual dynamic explanations” (CoDEx) at the #VISxGenAI workshop at #ieeevis 2025. Go @hcil-umd.bsky.social and UMD! visxgenai.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Here’s @zcliu.bsky.social presenting “contextual dynamic explanations” (CoDEx) at the #VISxGenAI workshop at #ieeevis 2025. Go @hcil-umd.bsky.social and UMD! visxgenai.github.io
#STANDUP
#Resisters
#Illinois
East St. Louis Illinois
SEIU HCIL: Day of Action to re-elect Chris Belt for IL Senate
Saturday, October 3
10am – 2pm CDT
Sign up for more details.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
#Resisters
#Illinois
East St. Louis Illinois
SEIU HCIL: Day of Action to re-elect Chris Belt for IL Senate
Saturday, October 3
10am – 2pm CDT
Sign up for more details.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
SEIU HCIL: Day of Action to re-elect Chris Belt for IL Senate · Mobilize
SEIU Healthcare Members: Members of the Illinois General Assembly play a critical role in our work. They help us advance our legislation in Springfield, amplify our demands, and pass state budgets tha...
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September 19, 2026 at 12:43 AM
#STANDUP
#Resisters
#Illinois
East St. Louis Illinois
SEIU HCIL: Day of Action to re-elect Chris Belt for IL Senate
Saturday, October 3
10am – 2pm CDT
Sign up for more details.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
#Resisters
#Illinois
East St. Louis Illinois
SEIU HCIL: Day of Action to re-elect Chris Belt for IL Senate
Saturday, October 3
10am – 2pm CDT
Sign up for more details.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
I'd like to thank everyone who presented, volunteered, or participated yesterday in the 42nd annual HCIL @hcil-umd.bsky.social symposium at UMD. This is my 13th year attending & 4th year running the event -- the curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity of our students/faculty never ceases to amaze me.
May 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'd like to thank everyone who presented, volunteered, or participated yesterday in the 42nd annual HCIL @hcil-umd.bsky.social symposium at UMD. This is my 13th year attending & 4th year running the event -- the curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity of our students/faculty never ceases to amaze me.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Excited to be at @hcil-umd.bsky.social Symposium for the first time in a while (because it doesn't overlap with S&P this year). As @vitak.bsky.social pointed out, more important than ever to build community and celebrating the excellent, important, and hugely varied HCI research being done at UMD.
May 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Excited to be at @hcil-umd.bsky.social Symposium for the first time in a while (because it doesn't overlap with S&P this year). As @vitak.bsky.social pointed out, more important than ever to build community and celebrating the excellent, important, and hugely varied HCI research being done at UMD.
Had to update my bio/CV in the last few weeks, so was forced to accept that, yes, I actually am now an Associate Professor. 🫣
Since the cat is out of the bag, I hereby declare this as "some professional news"! 🎉
Good forcing function to also finally update my website (+ profile pic): joelchan.me
Since the cat is out of the bag, I hereby declare this as "some professional news"! 🎉
Good forcing function to also finally update my website (+ profile pic): joelchan.me
Joel Chan
Personal site for Joel Chan, Assistant Professor in the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (iSchool), and Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL).
joelchan.me
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Had to update my bio/CV in the last few weeks, so was forced to accept that, yes, I actually am now an Associate Professor. 🫣
Since the cat is out of the bag, I hereby declare this as "some professional news"! 🎉
Good forcing function to also finally update my website (+ profile pic): joelchan.me
Since the cat is out of the bag, I hereby declare this as "some professional news"! 🎉
Good forcing function to also finally update my website (+ profile pic): joelchan.me
Pad++: A Zooming User Interface (1998)
YouTube video by HCIL UMD
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January 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
First was an interesting talk by @yukang.bsky.social on understanding, predicting, and enhancing behavior in mixed reality at @hcil-umd.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSjk... (2/4)
HCIL Brown Bag Speaker Series: Yukang Yan (November 2024)
YouTube video by HCIL UMD
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December 28, 2024 at 4:20 AM
First was an interesting talk by @yukang.bsky.social on understanding, predicting, and enhancing behavior in mixed reality at @hcil-umd.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSjk... (2/4)
I think mecha controls would have one for the thumb, one for the index finger (like a trigger) and then the main stick would also have force feedback.
Note its not just "rumble": the stick wants to move to a position decided by software.
Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1z8...
Note its not just "rumble": the stick wants to move to a position decided by software.
Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1z8...
February 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I think mecha controls would have one for the thumb, one for the index finger (like a trigger) and then the main stick would also have force feedback.
Note its not just "rumble": the stick wants to move to a position decided by software.
Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1z8...
Note its not just "rumble": the stick wants to move to a position decided by software.
Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1z8...
Why HCIL? Leadership is impact, not titles.
✅ Purpose-driven training
✅ Real-world tools & peer learning
✅ Legacy that lasts
👉 Your higher calling awaits.
#HCIL #LeadershipLegacy #LeadWithClarity
✅ Purpose-driven training
✅ Real-world tools & peer learning
✅ Legacy that lasts
👉 Your higher calling awaits.
#HCIL #LeadershipLegacy #LeadWithClarity
September 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Why HCIL? Leadership is impact, not titles.
✅ Purpose-driven training
✅ Real-world tools & peer learning
✅ Legacy that lasts
👉 Your higher calling awaits.
#HCIL #LeadershipLegacy #LeadWithClarity
✅ Purpose-driven training
✅ Real-world tools & peer learning
✅ Legacy that lasts
👉 Your higher calling awaits.
#HCIL #LeadershipLegacy #LeadWithClarity
True leadership isn’t given by a position — it’s earned through purpose, influence, and impact 🌍 At HCIL, we help leaders grow beyond titles into legacy-driven leadership.
✨ Ready to step into your higher calling?
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#Leadership #Influence #LeadWithPurpose #HCIL
✨ Ready to step into your higher calling?
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#Leadership #Influence #LeadWithPurpose #HCIL
September 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
True leadership isn’t given by a position — it’s earned through purpose, influence, and impact 🌍 At HCIL, we help leaders grow beyond titles into legacy-driven leadership.
✨ Ready to step into your higher calling?
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#Leadership #Influence #LeadWithPurpose #HCIL
✨ Ready to step into your higher calling?
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#Leadership #Influence #LeadWithPurpose #HCIL
While we're celebrating today, we want to give a special shout-out to the six HCIL faculty who were recently promoted:
**Associate Prof w/Tenure: Ge Gao, Huaishu Peng, Leo Zhicheng Liu, and Caro Pierce-Wiliams
**Full Prof: Sheena Erete & Eun Kyoung Choe
Congrats all! 🎉
**Associate Prof w/Tenure: Ge Gao, Huaishu Peng, Leo Zhicheng Liu, and Caro Pierce-Wiliams
**Full Prof: Sheena Erete & Eun Kyoung Choe
Congrats all! 🎉
May 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
While we're celebrating today, we want to give a special shout-out to the six HCIL faculty who were recently promoted:
**Associate Prof w/Tenure: Ge Gao, Huaishu Peng, Leo Zhicheng Liu, and Caro Pierce-Wiliams
**Full Prof: Sheena Erete & Eun Kyoung Choe
Congrats all! 🎉
**Associate Prof w/Tenure: Ge Gao, Huaishu Peng, Leo Zhicheng Liu, and Caro Pierce-Wiliams
**Full Prof: Sheena Erete & Eun Kyoung Choe
Congrats all! 🎉
I've put a lot of thought into this and I know for a fact you'd need mechanical resistance in the inceptors, and the trims on the thumbs and index fingers as well given a mecha is probably a 12 axis machine with a proportional controller and modal system in the middle.
github.com/KAIST-HCIL/F...
github.com/KAIST-HCIL/F...
GitHub - KAIST-HCIL/FS-Pad: A gamepad with a force feedback thumbstick module.
A gamepad with a force feedback thumbstick module. - KAIST-HCIL/FS-Pad
github.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've put a lot of thought into this and I know for a fact you'd need mechanical resistance in the inceptors, and the trims on the thumbs and index fingers as well given a mecha is probably a 12 axis machine with a proportional controller and modal system in the middle.
github.com/KAIST-HCIL/F...
github.com/KAIST-HCIL/F...
I actually just got the project brief together for the controller I talked about previously for the investigatory/research part to reproduce this and see what we can get it to do with respect for mecha control.
GitHub - KAIST-HCIL/FS-Pad: A gamepad with a force feedback thumbstick module.
A gamepad with a force feedback thumbstick module. - KAIST-HCIL/FS-Pad
github.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I actually just got the project brief together for the controller I talked about previously for the investigatory/research part to reproduce this and see what we can get it to do with respect for mecha control.
Several HCIL faculty and students attended this week's CSCW conference in Costa Rica. Check out the full program here: programs.sigchi.org/cscw/2024/pr...
#cscw2024
#cscw2024
November 14, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Several HCIL faculty and students attended this week's CSCW conference in Costa Rica. Check out the full program here: programs.sigchi.org/cscw/2024/pr...
#cscw2024
#cscw2024
The HCIL had an excellent showing at this years CHI, with 45 faculty and students listed on accepted papers + two best papers and two honorable mention awards.
Read more about the research presented at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
Read more about the research presented at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
CHI 2025 roundup: HCIL researchers showcase research & win awards at CHI 2025 - Human-Computer Interaction Lab
The HCIL had another excellent showing at this year’s ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), which was held April 26-May 1, 2025 in Yokohama Japan. This year, 45(!) faculty and st...
hcil.umd.edu
May 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The HCIL had an excellent showing at this years CHI, with 45 faculty and students listed on accepted papers + two best papers and two honorable mention awards.
Read more about the research presented at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
Read more about the research presented at CHI here: hcil.umd.edu/posts/chi-20...
First was an interesting talk by Yasmine Kotturi on building peer support sociotechnical systems for gig work at @hcil-umd.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OOI... (2/3)
HCIL Brown Bag Speaker Series: Yasmine Koturri (December 2024)
YouTube video by HCIL UMD
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January 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
First was an interesting talk by Yasmine Kotturi on building peer support sociotechnical systems for gig work at @hcil-umd.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OOI... (2/3)
🚀 The S.T.R.E.T.C.H.™ Leadership Program takes experienced leaders further — from achievement to true legacy.
✨ Next cohort: Apr 2026
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipTransformation #HCIL #GlobalLeadership
✨ Next cohort: Apr 2026
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipTransformation #HCIL #GlobalLeadership
September 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🚀 The S.T.R.E.T.C.H.™ Leadership Program takes experienced leaders further — from achievement to true legacy.
✨ Next cohort: Apr 2026
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipTransformation #HCIL #GlobalLeadership
✨ Next cohort: Apr 2026
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipTransformation #HCIL #GlobalLeadership
Miss the HCIL Symposium last month? We've got you covered! Check out this Youtube playlist with 37 lightning talks, 3 plenaries, and one panel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
2025 HCIL Symposium - YouTube
The 42nd annual HCIL Symposium was held on the University of Maryland campus on May 29, 2025. For more information about the event, including the program wit...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Miss the HCIL Symposium last month? We've got you covered! Check out this Youtube playlist with 37 lightning talks, 3 plenaries, and one panel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The biggest cost in business isn’t a wrong decision—it’s indecision.
HCIL shapes leaders to act with clarity and decide with confidence
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?
.
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#DecisionMaking #ExecutiveStrategy #HigherCalling
HCIL shapes leaders to act with clarity and decide with confidence
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?
.
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#DecisionMaking #ExecutiveStrategy #HigherCalling
October 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The biggest cost in business isn’t a wrong decision—it’s indecision.
HCIL shapes leaders to act with clarity and decide with confidence
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?
.
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#DecisionMaking #ExecutiveStrategy #HigherCalling
HCIL shapes leaders to act with clarity and decide with confidence
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?
.
📩 Contact us: info@hcil.live
#DecisionMaking #ExecutiveStrategy #HigherCalling
Your leadership is more than a role. It’s the impact you leave behind 🌍 Build influence, shape culture, and create a legacy that outlives you. That’s leadership with integrity.
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#LegacyLeadership #LeadershipQuotes #HCIL #TransformationalLeadership
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#LegacyLeadership #LeadershipQuotes #HCIL #TransformationalLeadership
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Your leadership is more than a role. It’s the impact you leave behind 🌍 Build influence, shape culture, and create a legacy that outlives you. That’s leadership with integrity.
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#LegacyLeadership #LeadershipQuotes #HCIL #TransformationalLeadership
📩 Contact us today: info@hcil.live
#LegacyLeadership #LeadershipQuotes #HCIL #TransformationalLeadership
Cookies are now bagged and ready for cookie exchanges tomorrow and Friday. I put three of each in a self-sealing bag and attach a small note with cookie information.
cc @hcil-umd.bsky.social & @dmgreene.bsky.social
cc @hcil-umd.bsky.social & @dmgreene.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cookies are now bagged and ready for cookie exchanges tomorrow and Friday. I put three of each in a self-sealing bag and attach a small note with cookie information.
cc @hcil-umd.bsky.social & @dmgreene.bsky.social
cc @hcil-umd.bsky.social & @dmgreene.bsky.social