hci

In today's digital world, we face an overwhelming influx of information daily. Information Visualisation (InfoVis) serves as a promising approach to alleviate this “information overload” issue by providing timely, effective, and adaptive visual representations. Despite its potential, previous research has under-explored the critical role of users' cognitive states in facilitating more natural int…

Abstract With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, Virtual Reality–Embodied Conversational Agents (VR-ECAs) are increasingly regarded as a promising approach to psychological support. However, existing research has not yet thoroughly examined how the social identity of ECAs and the type of Virtual Reality (VR) environment influence users’ cognitions and behavioral…

UC San Diego researchers argue that informed consent in digital health needs a reboot. Their studies show people want clarity, dialogue and real control over their data -- proving consent should be a relationship, not just a form.

The pattern that wrecked my reading: find an unfamiliar term, open a new tab, read half the Wikipedia article, open two more tabs from that, and twenty minutes later I've forgotten what I was doing. The original article is buried somewhere behind six tabs. rabbitholes is a Chrome extension that renders an explanation in a shadow-DOM tooltip next to your cursor when you highlight text. The shadow …

In recent years, architectural design has incorporated principles from neuroscience to improve human experience in built environments, giving rise to neuroarchitecture as an emerging discipline. Although numerous studies examine cognitive and emotional responses to architectural spaces, the state-of-the-art remains fragmented, particularly regarding how design features shape attention, memory, an…

This research introduces ArASL-EduNet for bi- handed static Arabic alphabet hand-gesture recognition from RGB images. The framework is built on a curated dataset of 11,200 labeled images covering 56 balanced gesture classes derived from the 28 Arabic letters, with distinct left- and right- hand realizations for each letter. Four deep learning models were evaluated under the same protocol: CNN, Mo…

The fast switching to digital documents in educational and professional life has raised the number of screen-based reading enormously, but it is accompanied by a notable decrease in concentration, constant-distraction, and the inability to continue reading. To solve these problems, the following paper gives a gaze-assisted web-based reading platform that can track the eye gaze of users and tell t…

EngageSense AI is a lightweight rule-based system for real-time student engagement detection using head pose estimation and eye gaze tracking. The system utilizes MediaPipe FaceMesh, OpenCV, and Dlib to classify engagement levels into Engaged, Partially Engaged, and Not Engaged without relying on deep learning models. The proposed approach focuses on interpretable behavioral cues instead of emoti…

In the era of digital communication, social media has increasingly transformed how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students communicate, interact, and construct linguistic identities. While previous studies have primarily focused on the effects of social media on language learning outcomes, relatively limited attention has been devoted to its influence on stylistic norms, academic discourse p…

Qualitative interviewing is a foundational method in Human Computer-Interaction (HCI) research and a common component of methods education. Yet interview instruction is often framed around procedural competencies, developing protocols, minimizing bias, and ensuring ethical compliance, while the relational tensions that shape real interview encounters remain largely implicit. This provocation argu…

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating mental health condition with a high global prevalence, characterized by profound psychological and neurobiological alterations. Although many patients respond effectively to pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions, the persistently high rate of treatment resistance underscores the urgent need for novel strategies that targ…