Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

Translating Emotional Experiences into Words - Expressive Writing, Interviewing, and COVID

Explore the health benefits of emotional expression through writing and its potential for automated interventions, based on studies of online platforms and controlled experiments.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Eyes Are the Windows to the Mind: AI-Driven Personalized Interaction - Keynote

Explore eye-tracking's potential in AI-driven personalization for user-adaptive systems. Learn about predicting cognitive skills, affective states, and applications in visualizations and tutoring.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building User Trust in Recommendations via Fairness and Explanations

Explore techniques to enhance user trust in recommender systems through fairness and explanations, addressing ethical concerns and promoting transparency in AI-driven decision-making.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Are We Trusting AI Too Much? Examining Human-Robot Interactions in the Real World

Explores human tendency to overtrust AI and robots, examining real-world interactions and potential consequences, especially in healthcare scenarios involving vulnerable populations like children with disabilities.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Community, Art and the Vernacular in Technological Ecosystems

Exploring AI's impact on race, gender, and aging through art, emphasizing inclusive tech ecosystems and community-driven approaches to shape ethical AI and robotics for a more equitable future.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Pull-Ups - Enhancing Suspension Activities in Virtual Reality with Body-Scale Kinesthetic Force Feedback

Enhancing virtual reality experiences with body-scale kinesthetic force feedback using a suspension kit for activities like kitesurfing and paragliding, improving realism and reducing motion sickness.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Supporting Elder Connectedness through Cognitively Sustainable Design Interactions with the Memory Music Box

Innovative design of Memory Music Box to combat isolation in older adults, enhancing connectedness through familiar interfaces and cognitively sustainable technology.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

View-Dependent Video Textures for 360° Video

Innovative technique for 360° videos using gated clips and view-dependent video textures, ensuring viewers don't miss key narrative elements while maintaining seamless playback and enhancing the viewing experience.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Photo-Chromeleon - Re-Programmable Multi-Color Textures Using Photochromic Dyes

Innovative method for creating re-programmable multi-color textures using photochromic dyes, enabling single-material fabrication techniques to produce high-resolution, customizable designs on physical objects.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

CapstanCrunch - A Haptic VR Controller with User-supplied Force Feedback

Innovative haptic VR controller using capstan mechanism for realistic force feedback in virtual environments, offering high-force output with low power consumption and cost-effective design.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

PUMICE - A Multi-Modal Agent that Learns Concepts and Conditionals from Natural Language and Demonstrations

Explore PUMICE, a multi-modal agent that combines natural language and demonstrations to learn concepts and conditionals, enabling end users to teach new tasks effectively.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Minecraft as AI Playground and Laboratory

Explore Minecraft as an AI research platform, focusing on Project Malmo and the MineRL competition to advance sample-efficient reinforcement learning and tackle complex decision-making challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

SpaceState - Ad-Hoc Definition and Recognition of Hierarchical Room States for Smart Environments

SpaceState: sistema para diseñar interfaces que se adaptan a cambios en el diseño físico de una habitación. Utiliza cámaras de profundidad para medir el entorno y permite definir estados globales y locales en tiempo real.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Tailored Controls - Creating Personalized Tangible User Interfaces from Paper

Innovative method for creating personalized paper-based tangible user interfaces, allowing dynamic customization and control through simple shape manipulation, backed by user studies and real-world applications.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Finding the Sweet Spot - Analyzing Unrestricted Touchscreen Interaction In-the-Wild

Explore smartphone touchscreen interaction patterns through in-the-wild studies, revealing optimal input areas and confirming previous lab-based models for improved user interface design.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk