We are excited to make the following awards at ACM UIST’25:
“Computational Scaffolding of Composition, Value, and Color for Disciplined Drawing” Jiaju Ma (Stanford University); Chau Vu (Pomona College); Asya Lyubavina (Pomona College); Catherine Liu (Claremont McKenna College); Jingyi Li (Pomona College)
“DissolvPCB: Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Electronics with Liquid Metal Conductors and PVA Substrates” Zeyu Yan (University Of Maryland); Su Hwan Hong (University of Maryland, College Park); Josiah Hester (Georgia Institute of Technology); Tingyu Cheng (Computer Science and Engineering); Huaishu Peng (University of Maryland)
“Graffiti: Enabling an Ecosystem of Personalized and Interoperable Social Applications” Theia Henderson (MIT); David R Karger (MIT); David D Clark (MIT)
“MorphingSkin: A Skin-like Platform that Integrates Multimodal Hydraulic Actuators Based on Flexible Electroosmotic Pumps” Tianyu Yu (UC Berkeley); Peisheng He (UC Berkeley); Bob Tianqi Wei (UC Berkeley); Chenyuheng Wang (Tsinghua University); Xueqing Li (Tsinghua university); Xuezhu Wang (Tsinghua University); Yao Lu (Tsinghua University); Wei Yue (UC Berkeley); Megan Teng (UC Berkeley); Zihan Wang (University of California Berkeley ); Liwei Lin (UC Berkeley); Haipeng Mi (Tsinghua University); Qi Lu (Tsinghua University); Lining Yao (University of California, Berkeley)
“ProForm: Solder-Free Circuit Assembly Using Thermoforming” Narjes Pourjafarian (Northeastern University); Zhenming Yang (Northeastern University); Jeffrey Ian Lipton (Northeastern University); Benyamin Davaji (Northeastern University); Gregory D. Abowd (Northeastern University)
“Reality Promises: Virtual-Physical Decoupling Illusions in Mixed Reality via Invisible Mobile Robots” Mohamed Kari (Princeton University); Parastoo Abtahi (Princeton University)
“Creating General User Models from Computer Use” Omar Shaikh (Stanford University); Shardul Sapkota (Stanford University); Shan Rizvi (None); Eric Horvitz (Microsoft); Joon Sung Park (Stanford University); Diyi Yang (Stanford University); Michael S. Bernstein (Stanford University)
“HeatFlow: A Thermal-Tactile Display for Dynamic 2D Thermal Movements” Yatharth Singhal (University of Texas at Dallas); Daniel Honrales (University of Texas at Dallas); Jin Ryong Kim (University of Texas at Dallas)
“HydroHaptics: High-Fidelity Force-Feedback on Soft Deformable Interfaces using Hydrostatic Transmission” James David Nash (University of Bath); Kim Sauvé (University of the West of England); Catharina Maria van Riet (Eindhoven University of Technology, AMOLF); Anke van Oosterhout (Eindhoven University of Technology); Adwait Sharma (University of Bath); Christopher Clarke (University of Bath); Jason Alexander (University of Bath)
“ImaginationVellum: Generative-AI Ideation Canvas with Spatial Prompts, Generative Strokes, and Ideation History” Nicolai Marquardt (Microsoft Research); Asta Roseway (Microsoft Research); Hugo Romat (Microsoft Research); Payod Panda (Microsoft Research); Michel Pahud (Microsoft Research); Gonzalo A Ramos (Microsoft Research); Steven M. Drucker (Microsoft Research); Andrew D Wilson (Microsoft Research); Ken Hinckley (Microsoft Research (Emeritus)); Nathalie Riche (Microsoft Research)
“MagTex: Machine-Knitted Magnetoactive Textiles for Bidirectional Human-Machine Interface” Sen Zhang (University of Washington); Yuxuan Miao (University of Washington); Jazlin Taylor (University of Washington); Yiyue Luo (University of Washington)
“Move with Style! Enhancing Avatar Embodiment in Virtual Reality through Proprioceptive Motion Feedback” David Wagmann (Saarland Informatics Campus); Marie Muehlhaus (Saarland Informatics Campus); Jürgen Steimle (Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus)
“NeuroSync: Intent-Aware Code-Based Problem Solving via Direct LLM Understanding Modification” Wenshuo ZHANG (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Leixian Shen (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Shuchang Xu (the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Jindu Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Jian Zhao (University of Waterloo); Huamin Qu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); Lin-Ping Yuan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
“Squidgets: Sketch-based Widget Design for Scene Manipulation” Joonho Kim (University of Toronto); Fanny Chevalier (University of Toronto); Karan Singh (University of Toronto)
“Steering Semantic Data Processing With DocWrangler” Shreya Shankar (University of California, Berkeley); Bhavya Chopra (University of California, Berkeley); Mawil Hasan (UC Berkeley); Stephen Lee (UC Berkeley); Bjoern Hartmann (UC Berkeley); Joseph Hellerstein (UC Berkeley); Aditya Parameswaran (UC Berkeley); Eugene Wu (Columbia University)
“TwinSpin: A Virtual Ball in a VR Controller Enabling In-Hand 3DoF Rotation” Changsung Lim (KAIST); Taejun Kim (School of Computing, KAIST); Geehyuk Lee (School of Computing, KAIST)
“eTactileKit: A Toolkit for Design Exploration and Rapid Prototyping of Electro-Tactile Interfaces” Praneeth Bimsara Perera (The University of Sydney); Ravindu Madhushan Pushpakumara (The University of Sydney, University of Moratuwa); Hiroyuki Kajimoto (The University of Electro-Communication); Arata Jingu (Saarland Informatics Campus); Jürgen Steimle (Saarland University, Saarland Informatics Campus); Anusha Withana (The University of Sydney)
In addition, UIST will recognize one further award and two special recognitions. These will be be announced during the closing session of the conference. These are:
The Lasting Impact Award, which honors papers published at least 10 years ago that have demonstrated significant, long-term influence on the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
The Special Recognition for Belonging & Inclusion recognizes individuals or groups whose work not only makes exceptional technical research contributions, but also brings new perspectives, highlights understudied communities, and advances intersectional considerations within the HCI community. This recognition is jointly selected by the Diversity and Accessibility Chairs.
To highlight the community’s commitment to a more sustainable future, UIST 2025 will present a Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Posters and Demos track. This will recognize contributions that thoughtfully address sustainability—whether through the design of more sustainable technologies, methods that reduce environmental impact, or creative practices that inspire responsible use of resources.