UIST 2009 - Program
21st UIST @ Monterey, CA

      

       

       

 

       

 

 

       

 

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Generous support also provided by industry.

Sunday, October 4, 2009
8:00am-6:00pm Doctoral Symposium (by invitation only)
5:00pm-9:00pm Registration
5:00pm-9:00pm Welcome Reception
Monday, October 5, 2009
8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15am Opening Remarks
9:15-10:15am Keynote: Illusions and Illusionists: How to Fool the Brain with Magic and Other Tricks
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, Barrow Neurological Institute
Session Chair: Andy Wilson, Microsoft Research
10:15-10:45am Break
10:45am-12:15pm Papers Session 1: We Have Contact!
Session Chair: Ken Perlin, New York University
Ripples: Utilizing Per-Contact Visualizations to Improve User Interaction with Touch Displays
Daniel Wigdor, Microsoft Surface
Sarah Williams, Microsoft
Michael Cronin, Microsoft
Robert Levy, Microsoft Surface
Katie White, Microsoft Surface
Maxim Mazeev, Microsoft Surface
Hrvoje Benko, Microsoft Research
Contact Area Interaction with Sliding Widgets
Tomer Moscovitch, Microsoft Research - INRIA Joint Centre
Detecting and Leveraging Finger Orientation for Interaction with Direct-Touch Surfaces
Feng Wang, Kochi University of Technology
Xiang Cao, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Xiangshi Ren, Kochi University of Technology
Pourang Irani, University of Manitoba
12:15-2:00pm Lunch
2:00-3:30pm Papers Session 2: Hold Me, Squeeze Me
Session Chair: Rob Jacob, Tufts University
Mouse 2.0: Multi-touch meets the Mouse
Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Dan Rosenfeld, Microsoft
Hrvoje Benko, Microsoft Research
John Helmes, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Jonathan Westhues, Microsoft
Steve Hodges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Eyal Ofek, Microsoft
Alex Butler, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Xiang Cao, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Billy Chen, Microsoft
PhotoelasticTouch: Transparent Rubbery Tangible Interface using a LCD and Photoelasticity
Toshiki Sato, The University of Electro-Communications
Haruko Mamiya, The University of Electro-Communications
Hideki Koike, The University of Electro-Communications
Kentaro Fukuchi, Japan Science and Technology Agency
A Reconfigurable Ferromagnetic Input Device
Jonathan Hook, Culture Lab, Newcastle University
Stuart Taylor, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Alex Butler, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
A Practical Pressure Sensitive Keyboard
Paul H. Dietz, Microsoft
Benjamin Eidelson, Microsoft
Jonathan Westhues, Microsoft
Steven Bathiche, Microsoft
3:30-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:00pm Papers Session 3: The Third Dimension
Session Chair: Joe Marks, The Walt Disney Company
EverybodyLovesSketch: 3D Sketching for a Broader Audience
Seok-Hyung Bae, University of Toronto
Ravin Balakrishnan, University of Toronto
Karan Singh, University of Toronto
A Screen-Space Formulation for 2D and 3D Direct Manipulation
Jason L. Reisman, Perceptive Pixel
Philip L. Davidson, Perceptive Pixel
Jefferson Y. Han, Perceptive Pixel
5:00-5:45pm One-minute Madness
Xiang Cao, Microsoft Research Cambridge - Madness Chair
7:00-10:00pm Demo Reception
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15pm Papers Session 4: New Solutions for Old Problems
Session Chair: Rob Miller, MIT CSAIL
Activity Analysis Enabling Real-time Video Communication on Mobile Phones for Deaf Users
Neva Cherniavsky, University of Washington
Jaehong Chon, University of Washington
Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington
Richard E. Ladner, University of Washington
Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington
User Guided Audio Selection from Complex Sound Mixtures
Paris Smaragdis, Adobe Systems
TapSongs: Tapping Rhythm-Based Passwords on a Single Binary Sensor
Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington
Collabio: A Game for Annotating People within Social Networks
Michael Bernstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Desney Tan, Microsoft Research
Greg Smith, Microsoft Research
Mary Czerwinski, Microsoft Research
Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research
10:15-10:45am Break
10:45-12:15pm Papers Session 5: Mobile Magic
Session Chair: Jacob Wobbrock, University of Washington
Disappearing Mobile Devices
Tao Ni, Hasso Plattner Institute & Virginia Tech
Patrick Baudisch, Hasso Plattner Institute
SemFeel: A User Interface with Semantic Tactile Feedback for Mobile Touch-screen Devices
Koji Yatani, University of Toronto
Khai Nhut Truong, University of Toronto
Abracadabra: Wireless, High-Precision, and Unpowered Finger Input for Very Small Mobile Devices
Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University
Scott E. Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University
Virtual Shelves: Interactions with Orientation Aware Devices
Frank Chun Yat Li, University of Toronto
David Dearman, University of Toronto
Khai N. Truong, University of Toronto
12:15-2:00pm Lunch
2:00-3:30pm Papers Session 6: Waiter, Can You Please Bring Me a Fork?
Session Chair: Patrick Baudisch, Hasso Plattner Institute
Bonfire: A Nomadic System for Hybrid Laptop-Tabletop Interaction
Shaun K. Kane, University of Washington
Daniel Avrahami, Intel Research Seattle
Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington
Beverly Harrison, Intel Research Seattle
Adam D. Rea, Intel Research Seattle
Matthai Philipose, Intel Research Seattle
Anthony LaMarca, Intel Research Seattle
Interactions in the Air: Adding Further Depth to Interactive Tabletops
Otmar Hilliges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Andrew D. Wilson, Microsoft Research
Steve Hodges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Armando Garcia-Mendoza, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Andreas Butz, University of Munich
Augmenting Interactive Tables with Mice & Keyboards
Björn Hartmann, Stanford University
Meredith Ringel Morris, Microsoft Research
Hrvoje Benko, Microsoft Research
Andrew D. Wilson, Microsoft Research
ARC-Pad: Absolute+Relative Cursor Positioning for Large Displays with a Mobile Touchscreen
David C. McCallum, University of Manitoba
Pourang Irani, University of Manitoba
3:30-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:30pm Papers Session 7: Meat-Space
Session Chair: Paul André, University of Southampton
Using fNIRS Brain Sensing in Realistic HCI Settings: Experiments and Guidelines
Erin Treacy Solovey, Tufts University
Audrey Girouard, Tufts University
Krysta Chauncey, Tufts University
Leanne M. Hirshfield, Tufts University
Angelo Sassaroli, Tufts University
Feng Zheng, Tufts University
Sergio Fantini, Tufts University
Robert J.K. Jacob, Tufts University
Enabling Always-Available Input with Muscle-Computer Interfaces
T. Scott Saponas, University of Washington
Desney S. Tan, Microsoft Research
Dan Morris, Microsoft Research
Ravin Balakrishnan, University of Toronto
Jim Turner, Microsoft
James A. Landay, University of Washington
Optically Sensing Tongue Gestures for Computer Input
T. Scott Saponas, University of Washington
Daniel Kelly, University of Washington
Babak A. Parviz, University of Washington
Desney S. Tan, Microsoft Research
7:00-10:00pm Banquet at Royal BC Museum
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:00am Keynote: The Rise of the Expert Amateur: DIY Culture and Citizen Science
Eric Paulos, Carnegie Mellon University
Session Chair: Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
10:00-10:30am Break
10:30-12:00pm Papers Session 8: A.I./U.I.
Session Chair: Dan Weld, University of Washington
Sikuli: Using GUI Screenshots for Search and Automation
Tom Yeh, MIT CSAIL
Tsung-Hsiang Chang, MIT CSAIL
Robert C. Miller, MIT CSAIL
CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications
Justin Matejka, Autodesk Research
Wei Li, Autodesk Research
Tovi Grossman, Autodesk Research
George Fitzmaurice, Autodesk Research
Mining Web Interactions to Automatically Create MashUps
Jeffrey P. Bigham, University of Rochester
Ryan S. Kaminsky, University of Washington
Jeffrey Nichols, IBM Almaden Research Center
12:00-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:45am Papers Session 9:  I Walk the Line
Session Chair: Ed Chi, PARC
Relaxed Selection Techniques for Querying Time-Series Graphs
Christian Holz, Hasso Plattner Institute
Steven Feiner, Columbia University
Integrated Videos and Maps for Driving Directions
Billy Chen, Microsoft
Boris Neubert, University of Konstanz
Eyal Ofek, Microsoft
Oliver Deussen, University of Konstanz
Michael F. Cohen, Microsoft Research
Perceptual Interpretation of Ink Annotations on Line Charts
Nicholas Kong, University of California, Berkeley
Maneesh Agrawala, University of California, Berkeley
2:45-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:30am Papers Session 10: The Tangled Web We Weave
Session Chair: Krzysztof Gajos, Harvard University
Changing How People View Changes on the Web
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft Research
Susan T. Dumais, Microsoft Research
Daniel J. Liebling, Microsoft Research
Richard L. Hughes, Microsoft Research
Overview Based Example Selection in Mixed Initiative Interactive Concept Learning
Saleema Amershi, University of Washington
James Fogarty, University of Washington
Ashish Kapoor, Microsoft Research
Desney Tan, Microsoft Research
The Web Page as a WYSIWYG End-User Customizable Database-Backed Information Management Application
David R. Karger, MIT CSAIL
Scott Ostler, MIT CSAIL
Ryan Lee, MIT CSAIL
4:30-5:00pm Town Hall Meeting
Demos
Touch-Display Keyboards and their Integration with Graphical User Interfaces
Florian Block, Lancaster University
Hans Gellersen, Lancaster University
Matthew Oppenheim, Lancaster University
Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Squeezing the Sandwich: A Mobile Pressure-Sensitive Two-Sided Multi-Touch Prototype
Georg Essl, University of Michigan
Michael Rohs, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Sven Kratz, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Weight-Shifting Mobiles: One-Dimensional Gravitational Displays in Mobile Phones
Fabian Hemmert, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Susann Hamann, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Matthias Löwe, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Anne Wohlauf, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Gesche Joost, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Vision-based Input Interface for Mobile Devices with High-speed Fingertip Tracking
Yuki Hirobe, University of Tokyo
Takehiro Niikura, University of Tokyo
Yoshihiro Watanabe, University of Tokyo
Takashi Komuro, University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Ishikawa, University of Tokyo
A Toolkit for Developing Haptic Interfaces - Control Dial Based on Electromagnetic Brake
Ron Jagodzinski, Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd
Götz Wintergerst, Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd
Daichi's Painting: Brushing Up Painting Skills with Brush Device
Mai Otsuki, Ritsumeikan University
Masashi Tsukadaira, Ritsumeikan University
Asako Kimura, Ritsumeikan University
Fumihisa Shibata, Ritsumeikan University
Hideyuki Tamura, Ritsumeikan University
GliFlix: Using Movie Subtitles for Language Learning
Nathan Sakunkoo, Stanford University
Pattie Sakunkoo, Stanford University
The Birdlime Icon: Improving Target Acquisition by Dynamically Stretching Target Shape
Takayuki Tsukitani, Osaka University
Kazuki Takashima, Osaka University
Motoo Asahi, Osaka University
Yuichi Itoh, Osaka University
Yoshifumi Kitamura, Osaka University
Fumio Kishino, Osaka University
Run Chicken Run: Physical Metaphor Augmented Wearable Movement-Based Interaction
Fangtian Ying, Zhejiang University
Milan Ye, Zhejiang University
Pengcheng Zhu, Zhejiang University
Zhao He, Zhejiang University
Lining Yao, Zhejiang University
Yan Shi, Zhejiang University
Affect-Driven Emotional Expression with the Haptic Creature
Steve Yohanan, University of British Columbia
Joseph Hall, University of British Columbia
Karon MacLean, University of British Columbia
Elizabeth Croft, University of British Columbia
Machiel Van der Loos, University of British Columbia
Matthew Baumann, University of British Columbia
Jonathan Chang, University of British Columbia
Dana Nielsen, University of British Columbia
Susana Zoghbi, University of British Columbia
Demos accompanying full papers/tech notes
EverybodyLovesSketch: 3D Sketching for a Broader Audience
Seok-Hyung Bae, University of Toronto
Ravin Balakrishnan, University of Toronto
Karan Singh, University of Toronto
Collabio: A Game for Annotating People within Social Networks
Michael Bernstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Desney Tan, Microsoft Research
Greg Smith, Microsoft Research
Mary Czerwinski, Microsoft Research
Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research
Activity Analysis Enabling Real-time Video Communication on Mobile Phones for Deaf Users
Neva Cherniavsky, University of Washington
Jaehong Chon, University of Washington
Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington
Richard E. Ladner, University of Washington
Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington
A Practical Pressure Sensitive Computer Keyboard
Paul H. Dietz, Microsoft
Benjamin Eidelson, Microsoft
Jonathan Westhues, Microsoft
Steven Bathiche, Microsoft
Interactions in the Air: Adding Further Depth to Interactive Tabletops
Otmar Hilliges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Andrew D. Wilson, Microsoft Research
Steve Hodges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Armando Garcia-Mendoza, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Andreas Butz, University of Munich
Relaxed Selection Techniques for Querying Time-Series Graphs
Christian Holz, Hasso Plattner Institute
Steven Feiner, Columbia University
A Reconfigurable Ferromagnetic Input Device
Jonathan Hook, Culture Lab, Newcastle University
Stuart Taylor, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Alex Butler, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
The Web Page as a WYSIWYG End-User Customizable Database-Backed Information Management Application
David R. Karger, MIT CSAIL
Scott Ostler, MIT CSAIL
Ryan Lee, MIT CSAIL
Contact Area Interaction with Sliding Widgets
Tomer Moscovich, Microsoft Research - INRIA Joint Centre
PhotoelasticTouch: Transparent Rubbery Tangible Interface using an LCD and Photoelasticity
Toshiki Sato, The University of Electro-Communications
Haruko Mamiya, The University of Electro-Communications
Hideki Koike, The University of Electro-Communications
Kentaro Fukuchi, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Changing How People View Changes on the Web
Jaime Teevan, Microsoft Research
Susan T. Dumais, Microsoft Research
Daniel J. Liebling, Microsoft Research
Richard L. Hughes, Microsoft Research
Mouse 2.0: Multi-touch Meets the Mouse
Nicolas Villar, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Shahram Izadi, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Dan Rosenfeld, Microsoft
Hrvoje Benko, Microsoft Research
John Helmes, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Jonathan Westhues, Microsoft
Steve Hodges, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Eyal Ofek, Microsoft
Alex Butler, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Xiang Cao, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Billy Chen, Microsoft
SemFeel: A User Interface with Semantic Tactile Feedback for Mobile Touch-screen Devices
Koji Yatani, University of Toronto
Khai Nhut Truong, University of Toronto
Sikuli: Using GUI Screenshots for Search and Automation
Tom Yeh, MIT CSAIL
Tsung-Hsiang Chang, MIT CSAIL
Robert C. Miller, MIT CSAIL
Posters
I feel so 1323 today: Capturing, Portraying, and Interpreting Well-being Online
Paul André, University of Southampton
mc schraefel, University of Southampton
Alan Dix, University of Lancaster
SpikeNav: Using Stylus Tilt in Three-Dimensional Navigation
Robert Bridson, University of British Columbia, Exotic Matter
Integrating Speech and Touch to Alleviate Screen Size and Input Constraints in Mobile Devices
Jesse Cirimele, Stanford University
Scott Klemmer, Stanford University
iCanDraw? : A Methodology for Using Assistive Sketch Recognition to Improve a User's Drawing Abilitybr
Daniel Dixon, Texas A&M University
Manoj  Prasad, Texas A&M University
Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University
What Would Other Programmers Do? Suggesting Solutions to Error Messages
Björn Hartmann, Stanford University
Daniel MacDougall, Stanford University
Scott R. Klemmer, Stanford University
VirtualThumb: One-Handed Multi-Touch Emulation Technique on Small Devices
Sungjae Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kibeom Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Changyoung Lim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Crowdsourcing Interface for Collecting Correspondences of Web Pages
Juho Kim, Stanford University
Ranjitha Kumar, Stanford University
Scott R. Klemmer, Stanford University
Book Flipping Scanning
Takashi Nakashima, University of Tokyo
Yoshihiro  Watanabe, University of Tokyo
Takashi Komuro, University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Ishikawa, University of Tokyo 
Epistemically Active Adaptive User Interfaces
Syavash Nobarany, Simon Fraser University
Mona Haraty, Simon Fraser University
Brian Fisher, Simon Fraser University
Steve DiPaola, Simon Fraser University
Improving the UI Design of Indoor Navigation Maps
Arto Puikkonen, Nokia Research Center
Merja Haveri, Nokia Research Center
Ari-Heikki Sarjanoja, Nokia Research Center
Jussi Huhtala, Nokia Research Center
Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia Research Center
A Toolkit for Easy Development of Mobile Robot Applications with Visual Markers and a Ceiling Camera
Daisuke Sakamoto, University of Tokyo, JST ERATO IGARASHI Design UI Project
Jun Kato, University of Tokyo, JST ERATO IGARASHI Design UI Project
Masahiko Inami, Keio University, JST ERATO IGARASHI Design UI Project
Takeo Igarashi, University of Tokyo, JST ERATO IGARASHI Design UI Project
Notes that Float: Applying Content and Context Features to Facilitate Flexible Reminding in Notes-to-Self
Max Van Kleek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Katrina Panovich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Greg Vargas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Karger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
mc schraefel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mission Data Linking Using Web Paradigms
Michael Wallick, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Guy Pyrzak, NASA Ames Research Center
Melissa Ludowise, NASA Ames Research Center
Synchronized Video: An Interface for Harmonizing Video with Body Movements
Yoshihiro Watanabe, University of Tokyo
Hiroaki Ohno, University of Tokyo
Takashi Komuro, University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Ishikawa, University of Tokyo
SWAT: Stateful Web Augmentation Toolkit
Matthew Webber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Global Information Gatherer: Helping Students Manage Information
Peter Wolf, University of Montana
Matthew Hagedal, University of Montana
Yolanda Jacobs Reimer, University of Montana
Doctoral Symposium
Supporting Reading Activities with Multi-Display Reading Devices
Nicholas Chen, University of Maryland, College Park
Designing Personal Informatics Applications and Tools that Facilitate Monitoring of Behaviors
Ian Li, Carnegie Mellon University
TurKit: Tools for Iterative Tasks on Mechanical Turk
Greg Little, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supporting Designers in the Creation of Multi-Device User Interfaces
Jan Meskens, Hasselt University
Using Your Brain for Human-Computer Interaction
Erin Treacy Solovey, Tufts University
A Pen-centric System to Support the Design Process on Tangible Media
Hyunyoung Song, University of Maryland, College Park
Leveraging Finger for Natural Interaction with Direct-Touch Surfaces
Feng Wang, Kochi University of Technology
Towards Designing User Interfaces on Mobile Touch-screen Devices for People with Visual Impairment
Koji Yatani, University of Toronto
Sponsored Demos
Sponsor:   Autodesk Research
Command recommender system, Analytical Drawing System, Advanced UI features in Autodesk products, and Sculpting application with multi-touch

George Fitzmaurice, Autodesk Research
Gord Kurtenbach, Autodesk Research
Tovi Grossman, Autodesk Research
Wei Li, Autodesk Research
Ryan Schmidt, Autodesk Research / U. of Toronto
Hans Kellner, Autodesk
Sponsor:   Wacom Technology Corp.
Hands On with Wacom Natural Input
Susan Adam, Wacom Technology Corp.
Daniel Tower, Wacom Technology Corp.
Sponsor:   Ricoh Innovations Inc.
Bringing Interactivity to Electrophoretic (slow) Displays
John Barrus, Ricoh Innovations, Inc.  
Sponsor:   Nokia Research Center
Lenses: Bringing Relevant Mobile Information Into Focus
Tim Sohn, Nokia Research Center
Sponsor:   Adobe Systems
Example-Centric Programming: Integrating Web Search into the Development Environment 
Joel Brandt, Adobe Systems and Stanford University
Mira Dontcheva, Adobe Systems
Sponsor:   IBM Research
Sharing and Reusing Web Activity with ActionShot 
Jeffrey Nichols, IBM Research - Almaden
Sponsor:  Smart Technologies
SMART Table
Xiaomin Wu, Smart Technologies
Benjamin Bozsa, Smart Technologies
Gerald Morrison, Smart Technologies
 

 

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