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SRC Paper │ SDC Paper │ Poster & Demo │ Panel Discussion │ Industry Showcase
| Hofstede & Hobbitses: Generational Evolution of Power Distance and Masculinity in the UK as per Popular Modern English Literature Dhriti Dhaundiyal, Rishi Chakravarty and Anirudha Joshi |
| A Gesture Elicitation Study for Selection of Nail Size Objects in a Dense and Occluded Dense HMD-VR Shimmila Bhowmick, Pratul Kalita and Keyur Sorathia |
| Towards the Identification of Dark Patterns: An Analysis Based on End-User Reactions Aditi Bhoot, Mayuri Shinde and Wricha Mishra |
| Design Opportunities for Supporting Elderly in India in Managing their Health and Fitness Post-COVID-19 Pallavi Rao and Anirudha Joshi |
| SIDEKICKS AND SOCIETY – A study of the generational evolution of values in UK?s Society through minor characters in popular english literature Rishi Chakravarty, Dhriti Dhaundiyal and Anirudha Joshi |
| Exploring Bi-modal Feedback in Augmented Reality Arathi Varghese |
| Rethinking Design of Digital Platforms for Emergent Users: Findings from a Study with Rural Indian Farmers Mrunal Dhaygude and Dipanjan Chakraborty |
| What do Teachers Seek? A study into understanding the needs of teachers who educate children with visual impairments. Arathi Varghese |
| HungerDeal: India’s First Food Delivery Price Comparison App Kanupriya Singh, Shruti Dabas, Jatin Singhal and Gaurav Gautam |
| Robot Assisted Diagnosis for Autism in Children B Ashwini |
| Hear her Fear: Data Sonification for Sensitizing Society on Crime Against Women in India Surabhi Nath |
| AasaNatak – Assisting Amateur theatre groups through live performance tracking and group management Malavika Vijayan and Saamarthya Dobhal |
| ▣ Gather Room 1: UNFURL: Ease mental strain caused by Cognitive Overload of daily tasks through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Sarbani Mookherjee, Ishita Sarkar and Aditya Ratnaparkhi |
| ▣ Gather Room 2: IkigaiLand: Gamified Urban Planning Experiences for Improved Participatory Planning Purav Bhardwaj, Cletus Joseph and Lamha Bijili |
| ▣ Gather Room 3: Odeto: Online Class Toolkit A framework to co-create and organize online design education Deepika Tiwari, Divya Padmanabhan, Jonathan Sawian, Raaghavi S and Richa Agrawal |
| ▣ Gather Room 4: MILAAP – Marriages In Lockdown : An Attempt to Augment Presence Chahat Premprakashi and Sudhikksha Dhashinamoorthy |
| ▣ Gather Room 5: Kyro: Persuading Students to be Productive Using a Virtual Companion Rachit Jain and Ashwin Singh |
| ▣ Gather Room 6: Sahayak: An Application for Social and Physical Well-Being for the Elderly Rachit Bhayana, Kshitij Agrawal, Muskan Aggarwal, Rishabh Devgon and Ritwik Kar |
| ▣ Gather Room 1: Moodtrail – an app to support mental health and well-being Shrawani Malkar and Dipika Guhe |
| ▣ Gather Room 2: Platform Workers Design Toolkit: A toolkit and design space to create products and services for gig economy platform workers Chandrasekhar Ramanujan |
| ▣ Gather Room 3: Entity Linking Interface to enhance Online Learning Arpit Jain and Gautam Yadav |
| ▣ Gather Room 4: MOOC Feedback Visualization For Iterative Course Improvement Arpit Jain |
| ▣ Gather Room 5: ISLHelper: A web based helper plugin for Indian Sign Language Jestin Joy, Kannan Balakrishnan and Sreeraj M |
Layout of the Gather Rooms in the Interaction Space for Posters & Demos and SDC Papers (Gather.town)
| Beyond pixels: A discussion on ethics and accountability in design Prachi Sakhardande (Host) As designers, we have an accountability to our end users. But in the course of design, we also end up being accountable to business, tech, revenue considerations and we end up making choices that are driven by considerations deemed bigger than the best interest of the end users. Many designers start with enthusiasm to safeguard users interest, but at some point, it becomes all about doing a job and finishing a deliverable. This is a contentious aspect in the industry, as few designers choose to work in a box defined for themselves, which is about – I know design, my business stakeholder knows business – I dont want to step into that space and influence business decisions. It then brings us back to the conversation on, what really then is design? Are we doing an injustice to the users we are accountable for, by defining our zones as just a visual depiction of business requirements, requirements that may actually hurt end users? Is it because our design education itself is too narrow in ethics and accountability? Or is this because there is really no ethics committee in the design space, that holds designers responsible for any abuse they end up delivering through design? |
| Sustainability in UX, is that even a question? Manisha Phadke (Host) Sustainability is associated tangible products, does digital experiences even come in its purview? When the plastic pandemic is drowning us, is sustainability in designing experiences even the need of the hour? Digital waste due to its intangibility will go unnoticed. While ‘Ethical design’ in the digital economy is the ‘urgent’ problem, initiating sustainability will design livable digital futures. Sustainable science focusses on interactions between human, environment and engineered systems. The panel discussion will center around social, environmental and community factors to recognize and question sustainability concerns in digital experiences. Beginning with dismissing some myths will move on to relaying examples and end with some probable paths to explore. |
| Importance of Design systems Atul Manohar (Host) Most product companies are building Design systems for unified look and feel of their products, panel will discuss, aspects of design system, based on their own experiences. The invited panelists have been instrumental in building and instutionalising design systems for their own organisations. The panel aims to discuss the usefulness, Do’s and Dont’s of Design systems in variety of development methodlogies and Product verticals. |
| Days in the Lives of Field Technicians in Healthcare Swati Jagannath |
| Design Products for Happiness Alipta Ballav |
| From looking into the box to out of the box Siddarth Kegadaran |
| Designing for ML/ AI Zheeshan Durrani |
| Enterprise UX mindset Vineeth Nair |
| Designing education to design for the emerging technology Manisha Phadke |
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Sentiment Analysis and UX Vibhuti Agarwal |
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Designing For Accessible UX Chaitali Tannirwar |
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Empathy in the Time of Data Pankaj Sapkal |
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Lean-novation – Creating Moments of Reflection in Product Development Process Laxmi Dubey and Shweta Roy Chowdhury |
IndiaHCI conferences are one of the best events to experience being a Student Volunteer. Highly motivated, enthusiastic and talented individuals come together to join IndiaHCI conferences as Student Volunteers, or SVs. Each student volunteers participates in organizing the conference from end-to-end. They coordinate, interact and work together as teams and as individuals. They get a chance to interact closely with keynotes, chairs and organizers and with fellow community members including students.
IndiaHCI 2020, unlike its predecessors, is a complete ONLINE event. Roles are getting redefined and challenges are new. Being a student volunteer during IndiaHCI2020 offers new and unprecedented opportunities to learn the secret of the trait and to grow as individuals. Not to mention that friendships and a long-lasting network of professionals are some of the many added advantages.
IndiaHCI conferences have banked heavily on several highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals working as student volunteers. While it is difficult to sum-up the volunteers’ contribution, we have compiled a list of typical responsibilities, as follows:
Winning a student volunteer position with IndiaHCI 2020 is a three step process:
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November 6 │ November 7 │ November 8
| 9:00 AM – 12 Noon | Workshop: Towards Visualisation Design for the Emergent Users of ICTs |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Course: Voice Assistants and Voice User Interfaces (VUI) |
| 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Workshop: Emerging Technology Design To Address COVID-19 Specific Challenges |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Course: Data Stories: Bringing your data to life |
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Workshop: Global Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Examining Urban AI in the Global South and North |
| 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Workshop: Tools and strategies to teach and learn HCI Online |
| 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Course: So You Want to Do a PhD in Interaction Design |
| 9:00 AM – 12 Noon | Workshop: Teaching HCI in South Asia: Designing inclusive HCI Curriculum |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Course: Write a Paper for India HCI 2021 |
| 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Workshop: DesignAR Classrooms: Towards Designing Augmented Reality Learning Experiences |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Course: User interfaces for AI/ML-based products |
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Workshop: Friendships and Romance During a Pandemic: Reimagining the Future Using Critical Design Fiction |
| 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Workshop: Privacy and the Pandemic in South Asia: Work From Home Culture, Class and Domestic Space |
| 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM | Course: Data Privacy: Whose responsibility is it? |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Conference Inauguration |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Conference Keynote: Christopher B. Mayhorn ↗ |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Full Paper Session 1 |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Invited Speaker: Atul Manohar ↗ |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Invited Speaker: Agnelo Marques ↗ |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Posters & Demos Session |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Beyond pixels- A discussion on ethics and accountability in design ↗ |
| 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM | Out of India Session 1 |
| 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM | Industry Showcase |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Conference Keynote: Shashank Deshpande ↗ |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Industry Showcase – Peccha Kuccha |
| 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | SDC-Student Design Consortium |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Sustainability in UX, is that even a question? ↗ |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Posters & Demos Session (Gather Space, along with SDC posters) |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Conference Keynote: Roger K. Moore ↗ |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Conference Opening |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Conference Keynote: Prashant Shukla ↗ |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Full Paper Session 2 |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Importance of Design systems ↗ |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Posters & Demos Session |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon | Invited Speaker: Unmesh Kulkarni ↗ |
| 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM | Out of India Session 2 |
| 12:00 Noon – 1:15 PM | Industry Showcase |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Conference Keynote: Simone Barbosa ↗ |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Invited Speaker: Prashant Pansare ↗ |
| 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | SRC-Student Research Consortium |
| 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Invited Speaker: Dr. Ashok Maharaj ↗ |
| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Invited Speaker: Dr. Parag Mankeekar ↗ |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Posters & Demos Session (Gather Space, along with SDC posters) |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Conference Keynote: Joanna Berzowska ↗ |
| 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Conference Closing |
While we may no longer be able to meet physically in the beautiful city of Indore for IndiaHCI 2020, the organisers and student volunteers have been working hard to virtually recreate the essential aspects of the conference, and give participants a unique and enjoyable IndiaHCI experience. We also hope that the move to a virtual conference makes the conference more accessible to participants who might not have been able to attend otherwise. Many of you who have already registered for the conference, or are considering registering for it, would have questions about what a virtual IndiaHCI is going to look like, and through this post, we hope to address just that.
Keeping with recent editions of the conference, IndiaHCI 2020 will also have a full-fledged program, with two days of Courses and Workshops, followed by two days of main conference sessions including Keynotes, Paper Sessions, Invited Talks, and much more. You can find more details about the same on the Conference Program page. We have tried to ensure that the virtual nature of the conference does not compromise on the substance and diversity of our program. The schedule for the sessions runs through the day, but we will be including sufficient breaks between the sessions, and hope to wrap up each day’s proceedings by the evening (6:00 PM – 7:00 PM). The full details of the schedule will be released shortly.
We have also built upon learnings from several other conferences that have successfully made the shift to an online event, including UIST, CSCW, ICER, and UBICOMP. There are many similarities between our program structure and that of these conferences, and we hope to implement the best aspects from all of them.
Now coming to the platforms upon which IndiaHCI 2020 will be run, we will be using
All of the main conference sessions (except for the Posters & Demos track) will take place on Zoom. The larger sessions (such as Keynotes and Invited talks) will be run in Webinar mode, and participants will be able to view the presentations and ask questions through the inbuilt Q&A features. The smaller, more interactive sessions (such as Courses, Workshops, and Student Competitions) will use the conventional video call format, allowing participants to interact through voice and video. These main conference sessions will also be streamed to YouTube and archived. The conference organisers will be following a defined protocol to ensure that the sessions proceed smoothly, with minimal issues of privacy and security.
Image 1: A screenshot from a Zoom presentation about IndiaHCI.
Participants will also be given access to an online conference program website with further details about each session. In case participants are unable to attend a particular session, they can use the program website to asynchronously ask questions to the speakers. We will also be uploading the recordings of the talks to this website, and it will be made available to all participants for a few days after the conference as well.
For the Posters and Demos track, we will be trying out a more unconventional platform called Gather. Gather allows for the creation of a virtual, 2-dimensional environment in which participants can move around and have dynamic video calls with people around them (more information about its features can be found here). This was successfully used by the UBICOMP 2020 conference (which you can find out more about here). For IndiaHCI 2020, we are building a unique virtual environment where participants will be able to move between the various Posters and Demos, interact with the presenters, and view related videos and submissions. We will be unveiling this virtual conference hall soon, and are excited for all participants to try it out.
Image 2: Screenshots from the Gather application, depicting the map and video call interface.
Finally, any IndiaHCI conference would not be complete without the social interactions that take place around the main program. For this, we plan to use Discord, which is a platform for communities to talk to each other through text messages, voice, and video calls. Discord has much of the same functionality as apps like Slack, with the added benefit of being able to support group video calls. Discord has proven to be quite a successful ‘official backchannel’ for social interactions at recent conferences like ICER, and UIST. We believe that Discord would be a great place for participants to catch up with friends and colleagues, as well as meet and get to know new people – all under one virtual roof. Discord will also be our main platform for addressing any questions and tech-support requirements from participants in real time.
Image 3: Screenshots from the Discord website and desktop application, depicting interactions in text channels (left) and video rooms (right).
A virtual conference may not compare to a physical one in many aspects, but there are many advantages to having an online event as well. We are already seeing an increase in the number of participants registering for the conference, and have speakers joining in from all around the globe. The digital format of presentations allows us to make content more accessible to all, and also better supports asynchronous discussions. With everyone attending the conference safely from the comfort of their homes, we are confident that IndiaHCI 2020 will be as seamless an experience as possible, one that all participants will find memorable and worthwhile.
We will be sending further instructions about the virtual conference program (and each of the platforms) to registered participants over the coming weeks. If you haven’t registered yet, early registrations for the conference close in a few days time, so do check it out soon! In case you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us at indiahci2020@gmail.com.
We’re really looking forward to meeting you all (virtually) at IndiaHCI 2020!
Instructors: Biju Thankachan, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Deepak Ranjan Padhi, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India; Pranjal Jain, The UXWhale, India; Markku Turunen, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 9:00am to 10:30am
Over the past few years, there has been a great influx of “voice assistants” in the market. Major players as Apple, Google and Amazon have reported sales in millions of devices with “speech technology”. One of the key factors driving the popularity is that the devices are becoming efficient in interpreting human speech and assist users intelligently. Moreover, leveraging on the advancements in artificial intelligence backed natural language processing, these voice assistants have the potential of reducing the barriers to access technology for many emergent users and those who would prefer voice to interact with ICTs. However, there exists several contextual, social, ethical and technological challenges in designing a successful voice user interface. This course will introduce the audience to a plethora of voice assistants and will foreground few challenges in the context based on our research and practice. The course will conclude with a hands-on-demo of developing a small application. Read More.
Instructors: Rasagy Sharma, Gramener, Bengaluru; Suchismita Naik, Gramener, Bengaluru; Chandni Murmu, Gramener, Hyderabad.
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 11:30am to 1:00pm
In this data intensive and fast-paced business world, one needs the ability to efficiently interpret and showcase vast amounts of these data to showcase key insights and inform decision-makers. The data-driven story is one of the most compelling and potent tools to convert a boring looking data set into a persuasive, decision making message. Before one comes to constructing these data stories, there are three steps which precedes it i.e. understanding the audience and intent, finding compelling insights, crafting a storyline using narrative, while designing data stories involves two major tools of Visualisation and Storytelling. The goal of this workshop is to enable the participants to bring their data to life through visualisation and use it to communicate a persuasive story to an audience, with a focus on various mediums for doing so. We additionally accomplish the goal with theories around visualisation and storytelling, best practices and practical application in the industry. Coming up with an effective data story might seem like a daunting task, but following some few simple steps, the participants can achieve their happy ending. Read More.
Instructor: Anirudha Joshi, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This course will act as a primer for early-career professionals who are contemplating PhD in interaction design or overlapping areas. The main objective of this course is to give participants a glimpse of PhD research. I will provide a brief introduction to research and contextualise design research with respect to the interaction design / UI / UX professions. I will show some examples of work by PhD students who have completed or are nearing completion of their PhD and give glimpses into life before, during and after a PhD. This 90-minute course builds on similar courses that were taught in India HCI 2018 and India HCI 2019. The course will consist of a 60-minute lecture, followed by questions and answers. This course is NOT meant for those who are already enrolled in a PhD programme.
Instructor: Anirudha Joshi, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 9:00am to 10:30am
The field of interaction design / HCI must still be considered nascent in India. While the field has attracted many bright individuals, the research output in terms of number of papers published from India in peer-reviewed conferences and journals remains limited. This course aims to teach participants how to write research papers. It is particularly designed for first-time paper writers in the Indian community. In this course, I will cover the scope and the contents of an HCI research paper, the style and structure of writing a research paper, and the paper review process that authors should keep in mind. While this course will focus on writing papers and notes, some learnings from this course could be extended to writing other types of materials such as case studies, posters and demos. This 90-minute course builds on the experience of teaching similar courses in India HCI 2018 and 2019. It is meant for both students and professionals from the fields of design, computer science, cognitive science, ergonomics etc. While some prior experience in doing research will help, the course is not intended for those who already have experience in writing several research papers.
Instructors: Akshay Kore, Observe.AI; Bhasker Sharma, Observe.AI; Betson George, Observe.AI; Hriday Gami, Observe.AI.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Contemporary HCI practices revolve around the functioning of traditional software systems based on rigid instruction set algorithms. As probabilistic prediction based systems become widely used in computational systems, designers and HCI practitioners need to be mindful of the implications of their design. In this 90 minute course, we will review and discuss challenges, possibilities and opportunities in designing for probabilistic AI/ML systems. We probe into what role design can play to make these technologies to be inclusive and collaborative with Human users. Additionally, we aim to focus on the fundamental difference between traditional systems and AI/ML-based systems to understand the implications on best practices and methods in HCI. Read More.
Instructor: Santosh Maskeri, The World Bank.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
This is a course that aims to teach the basics of Data Privacy. It introduces the participants to the main entities involved in Data Privacy and their roles. It discusses some common privacy principles. This course also discusses the role of Information Technology (IT) in an organization in the implementation of a privacy program. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought in its own Data Privacy related challenges. The course will address some of them. Finally, the course discusses some best practices for an individual to follow to protect their personal data.
Moderators: Amit Jena, IITB-Monash Research Academy; Seema Krishnakumar, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad; Venkatesh Rajamanickam, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Visualising data is effective when done right. When people can interpret the visualisation by asking more questions on the information displayed versus how or what is displayed, then we know the visualisation is done right. So to be effective, it is essential to design the right visualisations for the data to allow users to interpret and make decisions based on what they observe.
But data visualisation design is built upon the studies of a highly educated subset of the populations who have easy access to and extended familiarity with Information and communications technologies (ICTs). Lately, the population with access to the internet and mobile technologies have reached a significant number. The workshop will start the conversation on how to design visualisations for the Emergent Users of ICTs, with the objective of understanding the intricacies for such design. The participants will be introduced to the various types of visualisations that we commonly see in our daily life, discuss the pros and cons of each, and try to understand how the Emergent Users of ICTs will interpret these visualisations. From the workshop, we aim to draw design guidelines, open questions and hypothesis that will need further study. Read More.
Moderators: Nikhil Welankar, Cognizant Technology Solutions; Mangesh Kulkarni, Cognizant Technology Solutions; Shushant Verma Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 9:30am to 12:30pm
The world has been witnessing an unprecedented situation since the last few months due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Most of us had never imagined that the countries would have to declare partial or full lockdown to protect their citizens from the Corona outbreak. This epidemic has severely affected citizens, industries, and governments. Many citizens have lost their jobs, many industries have seen financial losses, and governments are trying their best to protect citizens. Many researchers, scientists, innovators, and medical experts across the world are exploring solutions for this crisis. The goal of our workshop is to explore how emerging technologies such as IoT, AR/VR/MR, Robotics and Drones can address some of the key challenges faced by citizens, industries, and governments in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. We will form multiple teams within the participants and each team will have to select one challenge and one or multiple technologies to address the specific challenge. The outcome from this workshop will be in form of various product or service design ideas to address some of the key challenges. We aim to build a community of design thinkers who will continue to collaborate and exchange knowledge beyond this workshop. Read More
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Moderators: A Luusua, University of Oulu; Sumita Sharma, University of Oulu; Johanna Ylipulli, Aalto University.
This workshop will examine global and multidisciplinary perspectives on urban AI – a research topic scrutinizing the intersections of Artificial Intelligence(s) and cities, i.e. urban life, spaces, places, and infrastructures. There is an urgent need to form a research community around urban AI, as AI technologies are fast maturing and being infused as parts of urban lives, and being further developed at an increasing pace. AIs have the ability to touch on every aspect of urban lives; yet, far from being value-neutral, urban technologies are fundamentally shaping and shaped by the societal, political, geographical, economical and ecological contexts in which they are created, implemented and used. Urban AI, thus must be contextualized in every way; in this work, one of the main issues is the need to highlight and include various global perspectives, i.e. the Global South and North, in the study of urban AI. In this workshop, we attempt to answer the question: how can we incorporate global perspectives, e.g. those relating to the Global South and North, into the research, design and implementation of urban AI? Read More.
Moderators: Deepak Ranjan Padhi, IIT Bombay; Pankaj Chavan, IIT Bombay; Devanuj K. Balkrishan, JK Lakshmipat University
Schedule: 5th-Nov-2020 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
The COVID19 pandemic has forced many institutions to close, pushing often unprepared institutions to move “teaching and learning” online. This made the educational ecosystem more challenging especially in “HCI” where the core philosophy is “user-centred”. However, this disruption provides us with an opportunity to reimagine HCI education in an online environment. This workshop invites educators (from academia and industry) and students to participate. We will discuss the challenges in teaching and learning HCI in an online mode while reflecting upon the best practices of the past. We will construct ideas about how to conduct user studies, interpretation, prototyping and design evaluation in an online mode effectively. We will brainstorm solutions along with a hands-on demonstration of some useful online tools and strategies. Read More.
Moderators: Pranjal Jain, The UX Whale; Devanuj Balkrishan, JK Lakshmipat University; Sayan Sarcar, University of Tsukuba; Dilrukshi Gamage, University of Moratuwa; Rucha Tulaskar, Continuum Managed Services; Suleman Shahid, Lahore University of Management Science; Nova Ahmed, North South University.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Learning Human Computer Interaction broadens one’s mind to design innovative technologies that focus on Humans. HCI as a subject is widely available, accessible and growing interest in Global North with the support of trained professionals and researchers. Although this trend is escalating in Asia Pacific with the demand, exposure and experience, the South Asian context faces challenges not only to populate the demand and interest in the subject, but also when adopting the HCI methods in the curricular which has centered livelihood of Global North. We argue that the HCI curricular for South Aisan Contexts needs much sensitivity to diversity due to a range of reasons such as varied literacy levels, availability of and access to technology, economic drivers, regional/cultural norms and specifically the “user base” of people. In this workshop, a group of HCI educators and practitioners representing diverse cultural contexts in South Asia will address these challenges by designing an inclusive HCI curricular by understanding the landscape of HCI curriculums offered in the universities and institutions across the region while considering the demanded skills by key stakeholders. The workshop will invite interested educators and to share their HCI practices, brainstorm solutions which can be commonly adopted and populated in the region. At the end of the workshop, organizers envision establishing a working Group for Inclusive HCI Curriculum Development Unit (ICDU) which will take sustainable and long term actions to address the challenges in the HCI curriculum for the South Asia region. Read More.
Moderators: Pratiti Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Kapil Kadam, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 9:30am to 12:30pm
The emerging technology of Augmented Reality (AR) is being adopted in various domains of education like STEM education, programming and computation, and vocational studies. When designing the AR learning experiences, several design elements, strategies and processes keep moulding based on the different contexts. In this workshop, we are probing the evolution of design considerations for providing AR learning experiences in the new normal scenarios. By bringing together the potential participants, the workshop will address the design challenges and considerations in a way that could bring harmony in the teaching-learning practice through well-defined AR elements, interactions and learning activities. Thus, through different activities, the workshop attendees will work together to (1) probe the evolving affordances, challenges and requirements for AR from physical to online classrooms, (2) analyze the suitable design elements and interactions required for students and teachers, and (3) identify the different ways and techniques to design the learning environment for the different targeted skills of the students. Thus, the overarching goal of the workshop is to bring together the designers, developers, EdTech experts, researchers, teachers and practitioners (though not restrictive), who are enthusiastically contributing towards AR/VR and IndiaHCI 2020. This workshop will be used as an opportunity to widen the research and practice community for designing AR learning experiences. Read More.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Moderators: Sumita Sharma, University of Oulu; Marianne Kinnula, University of Oulu; Netta Iivari, University of Oulu; Grace Eden, IIIT-Delhi; Rocio Fatas, Srishti-Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Critical Design Fiction (CDF) is an emerging design approach for imagining and exploring technological futures, in a variety of contexts and by various people – researchers, practitioners, experts, professionals, and students. CDF allows us to consider, imagine, explore, and speculate on futures that are probable, possible, and even provocative and empowering.
In this workshop, we employ CDF to explore and imagine the future of human friendships and romance amidst a pandemic that has socially ravaged the entire world. Our changing relationship with each other and with technology is a hotbed of innovation, and an opportunity for us to reconsider and redefine human bonding and intimacy. Participants will be introduced to CDF, and during the workshop will work in small teams of 4-6 to collaboratively consider future scenarios. At the end of the workshop the teams present and discuss their work in the larger group. Overall, the workshop aims to ignite innovative, and even provocative, ideas and future scenarios, building on this year’s conference theme of emerging trends in technology design. Read More.
Schedule: 6th-Nov-2020 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Moderators: Pranjal Jain, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore; Pawan Singh, Deakin University; Rahat Jahangir Rony, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Nova Ahmed, North South University, Shanu Shukla, Indian Institute of Management Indore; Tanya Ballal, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology; Mohamed Khamis, University of Glasgow; Taiabul Haque, University of Central Missouri.
Work from home in todays’ world holds a different meaning, especially in terms of privacy and their work. There have been so many instances where the privacy of a telecommuter has been breached with or without their knowledge. This workshop aims at collecting stories from telecommuters to understand their work from home experience through the lens of privacy. Workshops provide an opportunity to bring together design researchers, design practitioners in academia, public sector, business and industry for a focused and interactive discussion. The methods that will be used during the workshop include : visual storytelling, theatrical storytelling, speculative design, design fiction among others. Our aim is not just to understand the mindset around privacy in the work from home space but also to convey these ideas to the participants and to develop privacy-first systems. Read More.