Another wonderful time at #CUI2025, right at home! I had an amazing time both helping to organizing and attending CUI this year. This conference is near and dear to my heart, and I love meeting both old and new friends. Canโt wait for next yearโs
@ACM_CUI in Bremen!
Now, looking ahead, #CUI2026 will be taking place in...
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In a warm handover moment, next yearโs GCs โ Effie Law, Nima Zargham, Thomas Eรmeyer โ thanked this yearโs team and shared their excitement for whatโs to come for #CUI2026! ๐ซ
As it began, #CUI2025 ๐จ๐ฆ closes with words from our General Chairs โ Jaisie Sin, Jim Wallace, and Edith Law. What a blast these past few days have been. Huge thanks to everyone who took part and made this event so special. ๐
A big shoutout to our #CUI2025 presenters who couldn't be here in person...your work is absolutely part of the conversation in Waterloo! We're so glad to have your work in the program and on our minds. ๐ฌโจ
Day 3 of #CUI2025 began with keynote talk 'Conversations in Context: Considering the Sociality of Agentic AI' from @mattratto: "Developing good agentic AI requires an expansive and dynamic approach to context."
Today's early morning trip to St. Jacobs Farmers' Market in nearby Woolwich, Ontario โ featuring fresh apple fritters, a true โtaste of placeโ in the Waterloo Region. ๐
Itโs the final day of #CUI2025! ๐ข๐
Day 3 kicks off soon โ hereโs whatโs ahead:
๐ค Keynote: Dr. Matt Ratto
๐ Paper Panel 4: CUIs for Health and Wellbeing
๐ Paper Panel 5: Usability, UX, and Evaluation of CUIs
๐ Tutorials and Posters
๐๏ธ Town Hall, Closing, and Handover
Loved this keynote! One paper I plan to check out by Maurita is entitled "Identifying and reducing barriers to having a racially and ethnically diverse research population" sciencedirect.com/science/arโฆ#CUI2025
Day 2 of #CUI2025 began with keynote talk 'The Interface is Political: Resisting Neutrality' from Dr. Maurita Harris: "Do not just design for inclusion. Design for liberation. For joy. For belonging."
"Smudging is a cultural tradition common to many (not all) First Nations, which involves the burning of one or more traditional medicines gathered from Mother Earth. The four sacred medicines used in First Nations' ceremonies are tobacco, sage, cedar, and sweetgrass."