Pedro Lopes
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Assoc. Prof. of Comp. Science @uchicagocs / Human Computer Integration Lab / XR, haptics, hw / HCI lab: https://t.co/lNuu6qMtRX / music: https://t.co/XcUgF18GAu
Chicago, IL
Joined December 2010
Come on a tour of our #CHI2025 papers: https://t.co/48LgMyDMOZ where you can see me demonstrating our new four devices: a novel sensory substitution for the blind, an adaptive skill-acquisition with muscle stimulation, powering devices when you touch them, and PCB recycling! 1/5
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We want your panels, this will be a really fun conference: biggest program ever (6700 submitted papers on main track), new meetups track, new AM-PM schedule (AM papers, PM networks/workshop/panels/demos!). So, submit your cool and provocativeness panel now to #chi2026
The #CHI2026 Panels Track is now open for submissions! Panels are interactive, discussion-driven sessions that spark debate and engage the audience directly. Deadline: Nov 20, 2025 (AoE) Details & submission link: https://t.co/gaThpk6fX3
#HCI #SIGCHI #HumanComputerInteraction
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Next week, the Center for Motor Neuron Disease will host two special seminars with Dr. Sonia Garel from the Collège de France! Join us on Wednesday and Thursday in GCIS W301/303.
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#CHI2026 reviews out and Revise and Resubmit cycle started. Thanks to hundreds of ACs, thousands of reviews and our hard working paper chairs!
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UIST勉強会、Biddingも開始しましたのでぜひどしどし登録をお願いします！ https://t.co/qcd01tpXFJ
sigchi.jp
UIST2025勉強会 開催のお知らせです。
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I see lots of angry takes. Folks are being as balanced as @windx0303. This is not only about gatekeeping, this is about: (1) can't even navigate @arxiv (rapidly all of it becomes AI generated survey/position paper) vs (2) find quality ideas? (my worry: long term solution?)
arXiv CS decided to not take position papers or survey papers unless they're peer reviewed. My hot take is that it IS a right move. It ofc prioritizes novelty (new results) over knowledge revisit & reflection & edu, but if we can only afford one thing, I'd pick novelty, too.
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Great interview with Jasmine Lu (@xjasminelu ) about her PhD work on computational tools to rethink/remix/re-use e-waste: https://t.co/X3ceaP3qAG My fav quote "incorporating broader ecological and philosophical perspectives makes me a better engineer and researcher"—go read this!
cs.uchicago.edu
As the world races to develop new technologies, a critical question often gets overlooked: What happens to the old ones? Jasmine Lu, a sixth-year PhD student in Computer Science at the University of...
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As we find ways to handle volume in conferences (e.g. #CHI2026's 6.7k submissions) we forget that @arxiv is experiencing this at a massive scale, read👇. They now require peer review for survey/position papers (feels paradoxical but it's hard to ensure quality under such volume)
The Computer Science section of @arxiv is now requiring prior peer review for Literature Surveys and Position Papers. Details in a new blog post
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Could full-body MRIs predict illnesses before symptoms even appear? NYU radiologist Daniel Sodickson joins @BigBrainsUC to explore this trending technology—and discuss how AI-enhanced MRIs might change how we see ourselves and the world. https://t.co/Kzwqn76EQC
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When I thought that @adafruit could be any cooler, they are even cooler
here's how we're doing it @adafruit for many years - regular time off for voting, also a full paid day if you want to volunteer at the polls or do more. some vote by mail, some in person, everyone has enough time to do it. pretty easy for employers to add this, and we found it
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Please add your questions to the Google Doc so I can make sure we discuss them among the faculty who signed up for our PhD in technical HCI discussion tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, 10.30am ET:
docs.google.com
Note: This tab contains the FAQ for the upcoming 2025 edition. The second tab contains last year’s Q&A and links to previous editions. I added two more tabs (you can find them on the left) with top...
Looking forward to this year's PhD in technical HCI office hour this Wednesday 10/29 10.30am ET: https://t.co/P4MtimYTz3 Ask your questions! Join me and other faculty to discuss admissions process, statements, and overall what a PhD is like and good for :) RT appreciated
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Always a highlight! Students applying for human computer interaction PhDs, go watch this and ask Michael and folks all your questions for application season.
Looking forward to this year's PhD in technical HCI office hour this Wednesday 10/29 10.30am ET: https://t.co/P4MtimYTz3 Ask your questions! Join me and other faculty to discuss admissions process, statements, and overall what a PhD is like and good for :) RT appreciated
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🎉 We're excited to announce the 2025 Google PhD Fellows! @GoogleOrg is providing over $10 million to support 255 PhD students across 35 countries, fostering the next generation of research talent to strengthen the global scientific landscape. Read more: https://t.co/0Pvuv6hsgP
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Huge congrats to Yudai Tanaka for being nominated a Google PhD fellow! 💪 Yudai conducts a creative line of work, exploring challenging questions such as the sense of agency with haptic interfaces, control strategies for muscles/brain interfaces, and more:
yudai-tanaka.com
詳しくは投稿をご覧ください。
🎉Honored to be named a 2025 Google PhD Fellow!! Grateful to my advisor & collaborators. I’ve been fortunate to explore the frontier of HCI—interfacing w/ the brain & nerves to empower users. I hope to keep advancing this as a faculty. I'm on job market! https://t.co/SaVPFynYSx
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🎉Honored to be named a 2025 Google PhD Fellow!! Grateful to my advisor & collaborators. I’ve been fortunate to explore the frontier of HCI—interfacing w/ the brain & nerves to empower users. I hope to keep advancing this as a faculty. I'm on job market! https://t.co/SaVPFynYSx
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Happy CHI review deadline day! Time to finish and polish those last-minute reviews. Here’s a link to Kumar et al.’s guide to reviewing for CHI:
docs.google.com
An Unofficial Guide to Reviewing for SIGCHI Initiation, Maintenance, and Care: Neha Kumar & Shaowen Bardzell Contributions: Elena Agapie, Rosa Arriaga, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Nazanin Andalibi, Robin...
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You can be a colleague on campus even without technically being at UChicago, the incredible TTIC (on campus) is hiring!
TTIC is hiring for both tenure-track and research assistant professor positions:
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Want to help out at #CHI2026 as a student volunteer? This is for you!
I'm excited to serve as an SV co-chair for #CHI2026! Interested in joining us? Apply now to become an SV! It's a fantastic opportunity to make new friends and help create an unforgettable @ACM_CHI experience. Check out the application link below:
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