Research Communities
Human Computer Interaction(HCI) is one of the 9 core areas of Computer Science identified by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), which is also the youngest of the 9 areas. Through the past two decades, HCI has developed a lot and some subcommunities are formed to serve their own purposes. Out of these communities, 5 are of particularly interests to me.
They are:
1. ACM SIGCHI
CHI is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of human-computer interaction. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. CHI has been held annually since 1982 and attracts thousands of international attendees. CHI 2009 will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2. CSCW Conference
CSCW is short for Computer Supported Collaborative Work. The ACM CSCW conference is a leading forum for presenting and discussing research and development achievements concerning the use of computer technologies to support collaborative activities, as well as the impact of digital collaboration technologies on users, groups, organizations and society. It is held every two years. This year, it will be held in San Diego, CA.
3. ECSCW
The ECSCW is the European version of the ACM CSCW. It is also held every two years, but not in the same year as CSCW. So every year, CSCW researchers can go to either CSCW or ECSCW.
4. Mobile HCI
They are:
1. ACM SIGCHI
CHI is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of human-computer interaction. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. CHI has been held annually since 1982 and attracts thousands of international attendees. CHI 2009 will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.2. CSCW Conference
CSCW is short for Computer Supported Collaborative Work. The ACM CSCW conference is a leading forum for presenting and discussing research and development achievements concerning the use of computer technologies to support collaborative activities, as well as the impact of digital collaboration technologies on users, groups, organizations and society. It is held every two years. This year, it will be held in San Diego, CA.
3. ECSCW
The ECSCW is the European version of the ACM CSCW. It is also held every two years, but not in the same year as CSCW. So every year, CSCW researchers can go to either CSCW or ECSCW.
4. Mobile HCI
HCI is a young area, mobile HCI is even younger. The first Mobile HCI conference was held at Glasgow, Scotland in 1998. Through the last 10 years, it has evolved from a small workshop to a very big conference. It is interesting that most of the participants of this conference are from Europe, also, in the past 10 years, they were all held in Europe. I think American mobile HCI researchers should participate in it more and bring it to the U.S.
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