Nels Numan
@nels.dev
Research intern at Google, CS PhD candidate at University College London, exploring (outdoor) collaborative mixed reality at the intersection of #HCI, #GenerativeAI, and #CSCW | Previously at Niantic Labs, Microsoft Research, IBM, TNO Research nels.dev
What a week at #CHI2025 in Yokohama! Loved reconnecting with friends and making new ones along the way! Also very grateful for the chance to present a paper based on my work at @niantic-labs.bsky.social, which received a Best Paper Honorable Mention 🌟
I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
Mike Wagner@prowag.bsky.social · last yr.Friday Night Massacre of accurate information. A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
📢 Looking for current research on #HCI + #AI? Here's a collection of 200+ #CHI2025 preprints, collected via arXiv and your suggestions: medium.com/human-center...
CHI’25 Preprint Collection
Looking for current research on HCI + AI? Here’s a list.
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Super proud of our collaboration with academia on advancing inputs for XR receiving a recognition by @acm-sigchi.bsky.social. 🙌 @ejgonz.bsky.social, @kenpfeuffer.bsky.social, @hansgellersen.bsky.social, Hasti, Karan, Max, Andrea
ACM SIGCHI@acm-sigchi.bsky.social · 2y ago🎉 We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards! Congratulations to these incredible awardees!
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Alessandro Rigolon@alerigolon.bsky.social · 2y agoJust received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
Ryo, Misha, David and myself are organizing a workshop at #CHI2025 on *Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop*. If you are interested in topics such as adaptive AR, AR+AI Agents, or task guidance, consider submitting. We are looking for 1-2 pagers! Deadline is Feb 15th. xr-and-ai.github.io/
I’m happy to share that I've joined the BIRD (Blended Interaction Research & Devices) lab at Google for a research internship! I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such a remarkable team and to be mentored by Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Eric Gonzalez, and Harish Kulkarni! 🦜
Help with CHI Late Breaking Work program! We are looking for associate chairs (ACs). Not only is the LBW an excellent track for our community to show new work at CHI, but it is also an important step to train new ACs in our community: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #hci #CHI2025
CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work: Application for AC roles (due: Nov 30)
The CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work (LBW) Co-chairs invite you to volunteer as an Associate Chair (AC) for the CHI 2023 (LBW) Program Committee! Please use the form below to provide details about yourself...
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