Seventeen research papers authored by faculty and students from the Department of Information Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) were honored or featured at the 2025 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), held recently in Yokohama, Japan. CHI is the premier international venue for research in human-computer interaction (HCI), drawing scholars and practitioners from around the world.
Representing both the Cornell Tech and Ithaca campuses, the Cornell contributions spanned a wide range of topics – from AI and accessibility to design innovation and digital well-being – underscoring the university’s leadership in advancing the field of HCI.
A highlight of the conference was the induction of Wendy Ju, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS, into the ACM SIGCHI Academy Class of 2025. This prestigious honor recognizes her pioneering contributions in the field of human-computer interaction.
The ACM SIGCHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of HCI. It is part of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, one of the world’s largest communities of HCI professionals.
Read more about Professor Ju’s achievement in this news story.
Recognized Papers:
The 17 papers and recognitions of faculty and students from both the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses are below:
Editor’s Note: Only Cornell-affiliated authors are listed below. Please refer to the individual papers for the full list of contributors.
Best Paper Award:
- Rene Kizilcec, associate professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Emma Harvey, doctoral student in the field of information science
Exploring Data-Driven Advocacy in Home Health Care Work
- Ariel C. Avgar, professor, ILR School
- Nicola Dell, associate professor of information science, Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Joy Ming, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Chit Sum Eunice Ngai ’24
- Madeline Sterling, associate professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Hawi H Tolera ’25
- Jiamin Tu, M.S. ’24
- Ella Yitzhaki ’24
- Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
Honorable Mention:
Beyond Code Generation: LLM-supported Exploration of the Program Design Space
- Qian Yang, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
SplatOverflow: Asynchronous Hardware Troubleshooting
- Ritik Batra, doctoral student in the field of information science
- François Guimbretière, a professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Peter He '27
- Amritansh Kwatra, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Thijs Roumen, assistant professor of information science at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers CIS, and Director of Matter of Tech Lab
- Tobias Weinberg, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Ilan Mandel, doctoral student in the field of information science
Why So Serious? Exploring Timely Humorous Comments in AAC Through AI-Powered Interfaces (also received Jury Best Demo honors)
- Ricky Gonzalez, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Kowe Kadoma, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Thijs Roumen, assistant professor of information science at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Tobias Weinberg, doctoral student in the field of information science
Additional Papers:
AI Rules? Characterizing Reddit Community Policies Towards AI-Generated Content
- Travis Lloyd, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Jennah Gosciak, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Tung Nguyen
- Mor Naaman, the Don and Mibs Follett professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
AI Suggestions Homogenize Writing Toward Western Styles and Diminish Cultural Nuances
- Dhruv Agarwal, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Mor Naaman, the Don and Mibs Follett professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Thomas Ristenpart, professor of computer science, Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Lana Ramjit, director of the Clinic to End Tech Abuse at Cornell Tech
- Nicola Dell, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
Generative AI and Perceptual Harms: Who's Suspected of using LLMs?
- Kowe Kadoma, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Mor Naaman, the Don and Mibs Follett professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
"Ignorance is not Bliss": Designing Personalized Moderation to Address Ableist Hate on Social Media
- Shiri Azenkot, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Sharon Heung, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Lucy Jiang, M.S. ’24
LivingLoom: Investigating Human-Plant Symbiosis through Integrating Living Plants into (E-)Textiles
- Samantha Chang '26
- Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, associate professor, College of Human Ecology and field member in the Department of Information Science in Cornell Bowers CIS
- Jingwen Zhu, doctoral student in the field of human centered design
The People Behind the Robots: How Wizards Wrangle Robots in Public Deployments
- Frank Bu, doctoral student in the field of computer science
- Wendy Ju, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
The Robotability Score: Enabling Harmonious Robot Navigation on Urban Streets
- Matt Franchi, a doctoral student in the field of computer science
- Maria Teresa Parreira, a doctoral student in the field of information science
- Frank Bu, a doctoral student in the field of computer science
- Wendy Ju, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
SpellRing: Recognizing Continuous Fingerspelling in American Sign Language using a Ring
- François Guimbretière, professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Cheng Zhang, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Nam Anh Dang ’27
- Dylan Lee ’25
- Tianhong Catherine Yu, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Susan R. Fussell, professor, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Jieun Kim, doctoral student in the field of information science
Understanding User Perceptions and the Role of AI Image Generators in Image Creation Workflows
- Susan R. Fussell, professor, Cornell Bowers CIS
- Shu-Jung Han, doctoral student in the field of information science
"Who is running it?" Towards Equitable AI Deployment in Home Care Work
- Ariel C. Avgar, professor, ILR School
- Nicola Dell, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, and Cornell Bowers CIS
- Joy Ming, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Madeline Sterling, associate professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Ian René Solano-Kamaiko, doctoral student in the field of information science
- Melissa Tan, M.S. '25
- Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science, Cornell Bowers CIS