Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

The 28th annual Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) conference , held at the University of Technology Sydney in Sydney, Australia, stands as one of the most notable and major conferences in the realm of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I am really fortunate that our paper, " AutoDesc: Facilitating Convenient Perusal of Web Data Items for Blind Users ," was accepted at this important conference. The presentation of our work on March 28, 2023, gave me an opportunity to interact with some of the field's most well-known authors and experts.  #IUI2023 venue, 7th floor of the 10th building at UTS https://t.co/gSLjXhJHrD @ACMIUI pic.twitter.com/6Y1pVey72C — Yong Zheng (@yongzhengme) March 26, 2023 Opening at #IUI2023 pic.twitter.com/FTYXUjjVxa — Dr Simone Stumpf (@DrSimoneStumpf) March 27, 2023   Workshops : We are excited to offer 9 excellent workshops and tutorials this year! 🥳 Mark your calendar! 📅 Come and join us! https://t.co/6LhfSyEaXW #iui2023 #hci #artificialin...

  ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2023) marks the 28th annual gathering of the intelligent interfaces community, offering a prominent global platform for showcasing research and advancements in intelligent user interfaces. It is a leading international forum where the worlds of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) converge. The conference was held at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) . The conference welcomes contributions from diverse disciplines, including psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design, the arts, and beyond. It is a collaborative space where experts from various fields intersect to explore the frontiers of technology and user experience. Our research paper, " AutoDesc: Facilitating Convenient Perusal of Web Data Items for Blind Users ," was published at IUI 2023 . 1217 authors from 45 countries contributed their papers to the conference, showcasing a rich and diverse in...

Figure 1: The virtual cover of the IUI '22 conference. In 2022, there were 268 million online shoppers in the United States. This number will increase to almost 285 million online shoppers in 2025. It’s become a much easier way to shop, considering that it doesn’t require you to leave your house. People every day go to online websites to buy their goods based on their preferences. An e-commerce website like Walmart or Amazon consists of web data records that are integral components of many websites [Figure 2]. These websites present structured information by querying from a database. Examples include a list of products or services, such as items on a shopping website, available hotel rooms on a travel website, and so on. In this blog, I will discuss our work titled “ InSupport: Proxy Interface for Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Web Data Records. ” which was published at the 27th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces . The work focuses on improvi...

Figure: Virtual cover for ACM IUI’22 conference The premier showcase of outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces was hosted by the University of Helsinki, Finland. The 27th edition of the annual ACM Intelligent User Interface (IUI) conference was virtually held on March 21-25, 2022. There were 386 registered participants and 62 papers presented worldwide. For those who could not attend the conference, pre-recorded videos are available on the ACM SIGCHI YouTube channel, and the conference proceedings are available online. This year, I was fortunate that one of our papers was accepted and represented our research group, Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group (WSDL) , at this conference. My paper, " InSupport: Proxy Interface for Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Web Data Records " was co-authored by Dr. Sampath Jayarathna and Dr. Vikas Ashok from Old Dominion University, USA, and Hae-Na Lee from Stony Brook University, USA....