It’s deadline day for provocation papers! I hope you woke up feeling controversial! #cui2024 ACM CUI

Papers are pouring into PCS for #CUI2024! Keep em coming! 🕺🕺🕺 ACM CHI Conference Smit Desai Association for Computing Machinery ACM CUI

I am recruiting PhD students for Fall '25! If you are passionate about conversational technology design and planning to pursue a PhD, I'd love to chat. Also, I'll be at #CHI2024 in Hawaii—let's connect there!

Students attending #CHI2024: I am recruiting two PhD students at Northeastern CAMD. If you are interested in the theory and design of human-centered conversational interfaces, get in touch. I will also present a paper on the use of metaphors in voice user interfaces on Tuesday at 3 PM in

Designing personas is one of the most important design decisions in developing any conversational interfaces like voice interface, chatbots or even LLM agents. To discuss this, we are organizing a workshop at ACM CUI on 8th July in Luxembourg: sites.google.com/view/cui24voic… w/

🎉 Excited for #CUI2024! We're hosting 4 #conversational #interfaces workshops in Luxembourg. More info: cui.acm.org/2024/programme… 🚀 Check details from workshop organizers before the conference. Smit Desai Mateusz Dubiel Christine Murad #conversationalAI #workshops

📚✨ EduCUI connects CUI & #EduTech communities to explore the future of conversational UIs in education. Join us to discuss design trade-offs & cross-disciplinary expertise. justinhci.github.io/educui2024/ind… Heloisa Candello Justin Edwards Smit Desai @Haggis_Tamer et al. #CUI2024

🎙️ Voicecraft workshop focuses on designing and evaluating Voice Assistant (VA) personas for tasks (info search, shopping) & personal growth (coaching, tutoring). sites.google.com/view/cui24voic… #CUI2024 #VoiceAssistants #UXDesign Smit Desai Mateusz Dubiel Nima Zargham Anuschka

🚀 The draft program for ACM CUI 2024 is online! Check out the latest updates and get ready for an amazing #CUI2024. 📅✨ Explore the program: programs.sigchi.org/cui/2024 #ConversationalAI #CUI #HCI #TechConference ACM SIGCHI Association for Computing Machinery ACM Digital Library Luis A. Leiva Mateusz Dubiel Smit Desai

📢 Calling all #Conversational #UI enthusiasts! Join us at ACM CUI and be part of the future of conversational user interfaces. Register now! 🚀🗣️ cui.acm.org/2024/attend/re… #ConversationalAI #CUI #HCI ACM SIGCHI Association for Computing Machinery ACM Digital Library Luis A. Leiva Mateusz Dubiel Smit Desai

Last week, I officially deposited my dissertation and concluded my PhD at iSchool at Illinois. I have had an absolutely fantastic time in my PhD and could not have asked for a better support network of mentors, peers, and friends. I am deeply grateful to everyone I interacted with during

📢 "Why to Get a PhD: Insights Beyond ChatGPT's Intelligence"📢 Read here: smitdesai.net/advising/2024/… A reflection on useful and slightly less useful motivations behind pursuing a doctorate, questioning the metaphor of "PhD-level intelligence" propagated by OpenAI and exploring

Haha 😂! Tired Waymos returning home after a long day only to find other Waymos in their parking space. Can break anyone.

Finally moved to Boston to start my appointment(s) at Northeastern CAMD. It already feels a lot nicer to live in a city with so many easily accessible beautiful green spaces. My work space has now expanded dramatically. Hopefully, this inspires my writing for #CHI2025

Inbox flooded with AI-generated emails: verbose, formal, soulless. How long until ChatGPT-speak infects our daily conversations? Might start using a 'de-ChatGPTifier' to cut through the dross. Please give me the TL;DR, not an essay!

One of the greatest joys of reviewing papers is seeing one you've reviewed and loved appear on your timeline, with excited authors sharing their acceptance news and results! Moments like these make it nearly impossible to say no to reviewing again. 😃