iSchool researchers to present at CHI 2021

Yun Huang
Yun Huang, Associate Professor
Nigel Bosch
Nigel Bosch, Assistant Professor

iSchool faculty and students will present their research at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021), which will be held virtually from May 8-13. The conference, considered the most prestigious in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, attracts researchers and practitioners from around the globe. The theme for CHI 2021 is "Making Waves, Combining Strengths."

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