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Joshua Newn

@JoshuaNewn

HCI-AI Researcher at @RMITComputing @RMIT. Formerly at @SCC_Lancaster @LancasterUni and @CIS_UniMelb @UniMelb. I like to build things. Proud Bornean.

 Melbourne, Australia
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Joined December 2011
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My PhD thesis is online! It investigated how intelligent computer systems can become better collaborative partners by giving them the ability to infer the intentions of human partners through their eye gaze. hdl.handle.net/11343/247775
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On my way to #UIST2025 in #Busan! I'm recruiting fully funded PhD students for the August 2026 intake at the College of Design and Engineering, #NUS. If you're interested in building #tools for #InteractivePrototypes, feel free to reach out – we can grab a coffee and chat.
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📢I'm interrupting your summer vacation for an important announcement. I have an exciting open PhD position (full-time) related to games user research, analytics, and information visualization. Application deadline is September 30, 2025. Full details: karriere.jku.at/hcm/jobexcha…
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I am seeking 1-2 PhD students and 1-2 postdocs to work on theory in HCI, say, how the field uses theory, how to make theories more impactful in HCI, and how to develop better technology w theory. DL is June 9th, see shorturl.at/4FTkQ and shorturl.at/6DlA5. 🙏 🇩🇰🎓😃
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Your h-index isn’t your legacy. Your students are. Every late-night revision was worth this moment. My grad students just owned the CHI stage. Badass. I’m just here clapping in the background. Folks, you rocked it! Mentorship isn’t about shaping papers. It’s about shaping people.
The delegation of the HCI Games Group presenting their research at CHI.

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Excited to present our work HeadShift: Head Pointing with Dynamic Control-Display Gain at #CHI2025 in Yokohama! Mon, 4:56–5:08 PM, Room G301 🎤 A big thank you to my amazing co-authors: @ludwigsidenmark, Florian Weidner, Joshua Newn, and @HansGellersen! See you there! 🙌
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Fun times! #HRI2025
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We built Purpose Mode when I interned @brave. The tool reduces users’ distraction on social media websites by suppressing dark patterns like infinite scroll. Try Purpose Mode: github.com/hankhplee/purpose… Video demo: youtu.be/AWY8HQ_z_-c?si=UtEs… Stay tuned for the upcoming TOCHI paper!
GitHub - hankhplee/purpose-mode: A Web extension to browse social media websites with purpose.

GitHub - hankhplee/purpose-mode: A Web extension to browse social media websites with purpose.

A Web extension to browse social media websites with purpose. - hankhplee/purpose-mode

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.@hankhplee and I have been working on a browser extension that removes the clutter from social media sites. I can’t use X without it anymore. Research paper will be out soon and you can get the extension here: github.com/hankhplee/purpose…
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Yue Jiang@YueJiang_nj12 Oct 2024
I will present our paper on scanpath prediction on user interfaces at #UIST2024. Our model has the unique capability of producing personalized predictions when given a few user scanpath samples. See the paper, video, and code: yuejiang-nj.github.io/Public… @oulasvirta @luileito
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At #UIST2024, I'm presenting two projects: 🎶〰️SonoHaptics and 🔊Auptimize! We tackle perceptual challenges in XR interactions (gaze-based object selection & audio localization) through multisensory feedback - without relying on visual displays. 🧵
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Lab tour game time! @ubicomp #UbiComp2024
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Despite development in mobile capabilities, most apps remain oblivious to user abilities. Check out our #MobileHCI2024 work, the Ability-Based Design Mobile Toolkit (ABD-MT), that enables developers to create apps that respond to users' situated abilities: youtu.be/vygzO5r9K_Q
Five example apps demonstrating the toolkit capabilities that adapt to tremor, walking, running, fat fingers, and attention switch, and a code snippet showing how to achieve ability-based functionality in three lines of code

ALT Five example apps demonstrating the toolkit capabilities that adapt to tremor, walking, running, fat fingers, and attention switch, and a code snippet showing how to achieve ability-based functionality in three lines of code

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Hi all, I’m on the job market for industry research scientist or TT faculty positions starting Summer 2025. Interested in roles related to HCI, XR, Eye Tracking, Adaptive Interfaces, and Human-AI Interaction. Please reach out if hiring or aware of any positions! RT appreciated!
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With the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (@HLForum #HLF24) just around the corner, I thought it would be nice to share some footage I put together from last year's event (#HLF23). It’s amazing how quickly time has flown! youtu.be/BCZgNsh_GwE?si=2eY1… via @YouTube
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Excited to announce our latest TOCHI publication: "HeadShift: Head Pointing with Dynamic Control-Display Gain" with @ludwigsidenmark @FlorianWeidner @JoshuaNewn @HansGellersen dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36894…
HeadShift: Head Pointing with Dynamic Control-Display Gain | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human...

HeadShift: Head Pointing with Dynamic Control-Display Gain | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human...

Head pointing is widely used for hands-free input in head-mounted displays (HMDs). The primary role of head movement in an HMD is to control the viewport based on absolute mapping of head rotation to...

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Living down under, it’s always great catching up with friends you met on the other side of the world when they visit. 🇦🇺 #HLF23 #HLF Alumna #AlumNode @theMac30790105
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Tim Miller@tmiller_uq5 Aug 2024
For those interested in the state-of-the-art in Explainable AI, I live tweeted every presentation of our @IJCAIconf XAI workshop. Full proceedings available free at sites.google.com/view/xai202… #IJCAI2024
XAI 2024 workshop @ IJCAI - Proceedings

XAI 2024 workshop @ IJCAI - Proceedings

Reflections from the workshop organisers The IJCAI 2024 Workshop on Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is a wrap! Below, we give some high-level information and our reflections about the 2024...

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Replying to @HansGellersen
@HansGellersen is presenting @JamesBHou's work "GazeSwitch: Automatic Eye-Head Mode Switching for Optimised Hands-Free Pointing" in collaboration with @JoshuaNewn, Snam, @ludwigsidenmark at @ETRA_conference Check the paper for more details: gemini-erc.eu/publications/g… Go GEMINI 💪🤩
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