Official account of BostonCHI, the New England chapter of ACM SIGCHI. Visit our website for monthly events and talks.

Boston, MA
Joined January 2010
Thank you to Jaylin Herskovitz (Tufts University) for an insightful #BostonCHI talk on customizing AI tools for accessibility! Grateful to our attendees, organizing team, and Northeastern's Center for Design at CAMD for making it possible. #Accessibility #HCI
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Next #BostonCHI talk: Jaylin Herskovitz (Tufts) on 'Hacking' Assistive Technology, and how people with disabilities can create and customize AI tools for their own needs. 📅 Thu Oct 8, 5:30 PM ET 📍 Center for Design, CAMD, Northeastern + online 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/hacking-ass…
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What does it take to make democracy's data? 📊 @zephoria (danah boyd) on how the Census Bureau made its 2020 data amid a pandemic, disasters & political pressure. 📅 Sept 30, 5:30 PM 📍 Snell Library 160, Northeastern 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/danah-boyd-… #NewCivicTerrains #BostonCHI
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Upcoming #BostonCHI talk "No AI About Us, Without Us" with Cecily Morrison (@MSFTResearch) on engaging disability communities in shaping AI image generation. 📅 Tue, Apr 28 | 5:30–7:30 PM ET 📍 Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/no-ai-about…
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What if tech paid attention to your values instead of hijacking them? Last week at #BostonCHI, Ziv Epstein from MIT unpacked what it means to reinvent the attention machine - and the room was buzzing. Thanks Ziv, and thanks to everyone who came out! #HCI #AttentionEconomy
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🚨 Next #BostonCHI Talk 🚨 "Re-Inventing the Attention Machine" with Ziv Epstein (@MIT) 🧠⚡ 📅 April 8 | 6 – 8 PM 📍 West Village H, Northeastern University 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/re-inventin… #HCI #AttentionEconomy #ResponsibleAI
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Huge thanks to everyone who came out for #BostonCHI's "Vibing With Your AI" with Smit Desai! A night full of honest, human-centered conversations about how we relate to AI - and why it matters. Grateful to Smit and our incredible organizing team for making it happen. 👋
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Upcoming #BostonCHI Talk – March 26 Vibing with Your AI with Smit Desai Exploring how AI is shifting from tools to personality-driven systems and what it means for design, trust, and human-centered AI Northeastern CAMD, 5:00–6:30 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/vibing-with…
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Sharing from the Digital Civics Initiative (led by Prof. Christopher Le Dantec): New Civic Terrains Speaker Series 🎤 Dr. Burcu Baykurt “Smart as a City” 📅 Feb 26 | 🕐 1PM 📍 Center for Design Register 👇 eventbrite.com/e/new-civic-t… #BostonCHI #NewCivicTerrains #HCI #SmartCities
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Thank you to everyone who joined the #BostonCHI talk “Bringing Digital Empathy to Conversational AI Agents” with Javier Hernandez (Microsoft Research). Great discussions on empathy, HCI & conversational AI. Thanks to our organizing team & Center for Design at CAMD for hosting.
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Upcoming #BostonCHI talk (Feb 10): Bringing Digital Empathy to Conversational AI Agents with Javier Hernandez (Microsoft Research). 📍 Northeastern CAMD | 6–8 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/bringing-di…
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, today’s BostonCHI event has been postponed. We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing an updated schedule soon.
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Upcoming #BostonCHI Talk – Jan 29, 2026 “They call it HCI for a reason: finding balance between humans and AI in UX” 📍 CfD, Northeastern ⏰ 6–8 PM 👤 With Clare Cady 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/they-call-i…
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Thanks to everyone who joined our @BostonCHI talk on LLMs as UXR Participants! 🤖✨ Huge thanks to Aaron Gardony for the insights. 🙌 Shoutout to the team: Kashif, Ankita, Todd, Dakuo & Sundar, and our host @Northeastern @NU_CfD!#UXResearch #AI #HCI #BostonCHI
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Upcoming BostonCHI Talk with Aaron Gardony - Dec 11, 2025 “LLMs as UXR Participants?: A How-To Guide & Comparative Analysis” 📍 CfD, Northeastern ⏰ 6–8 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/llms-as-uxr…
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If you’re passionate about UX and design, don’t miss the UX Fair 2025 📍 MassArt, Boston | 🗓️ Nov 14 | ⏰ 4–8 PM Hosted by Boston UXPA — open to all design enthusiasts! Register here: event.fourwaves.com/uxfair20… #BostonCHI #UXFair #UXDesign #BostonUXPA #DesignCommunity
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Great evening at the #BostonCHI November Talk with Katelyn Morrison from the @cmuhcii , exploring Explainable AI in Human AI Interactions. Huge thanks to @Northeastern’s @NU_CfD for hosting us, and to the organizing team. #HCI #ExplainableAI #DesignResearch #TechForGood
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Join us Nov 3 for our next BostonCHI talk: Expanding the Design Space for Explainable AI in Human–AI Interactions with Katelyn Morrison (PhD Candidate, CMU). 6–8 PM | Center for Design, Northeastern University Register: eventbrite.com/e/expanding-t…
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Great evening at the BostonCHI October Talk today with Prof. Philipp Wintersberger on AI-Supported Multitasking in Human–Computer Interaction. Thanks to everyone who joined in person and online, and to @NU_CfD for hosting this engaging session!
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💡 Join us for the next #BostonCHI Talk! 🎙️ AI-Supported Multitasking in Human-Computer Interaction with Prof. Philipp Wintersberger (ITU, Austria) 🗓️ Oct 15, 6–8 PM 📍 Center for Design, Northeastern Univ 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/ai-supporte…
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