Best Paper Awards
For each of the HCI International 2013 Affiliated Conferences / Thematic Areas the best paper has been selected.
- Human-Computer Interaction
"From Multicultural Agents to Culture-Aware Robots"
by Matthias Rehm (Aalborg University, Denmark) - Human Interface and the Management of Information
"Development of Haptic Assistance for Route Assessment Tool of NASA NextGen Cockpit Situation Display"
by Eric Park, Jose Robles, Paul Sim, Ryan O’Connor, Martin T. Koltz, Gregory B. Arnsdorff, Panadda Marayong, Thomas Z. Strybel, and Kim-Phuong L. Vu (California State University, Long Beach, USA) - Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
"Analyzing Deceptive Speech"
by Christin Kirchhübel (University of York, UK), Alex W Stedmon (Sheffield Hallam University, UK), and David M Howard (University of York, UK) - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
"Regression Modeling of Reader’s Emotions Induced by Font Based Text Signals"
by Dimitrios Tsonos, Georgios Kouroupetroglou, and Despina Deligiorgi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) - Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality
"Visual, Vibrotactile, and Force Feedback of Collisions in Virtual Environments: Effects on Performance, Mental Workload and Spatial Orientation"
by Bernhard Weber, Mikel Sagardia, Thomas Hulin (German Aerospace Center, Germany), and Carsten Preusche (BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification, Germany) - Cross-Cultural Design
"Technology-Based Medical Interpretation for Cross-Language Communication: in Person, Telephone, and Videoconference Interpretation and their Comparative Impact on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patient and Doctor"
by Margaret McLaughlin, Yujung Nam, Win May, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Panayiotis Georgiou, and Zheng An (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA) - Online Communities and Social Computing
"You Are Not Alone Online: A Case Study of a Long Distance Romantic Relationship Online Community"
by Yurong He, Kari Kraus, and Jennifer Preece (University of Maryland, USA) - Augmented Cognition
"Understanding Brain Connectivity Patterns during Motor Performance under Social-Evaluative Competitive Pressure"
by Hyuk Oh, Rodolphe J. Gentili, Michelle E. Costanzo, Ronald N. Goodman, Li-Chuan Lo, Jeremy C. Rietschel, Mark Saffer, and Bradley D. Hatfield (University of Maryland, USA) - Digital Human Modeling and applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management
"Using Methods-Time Measurement to Connect Digital Humans and Motion Databases"
by Ali Keyvani (University of Technology / University West / Innovatum AB, Sweden), Dan Lämkull (Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden), Gunnar Bolmsjö (University West, Sweden), and Roland Örtengren (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) - Design, User Experience and Usability
"Designing for a Thumb: An Ideal Mobile Touchscreen Interface for Chinese Users"
by Qian Fei (Taobao Software Co., Ltd. China) - Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions
"Rapid Development of Civic Computing Services: Opportunities and Challenges"
by Shin’ichi Konomi, Kenta Shoji, and Wataru Ohno (The University of Tokyo, Japan) - Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy and Trust
"Understanding People's Preferences for Disclosing Contextual Information to Smartphone Apps"
by Fuming Shih and Julia Boortz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT)
The above selected Best Papers will receive an award in the form of a plaque and a certificate in a brief ceremony during the Opening Plenary Session, on Tuesday 23 July 2013, at 17:30.
The top paper among these best papers will receive the Golden Award of HCI International 2013, to be announced and conferred in this ceremony.
The following Best Poster extended abstract will also receive an award:
"Designing Interactive Sonification for Live Aquarium Exhibits"
by Myounghoon Jeon (Michigan Technological University, USA), Riley J. Winton, Ashley G. Henry, Sanghun Oh, Carrie M. Bruce, and Bruce N. Walker (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Best Paper Awards of previous HCII Conferences