Let me introduce my research field (Human Computer Interaction)! The latest (#chi2020) work is fun (and free!) to explore.
But actually, hear me out: a short thread.
Basically, imagine *studying people* meets *designing/building tech* (that may not exist yet).
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If you're short on time, there's an official (300+) playlist of 30s @sig_chi trailers that covers so many subjects!
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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CHI is more or less our umbrella conference, so you'll see a wide range of HCI research topics.
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You can read the actual papers for free through the ACM Proceedings (and google scholar).
dl.acm.org/doi/proceeding…
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The conference site has a section where papers are organized by session topic as well as awards.
programs.sigchi.org/chi/2020/progr…
chi2020.acm.org/for-attendees/…
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Researchers often tweet their papers, and I've built a small site where you can skim CHI paper threads that authors have made.
andrewkuz.net/tweetchi.html
Often, it feels like a time machine.
Obligatory shout-out to @HCI_Research, another account that tweets HCI research stuff year-round.
I may be biased, but also check out @cmuhcii, a great place to do HCI research (summer REU for undergraduates, MS, PhD and beyond!)