Zaid presented our paper, Understanding Deception: A qualitative study of children's interactions with deceptive design in digital games, at ACM IDC 2026 in Brighton, UK this week. We were thrilled to learn that the paper was awarded an Honourable Mention award! … [Read more...] about Honourable Mention at IDC 2026
Sebastian successfully defends thesis
Sebastian Navas Chaparro has successfully defended his MCS thesis, entitled VAST: A data visualization tool to manage password reuse and composition. Congratulations Sebastian! … [Read more...] about Sebastian successfully defends thesis
Chanthea successfully defends her thesis
MHCI student Chanthea Quinland has successfully defended her thesis entitled: Exploring the Potential of Serious Games to Educate Teaching Assistants on Microaggressions. Congratulations Chanthea! … [Read more...] about Chanthea successfully defends her thesis
IJHCI paper accepted
Our paper about the process of building The JOs game has been accepted for publication. The paper details are: S. Maqsood, S. Chiasson. Reflection and insight into co-creating a digital literacy game with a non-academic partner: A case report. To appear in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 2026. … [Read more...] about IJHCI paper accepted
IDC 2026 paper accepted
Our paper about children's understanding of deceptive designs in video games has been accepted at ACM IDC 2026. Zaid will be presenting the work in Brighton UK in June. The full details of the paper are: M.Z. Arif, A.S. Wani, A. Chowdhury, S. Maqsood, and S. Chiasson. Understanding Deception: A qualitative study of children's interactions with deceptive design in digital games. Proceedings of the ACM Interaction Design and Children conference, 2026. … [Read more...] about IDC 2026 paper accepted
IJHCS paper published
Max recently published research related to his MHCI thesis. The paper looks at how the Computers Are Social Actors (CASA) paradigm applies to privacy interactions with devices. M. Keleher, K. Baig, S. Chiasson (2026). The Privacy Triad: The Relationship Between Privacy Attitudes and Computers Are Social Actors. International Journal of Human Computer Studies (IJHCS), vol 10, March, Elsevier, p. 1—19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2026.103752 … [Read more...] about IJHCS paper published
HCII 2026 paper accepted
Max will be presenting a paper based on collaborative research at HCII 2026 in Montreal this summer. The paper is: M. Keleher, A. Morgan, K. Baig, A. Tsang, S. Chiasson (2026). Regulating Privacy in AI Decision-Making Systems: A Survey and Simulation of Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. HCI International, Springer. … [Read more...] about HCII 2026 paper accepted
Dr. Chowdhury joins as Postdoc
Dr. Ananta Chowdhury has joined the CHORUS lab, after having completed her PhD at the University of Manitoba. Ananta is an HCI researcher with expertise in child-computer interaction, designing for meaningful experiences, wellbeing, and trust. She has expertise in co-design, research-through-design, and qualitative research methods. … [Read more...] about Dr. Chowdhury joins as Postdoc
Dr. Wani joins as Postdoc
Dr. Asra Wani has joined CHORUS as a postdoctoral fellow. She completed her PhD at IIIT-Delhi, and is an HCI researcher in crisis informatics and inclusivity. She has expertise in ethnographic, participatory design, and qualitative research methods. … [Read more...] about Dr. Wani joins as Postdoc
Sonia presents at HC2P
Sonia presented at the 2025 Annual Conference for the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership (HC2P). She presented about "Older adults, privacy, and remote healthcare technology" -- research done with recent PhD graduateDaniela Napoli and collaborators Heather Molyneaux, and Helene Fournier from the NRC. … [Read more...] about Sonia presents at HC2P