French-speaking CHI 2025 papers

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the flagship conference in HCI. It gathers the HCI community from all over the world, including researchers from French-speaking labs. Below is a list of their contributions (available as an ICS calendar here). The FrenCHI party is also an opportunity for everyone to meet the French-speaking community.

CHI 2025 Papers

• The Triangle of Misunderstanding in Interactive Virtual Narratives: Gulfs Between System, Designers and Players
  Robert F., Wu H., Sassatelli L., Winckler M.
  Session: VR Experiences
  Date: 30th of April 11:24 AM-11:36 AM
  Room: G418+G419
  
  IHM-Polytech Nice
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188584
• CollabJam: Studying Collaborative Haptic Experience Design for On-Body Vibrotactile Patterns
  Wittchen D., Ramian A., Sabnis N., Böhme R., Chlebowski C., Freitag G., Fruchard B., Degraen D.
  Session: Vibration Vibes
  Date: 1st of May 12:12 PM-12:24 PM
  Room: G316+G317
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188960
• Lost in Magnitudes: Exploring Visualization Designs for Large Value Ranges
  Batziakoudi K., Cabric F., Rey S., Fekete J.
  Session: Visualization
  Date: 28th of April 07:32 PM-07:44 PM
  Room: G302
  
  Aviz
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188628
• Firefighting with Drone Assistance: User Needs and Design Considerations for Thailand
  BOONYARD C., Jouffrais C., Cauchard J., Brock A.
  Session: Expressive Machines
  Date: 28th of April 06:32 PM-06:44 PM
  Room: Annex Hall F206
  
  Interactive Informatics

  IPAL
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188935
• Human Robot Interaction for Blind and Low Vision People: A Systematic Literature Review
  Wei Y., Rocher N., Gupta C., Nguyen M., Zimmermann R., Ooi W., Jouffrais C., Nanayakkara S.
  Session: Design for Diverse Needs
  Date: 30th of April 11:36 AM-11:48 AM
  Room: G318+G319
  
  IPAL
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189212
• Uncertainty in Science is Malleable. Advocating for User-Agency in Defining Uncertainty in Visualizations: a Case Study in Geology
  Peña-Araya V., Martínez Fontaine C., Wei X., Delpech G., Bezerianos A.
  Session: Trust Uncertainty and Security
  Date: 29th of April 11:24 AM-11:36 AM
  Room: Annex Hall F204
  
  ILDA
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188889
• The Effect of Augmented Reality on Involuntary Autobiographical Memory
  Petiot L., Sauzeon H., Dragicevic P.
  Session: XR Interaction
  Date: 28th of April 04:22 PM-04:34 PM
  Room: G318+G319
  
  BIVWAC
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189190
• A Systematic Literature Review to Characterize Asymmetric Interaction in Collaborative Systems
  Bréhault V., Dubois E., Prouzeau A., Serrano M.
  Session: Meeting and Collaboration
  Date: 29th of April 11:12 AM-11:24 AM
  Room: G418+G419
  
  ELIPSE

  ILDA
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188813
• Human-Computer Counter-Choreographies: raising awareness of data tracking through live coding
  Chicau J., Fdili Alaoui S., Fass J., Fiebrink R.
  Session: Technology for Artistic Expression
  Date: 29th of April 01:58 PM-02:10 PM
  Room: G402
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189354
• Understanding Social Interactions in Reality Versus Virtuality
  Léchappé A., Johnstone R., Milliat A., Williamson J., Chollet M., Williamson J.
  Session: AR, VR, and Social VR
  Date: 29th of April 06:56 PM-07:08 PM
  Room: G318+G319
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189605
• Libra: An Interaction Model for Data Visualization
  Zhao Y., Wang Y., Luo X., Wang Y., Fekete J.
  Session: Visualization
  Date: 28th of April 07:08 PM-07:20 PM
  Room: G302
  
  Aviz
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189124
• EuterPen: Unleashing Creative Expression in Music Score Writing
  Cavez V., Letondal C., Appert C., Pietriga E.
  Session: Music
  Date: 28th of April 04:34 PM-04:46 PM
  Room: G314+G315
  
  ILDA

  Interactive Informatics
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189388
• Traversing Dual Realities: Investigating Techniques for Transitioning 3D Objects between Desktop and Augmented Reality Environments
  Rau T., Isenberg T., Koehn A., Sedlmair M., Lee B.
  Session: XR Interaction
  Date: 28th of April 05:10 PM-05:22 PM
  Room: G318+G319
  
  Aviz
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188973
• Does Adding Visual Signifiers in Animated Transitions Improve Interaction Discoverability?
  Mackamul E., Chevalier F., Casiez G., Malacria S.
  Session: Moving and Looking
  Date: 29th of April 07:32 PM-07:44 PM
  Room: G316+G317
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188614
• FusAIn: Composing Generative AI Visual Prompts Using Pen-based Interaction
  Peng X., Koch J., Mackay W.
  Session: Programming and Interaction
  Date: 1st of May 11:48 AM-12:00 PM
  Room: G304
  
  ExSitu

  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188881
• An Evaluation of Spatial Anchoring to position AR Guidance in Arthroscopic Surgery
  Acherki C., Nigay L., Roy Q., Salque T.
  Session: Medical Contexts
  Date: 30th of April 04:34 PM-04:46 PM
  Room: G316+G317
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189029
• SafeSpect: Safety-First Augmented Reality Heads-up Display for Drone Inspections
  Xu P., Garcia J., Ooi W., Jouffrais C.
  Session: Interacting with Robots
  Date: 30th of April 01:46 PM-01:58 PM
  Room: G318+G319
  
  Interactive Informatics

  IPAL
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188702
• Evaluation of a Tailored Mobile Application for Self-Management of Low Back Pain: Towards a Metamodel for Designing Behavior Change Technologies
  Debackere F., Clavel C., Rören A., Rannou F., Nguyen C., Tran V., Messai Y., Martin J.
  Session: Health and Well-being
  Date: 29th of April 06:56 PM-07:08 PM
  Room: G303
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189039
• "Should I choose a smaller model?'': Understanding ML Model Selection and Its Impact on Sustainability
  Ben chaaben E., Koch J., Mackay W.
  Session: Sustainable Individual, Society, and Environment
  Date: 28th of April 04:46 PM-04:58 PM
  Room: Annex Hall F205
  
  ExSitu

  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189515
• Conversation Progress Guide : UI System for Enhancing Self-Efficacy in Conversational AI
  Jeong D., Shin S., Jeong J.
  Session: Conversations with AI
  Date: 29th of April 05:10 PM-05:22 PM
  Room: G414+G415
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188968
• Generative AI in Documentary Photography: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Visual Storytelling
  Martinez L., Caramiaux B., Fdili Alaoui S.
  Session: Digital Storytelling
  Date: 28th of April 07:20 PM-07:32 PM
  Room: G304
  
  HCI Sorbonne
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189415
• AI-Instruments: Embodying Prompts as Instruments to Abstract & Reflect Graphical Interface Commands as General-Purpose Tools
  Riche N., Offenwanger A., Gmeiner F., Brown D., Romat H., Pahud M., Marquardt N., Inkpen K., Hinckley K.
  Session: UI/UX Design
  Date: 29th of April 01:58 PM-02:10 PM
  Room: G304
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188523
• Interaction Substrates: Combining Power and Simplicity in Interactive Systems
  Mackay W., Beaudouin-Lafon M.
  Session: Malleable and Adaptive Interface
  Date: 28th of April 01:58 PM-02:10 PM
  Room: G401
  
  ILDA
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188858

CHI 2025 Late Breaking Work

• Is Pagination Better than Scrolling when Reading on a Phone?
  Joshi N., Casiez G., Vogel D.
  Session: Late-breaking Work: Methods and User Experiences
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194339
• Exploring Practices, Challenges, and Design Implications for Citation Foraging, Management, and Synthesis
  Fang X., Xu A., Malacria S., Yatani K.
  Session: Late-breaking Work: Methods and User Experiences
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194384
• Scene-to-Audio: Distant Scene Sonification for Blind and Low Vision People
  Gupta C., Ram A., Sridhar S., Jouffrais C., Nanayakkara S.
  Session: Late-breaking Work: Accessibility and Inclusion
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  IPAL
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194695
• Using Visual Cues to Prevent Memory Confusion Between the Virtual and the Real in Augmented Reality
  Petiot L., Sauzeon H., Dragicevic P.
  Session: Late-breaking Work: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  BIVWAC
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194567
• EEG-based Adaptive Visual Alerts to Mitigate UAS Operator Mental Fatigue: A Technical Proof of Concept
  Hinss M., Brock A., Roy R.
  Session: Late-breaking Work: Cognition and Emotion
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  Interactive Informatics
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194657

CHI 2025 Workshop

• Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health
  Avellino I., Kuo P., Foong P., Wiese J., Mentis H., Munson S., Wallace J., Singh A., Miller A., Epstein D., Nunes F.
  Session: WS06: Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: G302-workshop
  
  HCI Sorbonne
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189160
• Meta-HCI: First Workshop on Meta-Research in HCI
  Oppenlaender J., Malacria S., Fang X., van Berkel N., Chevalier F., Yatani K., Hosio S.
  Session: WS13: Meta-HCI: First Workshop on Meta-Research in HCI
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: G312-workshop
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189661

CHI 2025 In-person Doctoral Consortium

• Developing Collaborative Technologies for Interdisciplinary Care Teams: What Does This Mean in the Case of Medication Reconciliation?
  Zakreuskaya A.
  Session: In Person Doctoral Consortium
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: G412+G413-DC
  
  ExSitu
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189238

CHI 2025 Journals

• GUI Behaviors to Minimize Pointing-based Interaction Interferences
  Loizeau A., Malacria S., Nancel M.
  Session: Design, Fabrication, Interaction Techniques
  Date: 28th of April 06:44 PM-06:56 PM
  Room: G301
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188632
• Comparative Structured Observation
  Mackay W., McGrenere J.
  Session: Methods, Theories, HCI Practices
  Date: 29th of April 05:22 PM-05:34 PM
  Room: G301
  
  ExSitu
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188228
• Exploiting Physical Referent Features as Input for Multidimensional Data Selection in Augmented Reality
  Perelman G., Serrano M., Dubois E.
  Session: Design, Fabrication, Interaction Techniques
  Date: 28th of April 07:08 PM-07:20 PM
  Room: G301
  
  ELIPSE
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188265
• CalMe: A Tangible Environment to Enhance Pupils Group Work Regulation
  Bertolo D., Faedda S., Olry de Rancourt A., Veytizou J., Vivian R., FLECK S.
  Session: Communication and Collaboration with Human and Agent
  Date: 29th of April 07:20 PM-07:32 PM
  Room: G301
  
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188301

CHI 2025 Courses

• Comparative Structured Observation: A Mixed Qualitative Method for “Getting the Design Right”
  Mackay W., McGrenere J.
  Session: Comparative Structured Observation
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: G218
  
  ExSitu
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/188417

CHI 2025 Interactivity

• Appearance-Independent Tactile Design Using Different Embroidery Stitches
  Shinoda K., Malacria S., Kamezaki M., Yatani K.
  Session: Interactivity
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: North 1F
  
  Loki
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/194750

CHI 2025 Special Interest Groups

• Transforming Human-AI Collaboration using “Large Whatever Models” (LWMs)
  ElAgroudy P., Väänänen K., Li J., Oulasvirta A., Barbareschi G., Gruenerbl A., Churchill E., Mackay W., Schmidt A., Lukowicz P.
  Session: Transforming Human-AI Collaboration using "Large Whatever Models" (LWMs)
  Date: 1st of January 01:00 AM-01:00 AM
  Room: G217
  
  ExSitu
  https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/program/content/189754

AFIHM Institutions

We gathered the list of institutions from which our members are.

• Loki, CRIStAL / Inria center at Université of Lille
  City: Lille
  Website: https://loki.lille.inria.fr/
  
  human factors

  human-centered AI

  interaction design

  interaction techniques
• CPU (Cognition Perception Usages), LISN, UMR 9015
  City: Orsay
  Website: https://www.lisn.upsaclay.fr/recherche/departements-et-equipes/interaction-avec-lhumain/conception-perception-et-usages-cpu/
  
  mobile interaction

  motivational interactions

  social interaction
• IIHM/EHCI, LIG Université Grenoble Alpes
  City: Grenoble
  Website: http://iihm.imag.fr/
  
  engineering HCI

  interaction techniques

  mixed reality
• Interactive Informatics, ENAC
  City: Toulouse
  Website: https://lii.enac.fr/
  
  human-automation teaming

  human-drone interaction

  interaction design
• Interactive Critical Systems, Université de Toulouse
  City: Toulouse
  Website: https://www.irit.fr/recherches/ICS/
  
  automation

  engineering interactive systems

  formal methods
• Aviz, Université Paris-Saclay, Inria. LISN
  City: Orsay
  Website: https://www.aviz.fr
  
  visualization
• ILDA, Univ. Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Inria Saclay
  City: Orsay
  Website: https://ilda.saclay.inria.fr/
  
  augmented reality

  interaction techniques

  visualization

  wall displays
• ELIPSE, IRIT
  City: Toulouse
  Website: https://www.irit.fr/ELIPSE/site/
  
  accessibility

  augmented reality

  interaction techniques
• HCI Sorbonne, ISIR
  City: Paris
  Website: https://hci.isir.upmc.fr
  
  computational interaction

  extended reality

  human-centered AI

  interactive health
• BIVWAC, Inria Bordeaux Sud Ouest
  City: Bordeaux
  Website: https://bivwac.fr/
  
  immersive visualization

  mixed reality

  well being
• PACCE, LS2N
  City: Nantes
  Website: https://www.ls2n.fr/equipe/pacce/
  
  human factors

  human-centered interaction

  mixed reality
• MINA, LCOMS
  City: Metz
  Website: https://lcoms.univ-lorraine.fr/
  
  education and health

  interaction techniques

  tangible interfaces
• InterA, LAMIH
  City: Valenciennes
  Website: https://www.uphf.fr/lamih
  
  human-centered design

  human-computer interaction

  tangible interaction
• IHM-Polytech Nice, I3S
  City: Nice
  Website: https://team.inria.fr/wimmics/
  
  engineering interactive systems

  immersive UX

  information visualization
• ExSitu, ISN - Université Paris-Saclay & Inria
  City: Orsay
  Website: https://ex-situ.lisn.upsaclay.fr
  
  collaborative computing

  creativity

  fundamentals of interaction

  human-computer partnerships
• IPAL, CNRS, National University of Singapore
  City: Singapore
  Website: https://team.inria.fr/wimmics/
  
  assistive technologies

  augmented cognition

  augmented human

  augmented perception