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HCIL’s 42nd Annual Symposium | May 29, 2025

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Join us May 29 in-person or on Zoom to learn about the cutting-edge research in happening in the HCIL! In this full-day event, we’ll hear from faculty and students about ongoing research in human-centered AI, data visualization, social computing, fabrication, accessibility, health informatics, usable privacy and security, and more.

Symposium Program Overview

Time (ET)EventDetails
9:00amCheck InCheck in for attendees
9:30amWelcomeWelcoming attendees, celebrating accomplishments, overview of the day
9:50am

Plenary Talks*Huaishu Peng: Small (Computational) Artifacts for Augmented (Human) Ability
*Hawra Rabaan: Incorporating Social Justice Theories into Design (introducing Survivor-Centered Transformative Justice and Healing Structures)
*Michelle Mazurek: Human-Centered Security Beyond End Users
11:00amLightning TalksClusters:
Human-Centered AI
Accessibility
12:30pmLunch
1:30pmPanelTopic: Peer Review Hereafter: Purpose, Science, and HCI
2:15pmLightning TalksClusters:
Ubiquitious Computing
Usable Privacy & Security
3:35pmCoffee Break
3:50pmLightning TalksClusters:
XR, Making & Design
Search, Sensemaking and Learning
5:40pmClosing Remarks
5:45pmReceptionPoster Session, Demos, and Food!

Visit Campus and Parking Information

Visiting: To get to the University of Maryland, see Campus and Visitor Services.
Parking: The symposium is held during the week between spring and summer semesters on campus. During this week, any vehicle (with or without a current DOTS permit) may park in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 19. Faculty/staff lot, pay station areas, and meters are still enforced. UMD has a useful interactive campus map to help you get around campus.

Virtual Attendants

All Zoom registrants will receive a webinar link prior to the event directly from Eventbrite. For assistance, please contact Paris Lane (parilane@umd.edu).

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