The Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) is one of the

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's special interest groups which is focused on human–computer interactions (HCI). It hosts the flagship annual international HCI conference,

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, with over 3,000 attendees, and publishes '' ACM Interactions'' and '' ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction'' (TOCHI). It also sponsors over 20 specialized conferences and provides in-cooperation support to over 30 conferences. SIGCHI has two membership publications, the ACM TechNews - SIGCHI Edition and ''ACM Interactions''. Until 2000, the ''

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'' was also published as a membership publication.

History

SIGCHI was formed in 1982 by renaming and refocusing the Special Interest Group on Social and Behavioral Computing (SIGSOC). Lorraine Borman, previously editor of the '' SIGSOC Bulletin'', was its first chair. The formation of the ACM SIGCHI was first publicly announced in 1982 during the ''Human Factors in Computer Systems'' conference in

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, Maryland, US, organized by Bill Curtis and Ben Shneiderman. The inugural CHI conference was hosted the year after, in 1983. In 1988, the

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and

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conferences were added.

Awards

Each year SIGCHI inducts around 7 or 8 people into the CHI Academy, honouring them for their significant contribution to the field of human–computer interaction. It also gives out a CHI Lifetime Achievement Award for research and practice, the CHI Lifetime Service Award, and the CHI Social Impact Award. Since 2018, SIGCHI also awards the Outstanding Dissertation Award to recognize excellent thesis by Ph.D. recipients in HCI.

SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award

*1998 - Douglas C. Engelbart (award called the SIGCHI Special Recognition Award in 1998) *2000 -

Stuart K. Card Stuart K. Card (born December 21, 1943), an American researcher and retired senior research fellow at Xerox PARC, is considered to be one of the pioneers of applying human factors in human–computer interaction. With Jock D. Mackinlay, George G. ...

*2001 - Ben Shneiderman *2002 -

Donald A. Norman Donald Arthur Norman (born December 25, 1935) is an American researcher, professor, and author. Norman is the director of The Design Lab at University of California, San Diego. He is best known for his books on design, especially ''The Design ...

*2003 - John M. Carroll *2004 -

Tom Moran Tom Moran is a British screenwriter. Career Moran attended the University of East Anglia. While studying for a degree in Scriptwriting and Performance, he set up Laugh Out Loud comedy club. He subsequently performed a 21-night show at the Edi ...

*2005 - Tom Landauer *2006 -

Judith S. Olson Judith S. Olson is an American researcher best known for her work in the field of human-computer interaction and the effect of distance on teamwork. Olson began her career at the University of Michigan before later moving to the University of Cal ...

and Gary M. Olson *2007 - James D. Foley *2008 -

Bill Buxton William Arthur Stewart Buxton (born March 10, 1949) is a Canadian computer scientist and designer. He is a partner researcher at Microsoft Research. He is known for being one of the pioneers in the human–computer interaction field. Background ...

*2009 -

Sara Kiesler Sara Beth (Greene) Kiesler is the Hillman Professor Emerita of Computer Science and Human Computer Interaction in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. She is also a program director in the Directorate for Soci ...

*2010 ** Practice:

Karen Holtzblatt Karen Holtzblatt is an American computer scientist known for her contributions in human–computer interaction, and particularly in contextual design. She founded InContext Design in 1992, and is its CEO. Holtzblatt was elected to the CHI Academy i ...

** Research: Lucy Suchman *2011 ** Practice: Larry Tesler ** Research: Terry Winograd *2012 ** Practice:

Joy Mountford S. Joy Mountford is an internationally recognized leader in the field of computer-human interaction or interface design. From 1986 to 1994, she was Head of the Human Interface Group at Apple Computer where she invented, among other things, the init ...

** Research: Dan R. Olsen, Jr. *2013 ** Practice:

Jakob Nielsen Jacob or Jakob Nielsen may refer to: * Jacob Nielsen, Count of Halland (died c. 1309), great grandson of Valdemar II of Denmark * , Norway (1768-1822) * Jakob Nielsen (mathematician) (1890–1959), Danish mathematician known for work on automorphi ...

** Research:

George G. Robertson George G. Robertson is an American information visualization expert and senior researcher, Visualization and Interaction (VIBE) Research Group, Microsoft Research. With Stuart K. Card, Jock D. Mackinlay and others he invented a number of Informatio ...

*2014 ** Practice:

Gillian Crampton Smith Gillian Crampton Smith is a British educator, interaction designer, and a pioneer of computer desktop publishing. Since the early 1980s she has developed several academic graduate programs focused on digital graphic design, typesetting and huma ...

** Research:

Steve Whittaker Steve Whittaker is a Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of California Santa Cruz. He is best known for his research at the intersection of computer science and social science in particular on computer mediated communication ...

** Special Recognition:

Ted Nelson Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist. He coined the terms ''hypertext'' and ''hypermedia'' in 1963 and published them in 1965. Nelson coined the terms ''transcl ...

*2015 ** Practice:

Susan M. Dray Susan M. Dray is an American human-computer interaction (HCI) and user experience (UX) professional who is a member of the CHI academy and the User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA). Dray is known for her work in the field of UX desig ...

** Research: James D. Hollan * 2016 ** Practice: Jeff A. Johnson ** Research:

Robert E. Kraut Robert E. Kraut (born August 30, 1946) is an American social psychology, social psychologist who studies human-computer interaction, online communities, internet use, group coordination, computers in organizations, and the role of visual element ...

* 2017 ** Practice:

Ernest Edmonds Ernest Edmonds (born 1942, London, England) is a British artist, a pioneer in the field of computer art and its variants, algorithmic art, generative art, interactive art, from the late 1960s to the present. His work is represented in the Victor ...

** Research:

Brad A. Myers Brad Allan Myers is a professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and became its Director in 2023. He earned his PhD in computer science at the University of Toronto in 1987, under Bill Buxton. Educati ...

* 2018 ** Practice:

Arnold M. Lund Arnold may refer to: People * Arnold (given name), a masculine given name * Arnold (surname), a German and English surname Places Australia * Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria Canada * Arnold, Nova Scotia Uni ...

** Research:

Steven K. Feiner Steven K. Feiner is an American computer scientist, serving as Professor for computer science at Columbia University in the field of computer graphics. He is well-known for his research in augmented reality (AR), and co-author of '' Computer Gra ...

* 2019 ** Practice:

Daniel Rosenberg Daniel Rosenberg is a Canadian journalist and record producer. Early life Dan Rosenberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From 1985 to 1988, he attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bac ...

** Research: Hiroshi Ishii * 2020 ** Practice:

David Canfield Smith David Canfield Smith is an American computer scientist best known for inventing computer icons and the programming technique known as programming by demonstration. His primary emphasis has been in the area of human–computer interaction (CHI) de ...

** Research: Susan T. Dumais * 2021 ** Practice:

John T. Richards John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

** Research: Scott Hudson * 2022 ** Practice:

Steven Pemberton Steven Pemberton is a researcher affiliated with the Distributed and Interactive Systems group at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. He was one of t ...

** Research: Yvonne Rogers

SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award

*2001 - Austin Henderson *2002 - Dan R. Olsen, Jr. *2003 - Lorraine Borman *2004 - Robin Jeffries and Gene Lynch *2005 -

Gary Perlman Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran *Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;Unit ...

Marilyn Mantei Tremaine Marilyn Mantei Tremaine is an American computer scientist. She is an expert in human–computer interaction and considered a pioneer of the field. Education Tremaine received a BS in mathematics, physics and French from the University of Wisco ...

Sara Bly Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

, Don J. Patterson, and John Morris *2006 -

*2007 - Richard I. Anderson *2008 - John Karat and Marian Williams *2009 - Clare-Marie Karat and

*2010 -

Mary Czerwinski Mary Czerwinski is an American cognitive scientist and computer-human interaction expert who works for Microsoft Research as manager of their research group on visualization and interaction.. Czerwinski earned her doctorate in cognitive scien ...

*2011 -

Arnie Lund Arnie is a masculine given name, frequently a shortened version of Arnold. It may refer to: People * Arnie Arenz (1911–1985), American National Football League quarterback in 1934 * Arnie Beyeler (born 1964), American minor league baseball pla ...

and Jim Miller *2012 - Michael Atwood and Kevin Schofield *2013 -

Joseph A. Konstan Joseph A. Konstan is an American computer scientist, the Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Distinguished University Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. His research interests are human computer interaction, social comp ...

*2014 -

Wendy Mackay Wendy Elizabeth Mackay (born on ) is a Canadian researcher specializing in human-computer interaction. She has served in all of the roles on the SIGCHI committee, including Chair. She is a member of the CHI Academy and a recipient of a European ...

and Tom Hewett *2015 -

Michel Beaudouin-Lafon Michel Beaudouin-Lafon (20 July 1961) is a French computer scientist working in the field of human–computer interaction. He received his PhD from the Paris-Sud 11 University (which is now Paris-Saclay University) in 1985. He is currently profess ...

and

Jean Scholtz Jean Clarice Scholtz is an American computer scientist known for her contributions to human–computer interaction, and particularly for developing the "Common Industry Format" (CIF) for usability test results while at the National Institute of St ...

*2016 - Gary M. Olson and

Gerrit van der Veer Gerrit is a Dutch male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard. People with this name include: * Gerrit Achterberg (1905–1962), Dutch poet * Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918), Dutch architect * Gerrit Badenhor ...

*2017 - Scott E. Hudson and Zhengjie Liu *2018 -

Maria Francesca Constabile Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

and John C. Thomas *2019 -

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*2020 -

Gilbert Cockton Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...

and

Catherine Plaisant Catherine Plaisant is a French/American Research Scientist Emerita at the University of Maryland, College Park and assistant director of research of the University of Maryland Human–Computer Interaction Lab. Education Catherine Plaisant comp ...

*2021 -

Wendy Kellogg Wendy A. Kellogg is an American psychologist and computer scientist who specializes in human-computer interaction. She founded the Social Computing Group at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center of IBM Research,

and Philippe Palanque *2022 -

Geraldine Fitzpatrick Geraldine Fitzpatrick (born 1958) is an Australian professor and academic researcher who serves as the head of the Human-Computer Interaction Group at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) since 2009. Her research is interdisciplinary at t ...

SIGCHI Social Impact Award

*2005 - Gregg Vanderheiden *2006 -

Ted Henter Ted Henter (born 1950 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American computer programmer and businessperson known for having invented the JAWS screen reader for the blind.Gregory Abowd Gregory Dominic Abowd (born September 12, 1964) is a computer scientist best known for his work in ubiquitous computing, software engineering, and technologies for autism. He currently serves as the Dean of the College of Engineering and Professo ...

and

Gary Marsden Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran *Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;Unit ...

*2008 -

Vicki Hanson Vicki Hanson FACM FRSE FBCS, is an American computer scientist noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility and for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. She was named the Chief Executive Officer of ...

*2009 -

Helen Petrie Evelyn Campbell (1865 – ? ) was a British-born American actress. Biography Evelyn Campbell was the stage name of Helen Petrie, born in Liverpool, England, in 1865. She was the daughter of Conrad and Helen Petrie. Coming to the United States wh ...

*2010 -

Ben Bederson Benjamin Bederson is a Computer Science professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, a member of the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab, and a co-founder of Zumobi. His father is Benjamin Bederson, Sr., a Professor ...

and

Allison Druin Allison Druin is an American computer scientist who studies human–computer interaction, and digital libraries, particularly focusing on children's use of educational technology. She is a professor emerita at the University of Maryland, College P ...

*2011 -

Allen Newell Allen Newell (March 19, 1927 – July 19, 1992) was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department ...

and

Clayton Lewis Clayton Scott Lewis (March 15, 1915 – September 15, 1995) was an American artist known primarily for his work as an envelope artist and jewelry designer. Life and career Clayton Lewis began his professional life as a furniture designer in t ...

*2012 -

Batya Friedman Batya Friedman is an American professor in the Information School, adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science, and adjunct professor in the Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington where she ...

*2013 - Sara J. Czaja *2014 - Richard E. Ladner *2015 -

Leysia Palen Leysia Palen is an American computer scientist known for her contributions to human–computer interaction and disaster informatics. She is a professor of computer science, professor of information science, and founding chair of information science ...

*2016 -

Jonathan Lazar Jonathan Lazar is a professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, where he is Executive Director of thMaryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) and is a core faculty member in the Human-Computer Interactio ...

*2017 -

Jacob O. Wobbrock Jacob O. Wobbrock is a Professor in the University of Washington Information School and, by courtesy, in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. He is Director of thACE Lab Associate Director ...

and Indrani Medhi Thies *2018 -

Lorrie Faith Cranor Lorrie Faith Cranor, D.Sc. is the FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and is the director of the Carnegie Mellon Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory. She has served as Chi ...

*2019 -

Gillian R. Hayes Gillian may refer to: Places * Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community People Gillian (variant Jillian) is an English feminine given name, frequently shortened to Gill. It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Julio ...

*2020 - Ronald M. Baecker and

Bonnie Nardi Bonnie Nardi is an emeritus professor of the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where she led the TechDec research lab in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction and computer-supported cooperative work. She is well ...

*2021 -

Maria Cecília Calani Baranauskas Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

Andy Dearden Andy may refer to: People * Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds * Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and pi ...

and

Juan Gilbert Juan E. Gilbert (born February 27, 1969) is an American computer scientist, researcher, inventor, and educator. An advocate of diversity in the computing sciences, Gilbert's efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in th ...

*2022 - Liz Gerber,

Jennifer Mankoff Jennifer Mankoff is the Richard E. Ladner Endowed Professor and Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, in Seattle, where she joined the faculty ...

and Aaditeshwar Seth

SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award

*2018 - Stefanie Mueller and Blase Ur *2019 - Chris Elsden, Anna Maria Feit and Robert Xiao *2020 - Katta Spiel and Paul Strohmeier *2021 - Josh Andres, Arunesh Mathur and Qian Yang *2022 - Aakash Gautam, Fred Hohman and Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken

SIGCHI Executive Committee

SIGCHI is governed by a set of by-laws and SIGCHI’s Elected Officers are the President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President for Membership and Communications, the Vice-President for Finance, and two Vice-Presidents at large. The Executive Committee (EC) also includes editors of membership publications and appointed officers including the Vice-President for Publications, the Vice-President for Conferences, the Vice-President for Chapters, the Vice-President for Operations, and the immediate past Chair.

2009–2012

President:

2012–2015

President:

2015–2018

From July 2015 to July 2018, the SIGCHI President was

Loren Terveen Loren Terveen is an American computer scientist and was the president of the Association for Computing Machinery's SIGCHI professional group from 2015 to 2018. Terveen is a professor of computer science and engineering and studies human-comput ...

GroupLens Research GroupLens Research is a human–computer interaction research lab in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities specializing in recommender systems and online communities. GroupLens also wor ...

at the University of Minnesota and the Vice President was Helena Mentis of University of Maryland Baltimore County

2018–2021

From July 2018 to July 2021, the SIGCHI President was Helena Mentis of University of Maryland Baltimore County with Vice President

Cliff Lampe Clifford Lampe is a Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He is best known for his research in the fields of human-computer interaction, social computing, and computer supported cooperative work. Since 2018 he has ...

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

2021–2024

The current SIGCHI President is

Neha Kumar Neha (Hindi/ Sanskrit: ''नेहा'') is a popular Hindi/ Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, often found in the Hindu community. It means "love" / "affection", "rain" / " downpour", and is sometimes translated as " beautiful eyes." Etymolog ...

with Vice President Shaowen Bardzell. The President and VP run as a team and were elected to the positions for a three-year term.

Grants

SIGCHI provides resources for the community to expand, grow and communicate in the form of Grants. * SIGCHI Development Fund: Intended to support community-led initiatives to spur communication among local communities. * SIGCHI Early Career Mentoring fund: to support early-career scholars to participate in a meeting for mentorship. * SIGCHI Student Travel Grants: to provide students the opportunity to attend any of the SIGCHI Conferences..

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History

Awards

SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award

SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award

SIGCHI Social Impact Award

SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award

SIGCHI Executive Committee

2009–2012

2012–2015

2015–2018

2018–2021

2021–2024

Sponsored Conferences

Grants

References

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