Ken Nakagaki
kennakagaki.bsky.social
Ken Nakagaki
@kennakagaki.bsky.social
UChicago CS, Directing AxLab

axlab.cs.uchicago.edu
🚨 Call for Papers + Pictorials is out for #TEI2026! 🚨

Deadline: August 7 (AoE) for both categories.

We’re excited to receive your creative, bold, and whimsical studies, theories, and prototypes — and to see them presented in Chicago (or online) in March 2026!!!
🚨 Call for Papers & Pictorials is LIVE!
We’re excited to see your work at hashtag#TEI2026!

📝 Papers: tei.acm.org/2026/partici...
🎨 Pictorials: tei.acm.org/2026/partici...
Papers
Conference website for TEI 2026
tei.acm.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
📢 Axhibition2025 'Whimsical Criti...cal'

Axhibition is an annual showcase featuring the latest projects from AxLab & class (Actuated UIs & Tech). Join us for an afternoon of critical whimsy✨

📅 March 11 (Tues) 1–5pm
📍 JCL 1F
ℹ️ t.co/PVyfSZS3K5
February 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Reposted by Ken Nakagaki
How can helping people think with data benefit society?

Explore the research of Alex Kale (@kalealex.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Chicago!

www.youtube.com/shorts/8SkXI...
Can thinking with data benefit society? @UChicago #datascience #ai #airesearch
YouTube video by UChicago Data Science Institute
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is my 3rd year teaching the class 'Actuated UIs & Tech.'

One of my favorite homework assignments is themed 'the mini, personal desktop notification device.' It looks terrific to review students' creations as we expand the class from 20 to 32 students!
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reposted by Ken Nakagaki
Curious about what we are doing at @UChicago to advance Human Computer Integration? www.pbs.org/video/chicag... shows how we connect computers with the body to provide physical embodied assistance—1st live demo of Yun Ho (new PhD) where she shows wearable muscle stimulation to the TV reporter! 1/3
Chicago Tonight | Chicago Lab Connects Computers With the Human Body | Season 2025
Pedro Lopes leads the Human-Computer Integration Lab at the University of Chicago.
www.pbs.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am very much looking forward to visiting UIUC and sharing our research in their HCI seminar tomorrow!
publish.illinois.edu/hci-talks/
HCI Seminar
publish.illinois.edu
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM