Social Computing

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Blog Posts

research2021-10-18

KinVoices: What If Siri Sounded Like Your Mom?

Would you listen to reminders better if they came from someone you love? We explored the surprisingly emotional world of voice assistant personalization-with all its promise and peril.

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research2024-06-15

SealMates: Can Cute Avatars Fix Video Call Awkwardness?

What if everyone in your video call was represented by an adorable seal that moves based on the group's collective behavior? We built it, and it actually worked.

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Research Papers

CSCW2021

KinVoices: Using Voices of Friends and Family in Voice Interfaces

Sam W.T. Chan, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Yun Suen Pai, Haimo Zhang, Suranga Nanayakara

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CSCW2024

SealMates: Improving Communication in Video Conferencing using a Collective Behavior-Driven Avatar

Mark Armstrong, Chi-Lan Yang, Kinga Skiers, Mengzhen Lim, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Ziyue Wang, Takuji Narumi, Kouta Minamizawa, Yun Suen Pai