BostonCHI

Who gets to decide what makes AI “safe”? 🤖 Join #BostonCHI for Hong Shen (@CMU_HCII) on participatory AI safety: bringing users and communities into how AI is evaluated and governed. 📍 Northeastern, WVH 366 📅 Thu, Nov 12, 5:30 PM eventbrite.com/e/who-gets-to… #AISafety #HCI

Thank you to Jaylin Herskovitz (Tufts University) for an insightful #BostonCHI talk on customizing AI tools for accessibility! Grateful to our attendees, organizing team, and Northeastern's Center for Design at CAMD for making it possible. #Accessibility #HCI

Next #BostonCHI talk: Jaylin Herskovitz (Tufts) on 'Hacking' Assistive Technology, and how people with disabilities can create and customize AI tools for their own needs. 📅 Thu Oct 8, 5:30 PM ET 📍 Center for Design, CAMD, Northeastern + online 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/hacking-ass…

What does it take to make democracy's data? 📊 @zephoria (danah boyd) on how the Census Bureau made its 2020 data amid a pandemic, disasters & political pressure. 📅 Sept 30, 5:30 PM 📍 Snell Library 160, Northeastern 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/danah-boyd-… #NewCivicTerrains #BostonCHI

Upcoming #BostonCHI talk "No AI About Us, Without Us" with Cecily Morrison (@MSFTResearch) on engaging disability communities in shaping AI image generation. 📅 Tue, Apr 28 | 5:30–7:30 PM ET 📍 Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/no-ai-about…

What if tech paid attention to your values instead of hijacking them? Last week at #BostonCHI, Ziv Epstein from MIT unpacked what it means to reinvent the attention machine - and the room was buzzing. Thanks Ziv, and thanks to everyone who came out! #HCI #AttentionEconomy

🚨 Next #BostonCHI Talk 🚨 "Re-Inventing the Attention Machine" with Ziv Epstein (@MIT) 🧠⚡ 📅 April 8 | 6 – 8 PM 📍 West Village H, Northeastern University 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/re-inventin… #HCI #AttentionEconomy #ResponsibleAI

Huge thanks to everyone who came out for #BostonCHI's "Vibing With Your AI" with Smit Desai! A night full of honest, human-centered conversations about how we relate to AI - and why it matters. Grateful to Smit and our incredible organizing team for making it happen. 👋

Upcoming #BostonCHI Talk – March 26 Vibing with Your AI with Smit Desai Exploring how AI is shifting from tools to personality-driven systems and what it means for design, trust, and human-centered AI Northeastern CAMD, 5:00–6:30 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/vibing-with…

Sharing from the Digital Civics Initiative (led by Prof. Christopher Le Dantec): New Civic Terrains Speaker Series 🎤 Dr. Burcu Baykurt “Smart as a City” 📅 Feb 26 | 🕐 1PM 📍 Center for Design Register 👇 eventbrite.com/e/new-civic-t… #BostonCHI #NewCivicTerrains #HCI #SmartCities

Thank you to everyone who joined the #BostonCHI talk “Bringing Digital Empathy to Conversational AI Agents” with Javier Hernandez (Microsoft Research). Great discussions on empathy, HCI & conversational AI. Thanks to our organizing team & Center for Design at CAMD for hosting.

Upcoming #BostonCHI talk (Feb 10): Bringing Digital Empathy to Conversational AI Agents with Javier Hernandez (Microsoft Research). 📍 Northeastern CAMD | 6–8 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/bringing-di…

Due to unforeseen circumstances, today’s BostonCHI event has been postponed. We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing an updated schedule soon.

Upcoming #BostonCHI Talk – Jan 29, 2026 “They call it HCI for a reason: finding balance between humans and AI in UX” 📍 CfD, Northeastern ⏰ 6–8 PM 👤 With Clare Cady 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/they-call-i…

Thanks to everyone who joined our @BostonCHI talk on LLMs as UXR Participants! 🤖✨ Huge thanks to Aaron Gardony for the insights. 🙌 Shoutout to the team: Kashif, Ankita, Todd, Dakuo & Sundar, and our host @Northeastern @NU_CfD!#UXResearch #AI #HCI #BostonCHI

Upcoming BostonCHI Talk with Aaron Gardony - Dec 11, 2025 “LLMs as UXR Participants?: A How-To Guide & Comparative Analysis” 📍 CfD, Northeastern ⏰ 6–8 PM 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/llms-as-uxr…

If you’re passionate about UX and design, don’t miss the UX Fair 2025 📍 MassArt, Boston | 🗓️ Nov 14 | ⏰ 4–8 PM Hosted by Boston UXPA — open to all design enthusiasts! Register here: event.fourwaves.com/uxfair20… #BostonCHI #UXFair #UXDesign #BostonUXPA #DesignCommunity

Great evening at the #BostonCHI November Talk with Katelyn Morrison from the @cmuhcii , exploring Explainable AI in Human AI Interactions. Huge thanks to @Northeastern’s @NU_CfD for hosting us, and to the organizing team. #HCI #ExplainableAI #DesignResearch #TechForGood

Join us Nov 3 for our next BostonCHI talk: Expanding the Design Space for Explainable AI in Human–AI Interactions with Katelyn Morrison (PhD Candidate, CMU). 6–8 PM | Center for Design, Northeastern University Register: eventbrite.com/e/expanding-t…

Great evening at the BostonCHI October Talk today with Prof. Philipp Wintersberger on AI-Supported Multitasking in Human–Computer Interaction. Thanks to everyone who joined in person and online, and to @NU_CfD for hosting this engaging session!