DIFAI ERC Project

Apply for a fully-funded PhD developing “mediating mechanisms” as a way to link machine learning to human-computer interaction in tightly-coupled control loops. All nationalities can apply. Supervised by @jhnhw in the DIFAI Project. Deadline 7th April. shorturl.at/MAMKH

Reflecting on 20 years of #MobileHCI papers: How has the community evolved? My blog post examines submission trends, global collaborations, and the challenges shaping MobileHCI. Read more: sven-mayer.com/2025/01/12/20-… #HCI #AcademicResearch @ACMMobileHCI @sigchi @TheOfficialACM

We look forward to applicants!

Internships are available for existing Ph.D. students on the DIFAI project in Glasgow. (Deadline 31st July 2025) difai-project.org/index.html#vac…

Ph.D. studentship available at @GlasgowCS with Aegean Airlines. Model-based shared autonomy via active inference, Supervised by @ssteinresearch and @MurraySmithRod Application deadline, 30th June 2025. Fully funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend). difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

📣9th Summer School on Computational Interaction in June in Paris🇫🇷. Speakers include Lydia Chilton, John Williamson, Laure Soulier, Jean Claude Dreher and myself. Application deadline March 14th. cixschool2025.isir.upmc.fr

These posts are highly relevant for academics working in Active inference research

We review Active Inference and how it could be applied to model the human-computer interaction loop. Active Inference and Human-Computer Interaction arxiv.org/abs/2412.14741 with @MurraySmithRod @jhnhw @ssteinresearch in the DIFAI ERC project, difai-project.org

Want to study human models for AI and interactive systems? We have a postdoc position open👇

Ph.D. studentship available at @GlasgowCS with Aegean Airlines. Model-based shared autonomy via active inference, Supervised by @ssteinresearch and @MurraySmithRod . Application deadline, 31st January 2025. Fully funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend). difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

'Is One GPU Enough? Pushing Image Generation at Higher-Resolutions with Foundation Models' was presented at @NeurIPSConf Led by @Thanos_db & @marco_avers, with @ChaitanyaKaul14 @d_faccio and myself. Demos, paper and code at: thanos-db.github.io/Pixelsmith/ @QuantIC_QTHub @dotphoton

Markus Klar presenting our poster on Intermittent Active Inference at @iwai_ws in Oxford.

You will work with me, @Blair_Archibald , and Muffy Calder on Milner's bigraphs, probabilistic model checking, statically typed programming languages, and data-driven runtime models for digital twinning. @GlasgowCS @TransitTwin

If you've ever wondered what happens between a touch detection and a UI activation on Android devices, my colleague Andrew Ramsay has written a very deep dive on every step of the process, from device driver to UI listeners: difai-project.org/android_touch_…

A new PhD position in Optimal interaction mechanism design, available as part of the @ERCDIFAI project. Open to all nationalities. Supervised by @jhnhw findaphd.com/phds/project/p…

Fully funded PhD international studentship on probabilistic ML+HCI with @MurraySmithRod and myself, linked with the @ERCDIFAI project and @aegeanairlines. Retweets very welcome. findaphd.com/phds/project/p…

Deadline extended

Interested in Bayesian Inference and HCI? Open Ph.D. position on Interactive Model-based Probabilistic Visualisations for Exploring Decisions, with @ssteinresearch and @MurraySmithRod, linked with the @ERCDIFAI project and @Aegeanairlines Deadline end Feb. difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

Η παρακάτω υποτροφία για διδακτορικό/Ph.D. στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Γλασκόβης μπορεί να ενδιαφέρει φοιτητές στην Ελλάδα, καθώς περιλαμβάνει μια συνεργασία με την ομάδα Data Analytics της Aegean Airlines στην Αθήνα. difai-project.org/aegeanphd.html

A now freely-available preprint version of Chapter 1 of "Bayesian Methods for Interaction and Design" (Cambridge University Press, 2021). Covers applications of Bayesian models in HCI, including for design, in-loop interaction and evaluation. johnhw.github.io/bayesian_inter…