Statement of the Working Group
Connection people People in AI and HCI to advance science and insights in both fields for the benfit of society
Events
The Joint Working Group (WG) between IFIP Technical Committee on HCI (TC 13) and IFIP Technical Committee on AI (TC 12) - WG 13.11/12.14 - had it inaugural meeting duing Interact 2023 in York on August 31st 2023.
Contact Information
albrecht.schmidt@ifi.lmu.deIFIP TC13/TC12 Working Group on Human-Centered Intelligent Interactive Systems
TC13 (HCI), TC12 (AI)
People
Chair: Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, albrecht.schmidt@acm.org
Secretary: Simone Stumpf, University of Glasgow, Simone.Stumpf@glasgow.ac.uk
Vice Chair: N.N.
Member: N.N.
Mission Statement
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become the foundation for computing systems. Intelligent interactive systems directly impact humans and their relationship with data, information, and smart environments. Designing and implementing such systems poses new challenges and requires new approaches in human-computer-interaction (HCI). New opportunities for the design of user interfaces and interaction metaphors arise and concepts and models for interactive systems will change. On a more abstract level, new dimensions need to be taken into account, including new ethical aspects and human-centered development.
Moving towards automated and autonomous systems will change the user experience and the relationship to digital technologies on an individual as well as on a societal level. As a community, we need to find ways for humans to understand AI-based systems and means to allow human control and oversight.
In the next years, the role of HCI in the conception, design, and implementation of applications of artificial intelligence (AI) will be defined. The relationship between researchers and developers in AI and HCI is becoming essential to create real values for humans. Advancing intelligent interactive systems needs skills and insights from both disciplines. Many properties, such as understandability, reliability, trustworthiness, and safety, cannot be considered without a deep understanding of the user experience and the interaction angle. So far, many applications are, however, not focusing on people; they are not human-centered. Ensuring meaningful human interaction with AI is the key to the mass adoption of intelligent technologies.
At the moment, the quality of AI and ML is typically measured in a purely technical way. However, reporting recognition rates and improvements in optimization often misses to show and quantify the value for individuals and society. Therefore the the HCI perspective also consider the holistic quality and contribution of artifacts, e.g., their purpose in society, the value for reaching certain goals, and the user experience created, rather than just the algorithmic performance.
The new Working Group aims to shift the focus to how AI can empower humans and how AI supports their endeavors. It emphasizes the human side of the interaction between people and AI. To reach this goal, an operation under both TC13 (HCI) and TC12 (AI) will allow to research and develop the scientific foundations for Human-Centered Intelligent Interactive Systems. Such foundations include methods, models and algorithms for constructing and evaluating these systems. The new working group will fulfill the mandate as an IFIP technical asset by researching and aiding the technical development of Human-Centered Intelligent Interactive Systems as a new dimension of computer science. It will add to the body of knowledge in informatics and contribute new insights, methods, and tools to the profession, and aims at advancing society.
Research Topics
- Methods for human-centered design of intelligent systems
- Interactive machine learning
- Human-centered interactive AI
- Data-driven user modeling and personalization
- Interactive recommender systems
- Joint control between humans and intelligent agents
- User trust in autonomous and intelligent systems
- Interaction metaphors for collaboration with AI-based Systems
- Design and evaluation of intelligent user interfaces
- Ethical aspects of intelligent systems
- Interactive and explainable AI
- Human-robot interaction
- Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR)
- Multimodality in intelligent systems
- Interactive application of intelligent systems
A Working Group in IFIP
The Working Group (WG) on Human-Centered Intelligent Interactive Systems is established under two IFIP Technical Committees: TC13 on Human-Computer Interaction and TC12 on Artificial Intelligence.
There are currently more than 20 members with diverse backgrounds from around the world working in this field. Evident from two panels at the Interact 2021 conference in Bari, there is a strong interest in this field in the research community. After approval and the formal constitution of the WG, it will discuss, consolidate, and define its program. This program will be inclusive of all relevant topics and will be dynamic to contribute to the lively scientific discourse in this field. Like other IFIP working groups, the WG plans to hold yearly technical meetings and organize and contribute to international events, workshops, and conferences. The new WG will comply with the IFIP regulations and its Bylaws (sections 4.2.7 and 4.2.8).
IFIP is a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing. It was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO as a result of the first World Computer Congress held in Paris in 1959. Formally recognized by the United Nations, IFIP represents IT Societies from over 38 countries or regions, covering all five continents with a total membership of over half a million, and linking more than 3500 scientists from Academia and Industry, organized in about one hundred Working Groups reporting to 13 Technical Committees.
Through them, as well as in its multiple initiatives, it aims at:
- Identifying research priorities, stimulating theoretical work on fundamental issues, and promoting fundamental research which will underpin future developments;
- Fostering cooperative action, collaborative research, and information exchange;
- Providing a forum for professionals and encouraging interdisciplinary work;
- Paying special attention to the needs of developing countries and promoting the UN international agenda on sustainable development.