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DI PhD students at the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
In the previous news item (University of Edinburgh researchers head to ACM CHI 2025 in Yokohama, Japan! – Design Informatics), we mentioned the success of the University of Edinburgh and Design Informatics researchers in contributing to the 2025 Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) CHI conference. We are delighted to share the experiences of a selection of our PhD students Yuhao Sun, Xinrui Lin and Sarah Dunn, who participated in the conference in Yokohama, Japan, from 26th April to 1st May.
Read about their experiences in Yokohama, reflecting on this annual event and this year’s theme, Beyond Boundary. We also congratulate Sarah, who won the Student Research Competition at the ACM CHI conference, for her paper, poster and presentation.
What took me to Japan? CHI 2025!
Sarah Dunn
“And before I knew it… it was all over. We were at the closing ceremony where I was informed I was awarded first place in the Student Research Competition! “
A Beyond Boundary & Inspiring Journey at CHI 2025
Xinrui Lin
“I presented my work in the Co-ideation session, which focused on human-AI collaboration for ideation and innovation. Despite being the final day of the conference, the room was full. As the first speaker, I was nervous—this was my first time presenting at such a major academic venue—but I’m happy to say it went smoothly! “
From Fit to Contribution: My First CHI
Yuhao Sun
“This was my first CHI – and perhaps more importantly, it was my first real test of how I – as a researcher situated between health / precision medicine, computing, and design – could find my place in an ever-expanding and ever-evolving academic HCI community.”