2026
- Misalignment Has a Personality: A Big Five Account of Emergent Misalignment, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.26389, 2026
- Emerging Risks of Conversational AIM, Manveer Kalirai, Christina Ziying Wei, Thomas Essmeyer, Nima Zargham, Sviatlana Höhn, Smit Desai, Minha Lee, Heloisa Candello, Anastasia Kuzminykh, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 1-7, 2026
- Behavior-Adaptive Conversational Agents: Toward a Fluid Personality Framework, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai,arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.01034, 2026
- Improving End-of-Life Screening in the Emergency Department With Collaborative Artificial Intelligence, Adrian D Haimovich, Gabriel Erion-Barner, Larry A Nathanson, Caroline Cohen, Roger Orcutt, Smit Desai, David Rubins, Ula Hwang, Richard Andrew Taylor, Nathan I Shapiro, Kei Ouchi, Mara A Schonberg. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2026
- Explanations as Dialogues: Toward Human-Centered Conversational Explainable AI, Niharika Mathur, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on …, 2026
- Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of AI-Mediated Serious Illness Conversations in the Emergency Department, Hasibur Rahman, Kenji Numata, Evelyn T Lai, Maria Cheriyan, Adrian Haimovich, Kei Ouchi, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Interactive Health Conference (IH ’26), 2026
- Who wants to be nagged by AI?”: Investigating the Effects of Agreeableness on Older Adults’ Perception of LLM-Based Voice Assistants’ Explanations, N Mathur, Niharika Mathur, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI, 2026
- Non-Linear Journeys with Voice Assistants: A Multi-Trajectory Analysis of Older Adults’ Long-Term Home Use, Wen-Ning Chen, Smit Desai, Carrie O’Connell, Sarah Leiser, Kelly Quinn, Naoko Muramatsu, David Marquez, Catherine O’Brien, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Balancing Efficiency and Empathy: Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on AI-Supported Workflows for Serious Illness Conversations in the Emergency Department, Menglin Zhao, Zhuorui Yong, Ruijia Guan, Kai-Wei Chang, Adrian Haimovich, Kei Ouchi, Timothy Bickmore, Zhan Zhang, Bingsheng Yao, Dakuo Wang, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Conversational Successes and Breakdowns in Everyday Smart Glasses Use, Xiuqi Tommy Zhu, Xiaoan Liu, Casper Harteveld, Smit Desai, Eileen McGivney, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Finding MeBo: Delivering Reminiscence Therapy for Older Adults Using LLM-Based Voice User Interfaces, Manasi Atul Vaidya, Ryan Bruggeman, Jessie Chin, Maitraye Das, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Vibe Check: Understanding the Effects of LLM-Based Conversational Agents’ Personality and Alignment on User Perceptions in Goal-Oriented Tasks, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Beyond Triggering Memories: Toward Relational LLM-Based Voice User Interfaces for Reminiscence Therapy with Older Adults, Manasi Vaidya, Ryan Bruggeman, Jessie Chin, Maitraye Das, Smit Desai, SSRN 6454859, 2026′
- The Differential Effects of Agreeableness and Extraversion on Older Adults’ Perceptions of Conversational AI Explanations in Assistive Settings, Niharika Mathur, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08164, 2026
- Empathy through the Lens of Conversational Agents: A Systematic Review, Supriya Khadka, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2026 (CUI ’26), July 21–24, 2026
- Toward metaphor-fluid conversation design for voice user interfaces, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Dakuo Wang, Benjamin Cowan, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2026 (CUI ’26), 2026
2025
DEBP-PVA: Designing and Evaluating Behavioral Paradigms With Proactive Virtual Agents, Alafate Abulimiti, Paola R Peña, Fatemeh Alizadeh, Shashank Ahire, Heloisa Candello, Smit Desai, Justin Edwards, Yuan He, Darragh Higgins, Alberto Jovane, Matthias Kraus, Guy Laban, Rachel McDonnell, Jairo Pérez-Osorio, Tanja Schneeberger, Jaisie Sin, Tobias Thejll-Madsen, Nima Zargham, Benjamin R Cowan, Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2025Type your paragraph here
- DEBP-PVA: Designing and Evaluating Behavioral Paradigms With Proactive Virtual Agents, Alafate Abulimiti, Paola R Peña, Fatemeh Alizadeh, Shashank Ahire, Heloisa Candello, Smit Desai, Justin Edwards, Yuan He, Darragh Higgins, Alberto Jovane, Matthias Kraus, Guy Laban, Rachel McDonnell, Jairo Pérez-Osorio, Tanja Schneeberger, Jaisie Sin, Tobias Thejll-Madsen, Nima Zargham, Benjamin R Cowan, Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2025
- Multi-Tool Analysis of User Interface & Accessibility in Deployed Web-Based Chatbots, Mukesh Rajmohan, Smit Desai, Sanchari Das, Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interface (CUI ’25) 2025
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Personas evolved: Designing ethical LLM-based conversational agent personalities,
Smit Desai, Mateusz Dubiel, Nima Zargham, Thomas Mildner, Laura Spillner – Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI ’25), 2025 - Beyond functionality: co-designing voice user interfaces for older adults’ well-being Xinhui Hu, Smit Desai, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin – Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI ’25), 2025
- It Felt Like I Was Left in the Dark”: Exploring Information Needs and Design Opportunities for Family Caregivers of Older Adult Patients in Critical Care Settings, Shihan Fu, Bingsheng Yao, Smit Desai, Yuqi Hu, Yuling Sun, Samantha Stonbraker, Yanjun Gao, Elizabeth M Goldberg, Dakuo Wang, arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.05115, 2025
- Exploring Patients’ Perceptions of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study, Youkie Shiozawa, Saaya Morton, Nanako Shirai, Hannah Oelschlager, Lucy Kiernat, Anita N Chary, Anna C Revette, Adrian Haimovich, Smit Desai, Kai-Wei Chang, Shan W Liu, Maura Kennedy, Mara A Schonberg, Kei Ouchi, Academic Emergency Medicine, 2025
2024
- Designing ai personalities: Enhancing human-agent interaction through thoughtful persona design, Nima Zargham, Mateusz Dubiel, Smit Desai, Thomas Mildner, Hanz-Joachim Belz, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, 490-494 2024
- Emotional Responses to Support From Voice Assistants Within an Ecology of Smart Devices, Shannon Mejia, Wan Wen, Smit Desai, Brandon Snipe, Otniel Fernandez, Sungjae Hong, Jessie Chin, Innovation in Aging, 2024
- Human and LLM-based voice assistant interaction: An analytical framework for user verbal and nonverbal behaviors, Szeyi Chan, Shihan Fu, Jiachen Li, Bingsheng Yao, Smit Desai, Mirjana Prpa, Dakuo Wang, arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.16465, 2024
- EduCUI: The First International Workshop for Conversational User Interfaces in Education, Justin Edwards, Adelson de Araujo, Smit Desai, Jan de Wit, Heloisa Candello, Daniel J Rough, Leigh Clark, Anni-Sofia Roberts, Benjamin R Cowan, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Voicecraft: Designing Task-specific Voice Assistant Personas, Mateusz Dubiel, Smit Desai, Nima Zargham, Anuschka Schmitt, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Examining Humanness as a Metaphor to Design Voice User, Smit Desai, Mateusz Dubiel, Luis A Leiva, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Designing metaphor-fluid voice user interfaces, Smit Desai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024
- CUI@ CHI 2024: Building Trust in CUIs—From Design to Deployment, Smit Desai, Christina Ziying Wei, Jaisie Sin, Mateusz Dubiel, Nima Zargham, Shashank Ahire, Martin Porcheron, Anastasia Kuzminykh, Minha Lee, Heloisa Candello, Joel E Fischer, Cosmin Munteanu, Benjamin R Cowan, Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024
- Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood, Jessie Chin*, Smit Desai*, Sheny Lin, Shannon Mejia, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (2024)
2023
- Using Experience-Based Participatory Approach to Design Interactive Voice User Interfaces for Delivering Physical Activity Programs with Older Adults, Smit Desai, Xinhui Hu, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, 2023
- Using Playful Metaphors to Conceptualize Practical Use of ChatGPT: An Autoethnography, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2023
- Bridging the Gap Between Designers and Users: Co-designing Health-Related Voice User Interface Experiences with Older Adults, Morgan Lundy, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2023
- OK Google, let’s learn: using voice user interfaces for informal self-regulated learning of health topics among younger and older adults, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023
- “A painless way to learn:” designing an interactive storytelling voice user interface to engage older adults in informal health information learning, Smit Desai, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the ACM CUI 2023 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2023
- Using ChatGPT in HCI Research—A Trioethnography, Smit Desai, Tanusree Sharma, Pratyasha Saha, ACM CUI 2023 – 5th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2023
- Open Issues in Designing VUIs to Support Older Adults Seeking Health Information, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, CUI@ CHI’23: Inclusive Design of CUIs Across Modalities and Mobilities, April 23-28, 2023
2022
- Relaxatin Elements Within A Home Environment and Older Adults’ Socioemotional Experiences of Challanges Tasks, Shannon Mejía, Jessie Chin, Faith-Christina Washington, Smit Desai, Durga Ramesh, Falguni Deshpande, Sungjae Hong, Innovation in Aging, 2022
- The Effects of Environment -Induced Relaxation on Cognitive Foraging Under Stress in Middle and Beyond, Jessie Chin, Shannon Mejía, Smit Desai, Faith-Christina Washington, Durga Ramesh, Falguni Deshpande, Sanjana Dash, nnovation in Aging, 2022
- Is Alexa like a computer? A search engine? A friend? A silly child? Yes, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2022
2021
- Being a Nice Partner: The Effects of Age and Interaction Types on the Perceived Social Abilities of Conversational Agents, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, TMS Proceedings, 2021
- Using Conversational Agents as Informal Learning Partners, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, 2021
- Hey Google, What Shall I Compare Thee to?, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, 2021 Research Showcase at the School of Information Sciences, 2021
- Accommodating Communication Wth Conversational Agents: Examining the Perceptions and Behaviors of Older Adults When Using Voice Assistant Technology, Carrie O’Connell, Kelly Quinn, David Marquez, Jessie Chin, Naoko Muramatsu, Sarah Leiser, Jamie Gradishar, Smit Desai, AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research, 2021
- Hey Google, Can You Help Me Learn?, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2021
- Designing Conversational Agents to Support Self-Regulated Learning for Older Adults, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, Innovation in Aging, 2021
- Privacy and smart speakers in research with older adults, Kelly Quinn, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, Carrie O’Connell, David Marquez, Naoko Muramatsu, Innovation in Aging, 2021
2020
- An Explorative Analysis of the Feasibility of Implementing Metacognitive Strategies in Self-Regulated Learning with the Conversational Agents, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2020
2017
- Mobile platform for multiplexed detection and differentiation of disease-specific nucleic acid sequences, using microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and smartphone detection. Chen WeiLi Chen WeiLi, Yu HoJeong Yu HoJeong, Sun Fu Sun Fu, A Ornob, R Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri Vinay Vemuri, P Strzebonski, Cui GuangZhe Cui GuangZhe, KJ Allen, SA Desai, Lin WeiRan Lin WeiRan, DM Nash, DL Hirschberg, I Brooks, Rashid Bashir Rashid Bashir, BT Cunningham, 2017
- Mobile platform for multiplexed detection and differentiation of disease-specific nucleic acid sequences, using microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and smartphone detection, Weili Chen, Hojeong Yu, Fu Sun, Akid Ornob, Ryan Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri, Piotr Strzebonski, Guangzhe Cui, Karen J Allen, Smit A Desai, Weiran Lin, David M Nash, David L Hirschberg, Ian Brooks, Rashid Bashir, Brian T Cunningham, Analytical chemistry, 2017
- Multiplexed detection of infectious diseases with microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and a smartphone, Fu Sun, Weili Chen, Hojeong Yu, Akid Omob, Ryan Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri, Piotr Strzebonski, Guangzhe Cui, Karen J Allen, Smit A Desai, Weiran Lin, David M Nash, David L Hirschberg, Ian Brooks, Rashid Bashir, Brian T Cunningham, 2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies (HI-POCT), 2017
- Segmentation and Recognition of Fingers using Microsoft Kinect, Smit Desai, Proceedings of International Conference on Communication and Networks, 2017
- Human Computer Interaction through Hand Gestures for Home Automation using Microsoft Kinect, Smit Desai, Apurva Desai, Proceedings of International Conference on Communication and Networks, 2017
- Misalignment Has a Personality: A Big Five Account of Emergent Misalignment, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.26389, 2026
- Emerging Risks of Conversational AIM, Manveer Kalirai, Christina Ziying Wei, Thomas Essmeyer, Nima Zargham, Sviatlana Höhn, Smit Desai, Minha Lee, Heloisa Candello, Anastasia Kuzminykh, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 1-7, 2026
- Behavior-Adaptive Conversational Agents: Toward a Fluid Personality Framework, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai,arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.01034, 2026
- Improving End-of-Life Screening in the Emergency Department With Collaborative Artificial Intelligence, Adrian D Haimovich, Gabriel Erion-Barner, Larry A Nathanson, Caroline Cohen, Roger Orcutt, Smit Desai, David Rubins, Ula Hwang, Richard Andrew Taylor, Nathan I Shapiro, Kei Ouchi, Mara A Schonberg. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2026
- Explanations as Dialogues: Toward Human-Centered Conversational Explainable AI, Niharika Mathur, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on …, 2026
- Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of AI-Mediated Serious Illness Conversations in the Emergency Department, Hasibur Rahman, Kenji Numata, Evelyn T Lai, Maria Cheriyan, Adrian Haimovich, Kei Ouchi, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Interactive Health Conference (IH ’26), 2026
- Who wants to be nagged by AI?”: Investigating the Effects of Agreeableness on Older Adults’ Perception of LLM-Based Voice Assistants’ Explanations, N Mathur, Niharika Mathur, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI, 2026
- Non-Linear Journeys with Voice Assistants: A Multi-Trajectory Analysis of Older Adults’ Long-Term Home Use, Wen-Ning Chen, Smit Desai, Carrie O’Connell, Sarah Leiser, Kelly Quinn, Naoko Muramatsu, David Marquez, Catherine O’Brien, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Balancing Efficiency and Empathy: Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on AI-Supported Workflows for Serious Illness Conversations in the Emergency Department, Menglin Zhao, Zhuorui Yong, Ruijia Guan, Kai-Wei Chang, Adrian Haimovich, Kei Ouchi, Timothy Bickmore, Zhan Zhang, Bingsheng Yao, Dakuo Wang, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Conversational Successes and Breakdowns in Everyday Smart Glasses Use, Xiuqi Tommy Zhu, Xiaoan Liu, Casper Harteveld, Smit Desai, Eileen McGivney, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Finding MeBo: Delivering Reminiscence Therapy for Older Adults Using LLM-Based Voice User Interfaces, Manasi Atul Vaidya, Ryan Bruggeman, Jessie Chin, Maitraye Das, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Vibe Check: Understanding the Effects of LLM-Based Conversational Agents’ Personality and Alignment on User Perceptions in Goal-Oriented Tasks, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026
- Beyond Triggering Memories: Toward Relational LLM-Based Voice User Interfaces for Reminiscence Therapy with Older Adults, Manasi Vaidya, Ryan Bruggeman, Jessie Chin, Maitraye Das, Smit Desai, SSRN 6454859, 2026′
- The Differential Effects of Agreeableness and Extraversion on Older Adults’ Perceptions of Conversational AI Explanations in Assistive Settings, Niharika Mathur, Hasibur Rahman, Smit Desai, arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08164, 2026
- Empathy through the Lens of Conversational Agents: A Systematic Review, Supriya Khadka, Smit Desai, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2026 (CUI ’26), July 21–24, 2026
- Toward metaphor-fluid conversation design for voice user interfaces, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Dakuo Wang, Benjamin Cowan, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2026 (CUI ’26), 2026
DEBP-PVA: Designing and Evaluating Behavioral Paradigms With Proactive Virtual Agents, Alafate Abulimiti, Paola R Peña, Fatemeh Alizadeh, Shashank Ahire, Heloisa Candello, Smit Desai, Justin Edwards, Yuan He, Darragh Higgins, Alberto Jovane, Matthias Kraus, Guy Laban, Rachel McDonnell, Jairo Pérez-Osorio, Tanja Schneeberger, Jaisie Sin, Tobias Thejll-Madsen, Nima Zargham, Benjamin R Cowan, Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2025Type your paragraph here
- DEBP-PVA: Designing and Evaluating Behavioral Paradigms With Proactive Virtual Agents, Alafate Abulimiti, Paola R Peña, Fatemeh Alizadeh, Shashank Ahire, Heloisa Candello, Smit Desai, Justin Edwards, Yuan He, Darragh Higgins, Alberto Jovane, Matthias Kraus, Guy Laban, Rachel McDonnell, Jairo Pérez-Osorio, Tanja Schneeberger, Jaisie Sin, Tobias Thejll-Madsen, Nima Zargham, Benjamin R Cowan, Adjunct Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, 2025
- Multi-Tool Analysis of User Interface & Accessibility in Deployed Web-Based Chatbots, Mukesh Rajmohan, Smit Desai, Sanchari Das, Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interface (CUI ’25) 2025
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Personas evolved: Designing ethical LLM-based conversational agent personalities,
Smit Desai, Mateusz Dubiel, Nima Zargham, Thomas Mildner, Laura Spillner – Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI ’25), 2025 - Beyond functionality: co-designing voice user interfaces for older adults’ well-being Xinhui Hu, Smit Desai, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin – Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (CUI ’25), 2025
- It Felt Like I Was Left in the Dark”: Exploring Information Needs and Design Opportunities for Family Caregivers of Older Adult Patients in Critical Care Settings, Shihan Fu, Bingsheng Yao, Smit Desai, Yuqi Hu, Yuling Sun, Samantha Stonbraker, Yanjun Gao, Elizabeth M Goldberg, Dakuo Wang, arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.05115, 2025
- Exploring Patients’ Perceptions of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study, Youkie Shiozawa, Saaya Morton, Nanako Shirai, Hannah Oelschlager, Lucy Kiernat, Anita N Chary, Anna C Revette, Adrian Haimovich, Smit Desai, Kai-Wei Chang, Shan W Liu, Maura Kennedy, Mara A Schonberg, Kei Ouchi, Academic Emergency Medicine, 2025
- Designing ai personalities: Enhancing human-agent interaction through thoughtful persona design, Nima Zargham, Mateusz Dubiel, Smit Desai, Thomas Mildner, Hanz-Joachim Belz, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, 490-494 2024
- Emotional Responses to Support From Voice Assistants Within an Ecology of Smart Devices, Shannon Mejia, Wan Wen, Smit Desai, Brandon Snipe, Otniel Fernandez, Sungjae Hong, Jessie Chin, Innovation in Aging, 2024
- Human and LLM-based voice assistant interaction: An analytical framework for user verbal and nonverbal behaviors, Szeyi Chan, Shihan Fu, Jiachen Li, Bingsheng Yao, Smit Desai, Mirjana Prpa, Dakuo Wang, arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.16465, 2024
- EduCUI: The First International Workshop for Conversational User Interfaces in Education, Justin Edwards, Adelson de Araujo, Smit Desai, Jan de Wit, Heloisa Candello, Daniel J Rough, Leigh Clark, Anni-Sofia Roberts, Benjamin R Cowan, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Voicecraft: Designing Task-specific Voice Assistant Personas, Mateusz Dubiel, Smit Desai, Nima Zargham, Anuschka Schmitt, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Examining Humanness as a Metaphor to Design Voice User, Smit Desai, Mateusz Dubiel, Luis A Leiva, Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2024
- Designing metaphor-fluid voice user interfaces, Smit Desai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024
- CUI@ CHI 2024: Building Trust in CUIs—From Design to Deployment, Smit Desai, Christina Ziying Wei, Jaisie Sin, Mateusz Dubiel, Nima Zargham, Shashank Ahire, Martin Porcheron, Anastasia Kuzminykh, Minha Lee, Heloisa Candello, Joel E Fischer, Cosmin Munteanu, Benjamin R Cowan, Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024
- Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood, Jessie Chin*, Smit Desai*, Sheny Lin, Shannon Mejia, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (2024)
- Using Experience-Based Participatory Approach to Design Interactive Voice User Interfaces for Delivering Physical Activity Programs with Older Adults, Smit Desai, Xinhui Hu, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, 2023
- Using Playful Metaphors to Conceptualize Practical Use of ChatGPT: An Autoethnography, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2023
- Bridging the Gap Between Designers and Users: Co-designing Health-Related Voice User Interface Experiences with Older Adults, Morgan Lundy, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2023
- OK Google, let’s learn: using voice user interfaces for informal self-regulated learning of health topics among younger and older adults, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023
- “A painless way to learn:” designing an interactive storytelling voice user interface to engage older adults in informal health information learning, Smit Desai, Morgan Lundy, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the ACM CUI 2023 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2023
- Using ChatGPT in HCI Research—A Trioethnography, Smit Desai, Tanusree Sharma, Pratyasha Saha, ACM CUI 2023 – 5th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2023
- Open Issues in Designing VUIs to Support Older Adults Seeking Health Information, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, CUI@ CHI’23: Inclusive Design of CUIs Across Modalities and Mobilities, April 23-28, 2023
- Relaxatin Elements Within A Home Environment and Older Adults’ Socioemotional Experiences of Challanges Tasks, Shannon Mejía, Jessie Chin, Faith-Christina Washington, Smit Desai, Durga Ramesh, Falguni Deshpande, Sungjae Hong, Innovation in Aging, 2022
- The Effects of Environment -Induced Relaxation on Cognitive Foraging Under Stress in Middle and Beyond, Jessie Chin, Shannon Mejía, Smit Desai, Faith-Christina Washington, Durga Ramesh, Falguni Deshpande, Sanjana Dash, nnovation in Aging, 2022
- Is Alexa like a computer? A search engine? A friend? A silly child? Yes, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2022
- Being a Nice Partner: The Effects of Age and Interaction Types on the Perceived Social Abilities of Conversational Agents, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, TMS Proceedings, 2021
- Using Conversational Agents as Informal Learning Partners, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, 2021
- Hey Google, What Shall I Compare Thee to?, Smit Desai, Michael Twidale, 2021 Research Showcase at the School of Information Sciences, 2021
- Accommodating Communication Wth Conversational Agents: Examining the Perceptions and Behaviors of Older Adults When Using Voice Assistant Technology, Carrie O’Connell, Kelly Quinn, David Marquez, Jessie Chin, Naoko Muramatsu, Sarah Leiser, Jamie Gradishar, Smit Desai, AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research, 2021
- Hey Google, Can You Help Me Learn?, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2021
- Designing Conversational Agents to Support Self-Regulated Learning for Older Adults, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, Innovation in Aging, 2021
- Privacy and smart speakers in research with older adults, Kelly Quinn, Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, Carrie O’Connell, David Marquez, Naoko Muramatsu, Innovation in Aging, 2021
- An Explorative Analysis of the Feasibility of Implementing Metacognitive Strategies in Self-Regulated Learning with the Conversational Agents, Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2020
- Mobile platform for multiplexed detection and differentiation of disease-specific nucleic acid sequences, using microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and smartphone detection. Chen WeiLi Chen WeiLi, Yu HoJeong Yu HoJeong, Sun Fu Sun Fu, A Ornob, R Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri Vinay Vemuri, P Strzebonski, Cui GuangZhe Cui GuangZhe, KJ Allen, SA Desai, Lin WeiRan Lin WeiRan, DM Nash, DL Hirschberg, I Brooks, Rashid Bashir Rashid Bashir, BT Cunningham, 2017
- Mobile platform for multiplexed detection and differentiation of disease-specific nucleic acid sequences, using microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and smartphone detection, Weili Chen, Hojeong Yu, Fu Sun, Akid Ornob, Ryan Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri, Piotr Strzebonski, Guangzhe Cui, Karen J Allen, Smit A Desai, Weiran Lin, David M Nash, David L Hirschberg, Ian Brooks, Rashid Bashir, Brian T Cunningham, Analytical chemistry, 2017
- Multiplexed detection of infectious diseases with microfluidic loop-mediated isothermal amplification and a smartphone, Fu Sun, Weili Chen, Hojeong Yu, Akid Omob, Ryan Brisbin, Anurup Ganguli, Vinay Vemuri, Piotr Strzebonski, Guangzhe Cui, Karen J Allen, Smit A Desai, Weiran Lin, David M Nash, David L Hirschberg, Ian Brooks, Rashid Bashir, Brian T Cunningham, 2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies (HI-POCT), 2017
- Segmentation and Recognition of Fingers using Microsoft Kinect, Smit Desai, Proceedings of International Conference on Communication and Networks, 2017
- Human Computer Interaction through Hand Gestures for Home Automation using Microsoft Kinect, Smit Desai, Apurva Desai, Proceedings of International Conference on Communication and Networks, 2017