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| European CHI Academy | |
|---|---|
| Name | European CHI Academy |
| Formation | 2006 |
| Type | Honorary society |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| Region served | Europe |
| Parent organization | Association for Computing Machinery |
European CHI Academy The European CHI Academy is an honorary society recognizing contributions to human–computer interaction and user experience in Europe. It operates within the context of major conferences and professional bodies such as Association for Computing Machinery, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM SIGCHI, SIGGRAPH, and Eurographics. The Academy intersects with academic institutions, industrial research labs, and standards organizations including CERN, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, University of Cambridge, and ETH Zurich.
The Academy highlights achievements across human–computer interaction involving scholars and practitioners affiliated with University College London, Oxford University, Imperial College London, Technical University of Munich, and Delft University of Technology. It recognizes work tied to projects and initiatives such as Erasmus Programme, Horizon 2020, FP7, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and European Research Council. Laureates often have links to research centers like Microsoft Research Cambridge, Google DeepMind, Apple Inc., IBM Research, and Nokia Research Center.
The Academy emerged after discussions among organizers from conferences and institutions including CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, INTERACT, MobileHCI, NordicCHI, ACM SIGCHI, and representatives from ACM Europe Council and IFIP. Early contributors included academics from University of Stockholm, University of Helsinki, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Politecnico di Milano, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Milestones were announced alongside events like CHI 2007, CHI 2010, CHI 2015, CHI 2020, and collaborative workshops at European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Recsys, and UbiComp.
Membership criteria draw on scholarly records tied to publications in venues such as ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Communications of the ACM, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Nominees often have citation records indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and have received awards such as the CHI Academy Award, SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award, SIGCHI Social Impact Award, ACM Fellowship, and national honors like Order of Merit (United Kingdom). Selection panels include elected members from institutions like University of Amsterdam, Trinity College Dublin, University of Manchester, University of Edinburgh, and corporate labs including Sony CSL, Intel Labs, and Facebook AI Research.
The Academy organizes symposia, panels, and mentoring programs at conferences such as CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM Multimedia, European Conference on Information Retrieval, International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, and Design Research Society meetings. It contributes to curricula aligned with initiatives from Open University, Coursera, edX, and professional development in collaboration with British Computer Society, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz, and standards bodies like ISO. Outputs include position statements referenced in policy dialogues with European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament, and advisory input to projects funded by Horizon Europe. Members mentor doctoral students connected to programs at Karolinska Institute, University of Paris-Saclay, TU Delft, KU Leuven, and Politecnico di Torino.
The Academy is governed by an elected board with representatives from universities and industry such as University of Barcelona, University of Bologna, Saarland University, Apple Inc., Microsoft Research, and Google Research. Administrative support has been provided by partner organizations including Association for Computing Machinery, SIGCHI, ACM Europe Council, and regional chapters like SIGCHI Sweden, SIGCHI UK, and SIGCHI France. Governance cycles align with conference schedules like CHI, INTERACT, and NordicCHI and adhere to codes referenced by bodies such as ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
The Academy amplifies the visibility of research recognized by awards and events including CHI Best Paper Award, EuroITV Award, European Research Council Grants, Marie Curie Fellowships, and national science prizes such as Royal Society Fellows, French Legion of Honour, and Bundesverdienstkreuz. Its fellows have influenced standards and products from organizations such as Nokia, Siemens, Philips, SAP SE, Spotify Technology S.A., and policy instruments at European Commission Digital Single Market initiatives. The Academy's network includes notable figures associated with Alan Turing Institute, Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Norman, Ben Shneiderman, Hiroshi Ishii, Yvonne Rogers, Jenny Preece, Jon Froehlich, Antonio Krüger, Gary Marsden, Paul Dourish, Stuart Card, Alan Dix, Helen Sharp, Jodi Forlizzi, Eli Blevis, Mary Czerwinski.
Category:Human–computer interaction Category:Professional associations based in Belgium