Apple is presenting new research at the ACM annual conference on Human-Computer Interaction (CHI)], which takes place in person in Yokohama, Japan, from April 26 to May 1. We are proud to again sponsor the conference, which brings together the scientific and industrial research communities focused on interactive technology. Below is an overview of Apple’s participation at CHI 2025.
Schedule
Stop by the Apple booth (304 & 305) in the Yokohama PACIFICO during exhibition hours. All times listed in GMT +9 (Japan Time):
- Tuesday, April 29: 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday, April 30: 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday, May 1: 10:00 – 12:00
Wednesday, April 30
- PANEL
- From Researcher to Manager: Career Journeys
About The Transition into a Leadership Role - 15:40 – 16:20 JST, North 1F
- David Wagner, Jinny Lim, and Robert Deloatch will speak together in a career panel discussion, moderated by Ivonne Figueroa.
- ORAL
- Towards AI-driven Sign Language Generation with Non-Manual Markers
- 09:00 – 09:12 JST, Design for Diverse Needs Session, Pacifico North 3F, G318+G319
- Han Zhang (University of Washington), Rotem Shalev Arkushin (Tel-Aviv University), Vassilis Baltatzis, Connor Gillis, Lorna Quandt, Raja Kushalnagar, Gierad Laput, Leah Findlater, Kareem Bedri, Colin Lea
- Best Paper Honorable Mention
Technical Demos
Visit Apple’s booth (304 & 305) in the Yokohama PACIFICO to see our technical demos during exhibition hours:
- DEMO
- Music Haptics
- Music Haptics is a new way for all listeners, even those who may not have been able to hear music before – including people who are deaf or hard of hearing- to experience music on iPhone. This feature shipped with iOS 18, and with this accessibility feature turned on, the Taptic Engine in iPhone plays taps, textures, and refined vibrations to the audio of the music. Music Haptics works across millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog, and an API for developers to make music more accessible in their apps.
- DEMO
- AutoFraming: Identifying Question Areas in Educational Worksheets
- In this demo we are showcasing an innovative use of AI/ML technology to automatically analyze educational worksheets that teachers assign to students in educational settings. We show how Teachers can create, assign, and grade assessments within Schoolwork, an app for teachers who use iPad in the classroom, and how our Automatic Framing model can speed up teachers’ grading of Assessments and allow Teachers to view question-by-question performance analytics across their class. Features shipped as a part of the Schoolwork 3.0 release.
Accepted Papers
Towards AI-driven Sign Language Generation with Non-manual Markers
Han Zhang (University of Washington), Rotem Shalev Arkushin (Tel-Aviv University), Vassilis Baltatzis, Connor Gillis, Lorna Quandt, Raja Kushalnagar, Gierad Laput, Leah Findlater, Kareem Bedri, Colin Lea
Misty: UI Prototyping Through Interactive Conceptual Blending
Yuwen Lu, Alan Leung, Amanda Swearngin, Jeff Nichols, Titus Barik
Exploring Empty Spaces: Human-in-the-Loop Data Augmentation
Catherine Yeh (Harvard University), Donghao Ren, Fred Hohman, Yannick Assogba, Dominik Moritz
Jocelyn Shen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jennifer King Chen, Leah Findlater, Griffin Dietz Smith
Acknowledgements
Alex Mazursky is a Workshop Co-Organizer for the Sensorimotor Devices: Coupling Sensing and Actuation to Augment Bodily Experience workshop at CHI 2025.
Colin Lea is a Workshop Co-Organizer for the Search AI for All Accessibility Workshop: Understanding (Dis)ability and Equity at CHI 2025.
Amanda Swearingin, Eldon Schoop, Kareem Bedri, Regina Cheng, and Titus Barik are Associate Chairs for CHI 2025.
Alan Leung, Alex Lim, Alex Mazursky, Colin Lea, Dominik Moritz, Fred Hohman, Griffin Dietz Smith, Hidy Lin, Lilah de Groot, and Priyan Vaithilingam are reviewers for CHI 2025.