FORCE-UI Publications

Farrall, A., Sharma, A., Ainsworth, B., Jacobsen, P. and Alexander, J. Encouraging Breath: Increasing Out‑of‑Session DMHI Engagement using a Shape‑Changing Biofeedback Physicalization within a Longitudinal RCT. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26), Barcelona, Spain, Association for Computing Machinery: 2026.

Nash, J., Sauvé, K., van Riet, C. M., van Oosterhout, A., Sharma, A., Clarke, C. and Alexander, J. HydroHaptics: High-Fidelity Force-Feedback on Soft Deformable Interfaces using Hydrostatic Transmission. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '25), Busan, Republic of Korea, Association for Computing Machinery: 2025.
Honorable Mention Award

Palmer, M., Mitchell, T. J., Alexander, J. and Steer, C. It Sounds Squishy: Understanding Cross-Modal Correspondences of Deformable Shapes and Sounds. In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '25), pgs. 766–788, Madeira, Portugal, Association for Computing Machinery: 2025.

Nash, J., Sauvé, K., Sharma, A., Clarke, C. and Alexander, J. Investigating the Impact of Deformable, Movable, and Rigid Surfaces on Force-Input Interactions. In ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. (ToCHI), 2025.

Shiokawa, Y., Chen, W., Nittala, A. S., Alexander, J. and Sharma, A. Beyond Vacuuming: How Can We Exploit Domestic Robots' Idle Time?. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25), Yokohama, Japan, Association for Computing Machinery: 2025.

Wragg, M., Sengupta, R., Cazzola, D. and Alexander, J. Investigating the Benefits of Physical Models for Anatomical Education in Augmented Reality. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25), Yokohama, Japan, Association for Computing Machinery: 2025.

Steer, C., Sauvé, K., Jain, A., Lawal, O., Proulx, M. J, Jicol, C. and Alexander, J. Squishy, Yet Satisfying: Exploring Deformable Shapes' Cross-Modal Correspondences with Colours and Emotions. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24), Honolulu, HI, USA,, Association for Computing Machinery: 2024.

Nash, J. D., Steer, C., Dinca, T., Sharma, A., Favaratto Santos, A., Wildgoose, B. T., Ager, A., Clarke, C. and Alexander, J. DeformIO: Dynamic Stiffness Control on a Deformable Force-sensing Display. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '24), Honolulu, HI, USA,, Association for Computing Machinery: 2024.

Farrall, A., Taylor, J., Ainsworth, B. and Alexander, J. Manifesting Breath: Empirical Evidence for the Integration of Shape-Changing Biofeedback-Based Artefacts within Digital Mental Health Interventions. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, Association for Computing Machinery: 2023.

Steer, C., Dinca, T., Jicol, C., Proulx, M. J and Alexander, J. Feel the Force, See the Force: Exploring Visual-Tactile Associations of Deformable Surfaces with Colours and Shapes. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, Association for Computing Machinery: 2023.

Sturdee, M., Kara, H. and Alexander, J. Exploring Co-Located Interactions with a Shape-Changing Bar Chart. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), Hamburg, Germany, Association for Computing Machinery: 2023.

Bergström, J., Dalsgaard, T-S., Alexander, J. and Hornbæk, K. How to Evaluate Object Selection and Manipulation in VR? Guidelines from 20 Years of Studies. In Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21), Yokohama, Japan, Association for Computing Machinery: 2021.
Best Paper Award