{"id":1161977,"date":"2026-02-24T09:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=1161977"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:07:21","slug":"chi-2026","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/chi-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft at CHI 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Research is proud to be a sponsor of <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/chi2026.acm.org\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/chi2026.acm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI 2026 will take place in Barcelona at the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ccib.es\/espais\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ccib.es\/espais\/\">Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:64px; padding-top:64px\" class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section alignfull row has-background has-lighter-gray-background-color has-text-color has-black-color wp-block-msr-immersive-section\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"societal-impact-award\">Societal Impact Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Research is thrilled to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jaoneil\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"32172\"><strong>Jacki O&#8217;Neill<\/strong><\/a> is being honored by The Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). They will present Jacki with the <strong>Societal Impact Award<\/strong> on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at CHI 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"honorable-mentions\">Honorable Mentions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We also celebrate the exceptional work recognized with the Honorable Mentions at CHI 2026. Congratulations to the authors for their groundbreaking contributions and for pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h6\" id=\"building-benchmarks-from-the-ground-up-community-centered-evaluation-of-llms-in-healthcare-chatbot-settings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/building-benchmarks-from-the-ground-up-community-centered-evaluation-of-llms-in-healthcare-chatbot-settings\/\" type=\"msr-research-item\" id=\"1167089\">Building Benchmarks from the Ground Up: Community-Centered Evaluation of LLMs in Healthcare Chatbot Settings<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>H. 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Hall<\/a>, Ruican Zhong, Selin S. Everett, Alyssa Unell, Hanwen Xu, Matthias Blondeel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/carlson\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"31333\">Jonathan M. Carlson<\/a>, et.al.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h6\" id=\"title-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/interaction-augmented-instruction-modeling-the-synergy-of-prompts-and-interactions-in-human-genai-collaboration\/\" type=\"msr-research-item\" id=\"1162754\">Interaction-Augmented Instruction: Modeling the Synergy of Prompts and Interactions in Human-GenAI Collaboration<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Leixian Shen, Yifang Wang, Huamin Qu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/xingx\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"34906\">Xing Xie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/haotianli\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"43593\">Haotian Li<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 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(opens in new tab), the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI 2026 will take place in Barcelona at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (opens in new tab). 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CHI 2026 will take place in Barcelona at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccib.es\/espais\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ccib.es\/espais\/\">Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"15px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:msr\/immersive-section {\"backgroundColor\":\"lighter-gray\",\"textColor\":\"black\"} -->\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"societal-impact-award\">Societal Impact Award<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Microsoft Research is thrilled to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/jaoneil\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"32172\"><strong>Jacki O'Neill<\/strong><\/a> is being honored by The Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). They will present Jacki with the <strong>Societal Impact Award<\/strong> on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at CHI 2026. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"30px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"honorable-mentions\">Honorable Mentions<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We also celebrate the exceptional work recognized with the Honorable Mentions at CHI 2026. Congratulations to the authors for their groundbreaking contributions and for pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3,\"className\":\"h6\"} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h6\" id=\"building-benchmarks-from-the-ground-up-community-centered-evaluation-of-llms-in-healthcare-chatbot-settings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/building-benchmarks-from-the-ground-up-community-centered-evaluation-of-llms-in-healthcare-chatbot-settings\/\" type=\"msr-research-item\" id=\"1167089\">Building Benchmarks from the Ground Up: Community-Centered Evaluation of LLMs in Healthcare Chatbot Settings<\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>H. 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Hall<\/a>, Ruican Zhong, Selin S. Everett, Alyssa Unell, Hanwen Xu, Matthias Blondeel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/carlson\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"31333\">Jonathan M. Carlson<\/a>, et.al.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3,\"className\":\"h6\"} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h6\" id=\"title-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/interaction-augmented-instruction-modeling-the-synergy-of-prompts-and-interactions-in-human-genai-collaboration\/\" type=\"msr-research-item\" id=\"1162754\">Interaction-Augmented Instruction: Modeling the Synergy of Prompts and Interactions in Human-GenAI Collaboration<\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Leixian Shen, Yifang Wang, Huamin Qu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/xingx\/\" type=\"person\" id=\"34906\">Xing Xie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/haotianli\/\" 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