Jun Kato

Toolsmith researcher, programming the way of programming and storytelling. AIST / Arch Inc. (JP) / ex-ExSitu, Université Paris-Saclay (FR). 日本語: @arcatdmz

[Jun Kato @junkato]

@IanArawjo 📈 disclaimer: these graphs are AI-generated

[Jun Kato @junkato]

Hmm...

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

"There was a 33% increase in UIST paper submissions. The overall mean score is 2.46 and the median is 2.5. Papers with an overall score of 3.0 or higher are in the top 23% of submissions." https://t.co/9H9YvFetb7

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

The decision to bring back the 10 page limit for @ACMUIST #UIST2026 was a genius move—it is much more enjoyable now to review papers, at scale, than it was before. (And, fitting figures in isn't so bad as long as usage of the Appendix isn't frowned upon.) Thank you, PC chairs.

[Hatsune Miku @cfm_miku_en]

Hatsune Miku “Magical Mirai 2026” Programming Contest is available in English!
Entries open until noon on June 29th (Mon.) JST!✨💻

The TextAlive App API support page also supports English.
Check out our official website for more!🌟
https://t.co/BrAG5ZFbU7

#MagicalMirai2026 #HatsuneMiku #mm2026procon #TextAlive

[Jun Kato @junkato]

@c20 Congrats!!

[Jun Kato @junkato]

I’m not attending #CHI2026, but I’ll be part of this lecture series. In the coming weeks, I’ll be giving two talks: “🫂 Research community,” on joining a research community, and “🛠️ DevOps for research,” on using tools to support research.

[松井研 / Matsui Lab @utokyo_bunny]

The lecture "Non-Research Tips for Information Science Researchers" will be held tomorrow during the 2nd period 👏 We will systematically explain "non-research skills" essential for advancing research. w/ @bravery_ @koya_narumi @arcatdmz #non_research_tips https://t.co/d99cMeyPUU

[松井研 / Matsui Lab @utokyo_bunny]

The lecture "Non-Research Tips for Information Science Researchers" will be held tomorrow during the 2nd period 👏 We will systematically explain "non-research skills" essential for advancing research. w/ @bravery_ @koya_narumi @arcatdmz #non_research_tips https://t.co/d99cMeyPUU

[Hatsune Miku @cfm_miku_en]

🎶Hatsune Miku “Magical Mirai 2026” Programming Contest has been announced!
Entries open until noon on June 29th (Mon.) JST!✨💻

Check out our official website for more!🌻
https://t.co/c6KKFFlqHt

#MagicalMirai2026 #HatsuneMiku #mm2026procon #TextAlive

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

Writing an HCI paper about an AI-powered system to a venue like UIST 2026 or CHI 2027? Wondering what reviewers expect you to report, and how to approach paper framing and writing? Check out our reporting guidelines: https://t.co/thdo5QAH90

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

To date, HCI researchers have had no support on signaling their paper's relevance to AI, esp. when that connection is tenuous at best. We introduce a systematic framework to ensure LLMs are mentioned at every stage of paper reporting—from framing, to evaluation, to implications.

[Jun Kato @junkato]

📢We held The 1st Animāre Seminar on Creativity Support Tools this Tuesday, and the recording is now available:
https://t.co/Iux6aPNAor

Featuring Jingyi, Jane, Shm, Kumiyo, and myself, the seminar went beyond technical CSTs to discuss creative processes, expertise, and cultures.

[shm garanganao almeda @shmu_h]

deadine extended to feb 20! ;-)

[shm garanganao almeda @shmu_h]

submit to our workshop so we can yap about creativity support & activity tracing & understanding creative communities/process/people better, together

https://t.co/0y9MP532TU

[shm garanganao almeda @shmu_h]

new deadline miku is ready for the new year. nothing can stop her now

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

Elena’s Variation Lab is recruiting PhD students! See below document for details. Excellent (and rare!) opportunity for stellar students to purse a PhD in HCI:

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

Happy CHI review deadline day! Time to finish and polish those last-minute reviews. Here’s a link to Kumar et al.’s guide to reviewing for CHI: https://t.co/cM8UoPqgT5

[Ian Arawjo @IanArawjo]

“[S]ystem building efforts were a lot more exciting and had greater impact—in no small part because we thought long and hard about how the systems ended up getting adopted and used!” 👏

[麦 ⌇Baku @_baku89]

Just wrapped up my very first international conference (I've never even written a paper before, so started from learning LaTeX actually) As an creative practitioner in the wild, being welcomed here was such a rare and rewarding experience. #UIST2025

[Jun Kato @junkato]

Congratulations to Baku on completing the talk with live demo of the Tweeq widgets🎉

[Jun Kato @junkato]

Good morning #UIST2025! Right after the keynote, head to “Sydney” to see a new set of GUI widgets designed by/for creative professionals. No AI, but/and I’d promise it’s very good.

Program: https://t.co/64j06u4ryi
Paper: https://t.co/ZQIt4aLGaD
Code/demo: https://t.co/u57B0lvWZv

[麦 ⌇Baku @_baku89]

Super excited that our paper, co-authored with @junkato, on parameter-tuning widgets for creative software has been accepted to #UIST2025. It’s my first academic paper ever, which makes it way more special. #tweeqjs

https://t.co/pjwcjumLmF