Creative Interfaces Research + Design Studio

In the Creative Interfaces Research + Design Studio, we conduct research surrounding AI literacy and human-AI interaction. Our research looks to how humans interact and learn as a way of informing the design of public AI literacy interventions as well as the development of AI that can interact naturally and improvise creatively with people in complex social environments. We design and build interactive, embodied learning experiences for spaces like museums and public libraries to broaden public understanding of AI, and we explore how to design and develop AI that can co-create with people.

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Research Areas & Projects

Designing learning experiences, human-centered AI, explainable AI, creativity, performance and technology, AI literacy, computer science education, informal learning, and embodied interaction.

Computational Embodiments

Speculative Design for Creative AI

Museum Exhibits to Foster AI Literacy

Learner-Centered Explainable AI

AI Unplugged

Publications

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

Long, D., McKlin, T., Boone, N. A. A., Dean, D., Garoufalidis, M., & Magerko, B. (2022). Active Prolonged Engagement EXpanded (APEX): A Toolkit for Supporting Evidence-Based Iterative Design Decisions for Collaborative, Embodied Museum Exhibits. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW1), 1-33.

Long, D., Blunt, T., & Magerko, B. (2021). Co-designing AI literacy exhibits for informal learning spaces. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW2), 1-35.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Long, D., Teachey, A., & Magerko, B. (2022, April). Family Learning Talk in AI Literacy Learning Activities. In Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-20).

Long, D., Padiyath, A., Teachey, A., & Magerko, B. (2021, June). The role of collaboration, creativity, and embodiment in AI learning experiences. In Creativity and cognition (pp. 1-10).

Long, D., & Magerko, B. (2020, April). What is AI literacy? Competencies and design considerations. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems (pp. 1-16).

Workshops

Long, D., Roberts, J., Magerko, B., Holstein, K., DiPaola, D., & Martin, F. (2023, April). AI Literacy: Finding Common Threads between Education, Design, Policy, and Explainability. In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-6).

Demos, Posters, Case Studies, Extended Abstracts

Long, D. (2023, April). Conducting Remote Design Research on Embodied, Collaborative Museum Exhibits. In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8).

Lin, L., & Long, D. (2023, June). Generative AI Futures: A Speculative Design Exploration. In Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Creativity and Cognition (pp. 380-383).

Long, D., Rollins, S., Ali-Diaz, J., Hancock, K., Nuonsinoeun, S., Roberts, J., & Magerko, B. (2023, June). Fostering AI Literacy with Embodiment & Creativity: From Activity Boxes to Museum Exhibits. In Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 727-731).

Morales-Navarro, L., Kafai, Y. B., Castro, F., Payne, W., DesPortes, K., DiPaola, D., … & Vakil, S. (2023). Making Sense of Machine Learning: Integrating Youth’s Conceptual, Creative, and Critical Understandings of AI. n Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023. International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Walsh, B., Dalton, B., Forsyth, S., Haberl, E., Smilack, J., Yeh, T., … & Sengupta-Irving, T. (2022). Aspiring for Equity: Perspectives from Design of AI Education. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2022, pp. 1771-1778. International Society of the Learning Sciences.

News & Events

$50,000 for Convergence Seminar on Computational Embodiments

by dll5950 | September 17, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Dr. Long, along with fellow Northwestern School of Communication faculty members Ozge Samanci, Eliza Bent, Melissa Blanco, Thomas DeFrantz, and Darren Gergle received a $50,000 Convergence Seminar Grant to explore research related to Computational Embodiments. A...

AI Literacy Workshop at CHI 2023

by dll5950 | September 17, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Dr. Duri Long, along with collaborators, ran a workshop on AI Literacy at CHI 2023. Workshop Website Workshop Report Summary of Workshop: Fostering public AI literacy has been a growing area of interest at CHI for several years, and a substantial community is forming...

Thought Leader Dialogue: AI Education

by dll5950 | September 16, 2023 | News | 0 Comments

Dr. Duri Long, in collaboration with the Northwestern Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design, hosted a virtual panel on April 7 entitled, “Thought Leaders on AI Education.” The discussion focused on what curricula are available for students and...

$1.7 million NSF AISL award for AI literacy in museums

by dll5950 | September 16, 2023 | News | 0 Comments

Dr. Duri Long, Dr. Brian Magerko, and Dr. Jessica Roberts received a $1.7 million-dollar NSF AISL award for AI literacy in museum spaces. The project is titled "Fostering AI Literacy through Embodiment and Creativity across Informal Learning Spaces" and it...