Publications

The Missing Link of XR: Empathy-Driven Reality for XR and Beyond

Yun Suen Pai, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Jiashuo Cao, Kunal Gupta, Andreia Valente, Ken Jen Lee, Giulia Barbareschi, Kai Lukoff, Lingyuan Li, Ruofei Du, Fannie Liu, Jennifer Day, Tanner Person, Johann Wentzel, Misha Sra, Yuhang Zhao, Theophilus Teo, Elisabeth André, Mark Armstrong, Mark Billinghurst, Danielle Lottridge, Huidong Bai, Kinga Skierś, Erica Principe Cruz, Takuji Narumi, Anish Kundu, and Kouta Minamizawa

ISMAR 2026 · IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality · To appear

Can't Stop: How Context and Individual Traits Influence Effectiveness of Different Gradual Interventions for Infinite Scrolling on Short-Form Video Platforms

Luca-Maxim Meinhardt, Manuela Dragic, Mark Colley, Kai Lukoff, and Enrico Rukzio

IMWUT 2026 · Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · To appear; UbiComp/ISWC 2026

Generating the Modal Worker: A Cross-Model Audit of Race and Gender in LLM-Generated Personas Across 41 Occupations

Ilona van der Linden, Sahana Kumar, Arnav Dixit, Aadi Sudan, Smruthi Danda, Julianna Dietrich, David C. Anastasiu, and Kai Lukoff

FAccT 2026 · ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency

The Digital Attention Heuristics: Supporting the User's Attention by Design

Alberto Monge Roffarello, Luigi De Russis, and Kai Lukoff

TOCHI 2025 · ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

“I Finally Felt I Had the Tools to Control These Urges”: Empowering Students to Achieve Their Device Use Goals With the Reduce Digital Distraction Workshop

Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, Michael Inzlicht, Maureen Freed, Hannah Andrews, Claudine Tinsman, Laura Csuka, Lize Alberts, Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, Guido Makransky, Kasper Hornbæk, Max Van Kleek, and Nigel Shadbolt

CHI 2024 · Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award

Digital Self-Control in Danish High Schools: A Pilot Intervention Study

Ulrik Lyngs, Helene Willadsen, Maya Møller-Jensen, and Kai Lukoff

NordiCHI 2024 · Adjunct Proceedings of the 2024 Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Designing for Sustained Motivation: A Review of Self-Determination Theory in Behaviour Change Technologies

Lize Alberts, Ulrik Lyngs, and Kai Lukoff

IwC · Published online 2024 · Interacting with Computers, Vol. 38 (2026), pp. 447–468

SwitchTube: A Proof-of-Concept System Introducing “Adaptable Commitment Interfaces” as a Tool for Digital Wellbeing

Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Karina Shirokova, Raveena Rao, Larry Tian, Himanshu Zade, Sean A. Munson, and Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023).

Best paper honorable mention (top 5% of submissions)

Defining and Identifying Attention Capture Deceptive Designs in Digital Interfaces

Alberto Monge Roffarello, Kai Lukoff, and Luigi De Russis

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023).

Monitoring Screen Time or Redesigning It? Two Approaches to Supporting Intentional Social Media Use

Mingrui (Ray) Zhang, Kai Lukoff, Raveena Rao, Amanda Baughan, and Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022).

“I Don’t Even Remember What I Read”: How Design Influences Dissociation on Social Media

Amanda Baughan, Mingrui (Ray) Zhang, Raveena Rao, Kai Lukoff, Anastasia Schaadhardt, Lisa Butler, and Alexis Hiniker

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022).

The Goldilocks Level of Support: Using User Reviews, Ratings, and Installation Numbers to Investigate Digital Self-Control Tools

Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Laura Csuka, Petr Slovák, Max Van Kleek, and Nigel Shadbolt

International journal of human-computer studies: 102869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102869

How the Design of YouTube Influences User Sense of Agency

Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Himanshu Zade, J. Vera Liao, James Choi, Kaiyue Fan, Sean A. Munson, and Alexis Hiniker

In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’21), May 8–13, 2021, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, NewYork, NY, USA, 17 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445467

From Ancient Contemplative Practice to the App Store: Designing a Digital Container for Mindfulness

Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Stefania Gueorguieva, Erika S. Dillman, Alexis Hiniker, and Sean A. Munson

In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1551–1564. https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395444

“I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted”: Evaluating Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook

Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, William Seymour, Helena Webb, Marina Jirotka, Jun Zhao, Max Van Kleek, and Nigel Shadbolt

In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376672

Meta-analysis of Technology-Enabled Mindfulness-Based Programs for Negative Affect and Mindful Awareness

David E. Victorson, Christina M. Sauer, Lauren Wolters, Carly Maletich, Kai Lukoff, and Nat Sufrin

Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01373-y

Self-control in cyberspace: Applying dual systems theory to a review of digital self-control tools

Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, Reuben Binns, Adam Slack, Michael Inzlicht, Max Van Kleek, and Nigel Shadbolt

In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI ’19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300361

Best paper honorable mention (top 5% of submissions)

TableChat: Mobile Food Journaling to Facilitate Family Support for Healthy Eating

Kai Lukoff, Taoxi Li, Yuan Zhuang, and Brian Y. Lim

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 2, CSCW, Article 114 (November 2018). ACM, New York, NY. 27 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3274383

What Makes Smartphone Use Meaningful or Meaningless?

Kai Lukoff, Cissy Yu, Julie Kientz, and Alexis Hiniker

Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. 2, 1: 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3191754

Gender Norms and Attitudes about Childcare Activities Presented on Father Blogs

Kai Lukoff, Carol Moser, and Sarita Schoenebeck

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems  – CHI ’17: 4966–4971. https://doi.org/10.1145/3025453.3025767

The Workshop Without Its Master: Context Provenance as the Neglected Layer in Agent-Mediated Work

Kai Lukoff

CSCW 2026 · Workshop paper, Workshop on “Nobody Did This”: Contribution, Originality, and Accountability in Agent-Mediated Collaboration, ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing · To appear

“Dear Professor Lukoff”: GenAI and the Collapse of Costly Signals in Communication

Kai Lukoff

CSCW 2026 · Workshop paper, Workshop on Broader Impacts of GenAI in Communication, ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing · To appear

Jacaranda: Grafting User-Editable Web Experiences Across Sites

Xinqi Zhang, Mingyuan Zhong, Longjie Guo, Bryan Min, Yuanhao Zhang, and Kai Lukoff

UIST 2026 · Poster, Adjunct Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · To appear

User Agency in Runtime Malleable Software Under Change Aversion

Xinqi Zhang, Bryan Min, Shizhao (Lawrence) Liu, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2026 · Workshop paper, Workshop on “What Does Generative UI Mean for HCI Practice?”, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Bridge Over Troubled Water: Aligning Commercial Incentives With Ethical Design Practice To Combat Deceptive Patterns

Thomas Eßmeyer, Johanna Gunawan, Colin M. Gray, Lorena Sánchez Chamorro, Alberto Monge Roffarello, Katie Seaborn, Hauke Sandhaus, Kai Lukoff, Gian-Luca Savino, Shruthi Sai Chivukula, and Satoshi Nakamura

CHI 2026 · Workshop proposal (co-organizer), Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Generative Design and Vibe Coding: Rethinking The Design-Development Divide for UI Prototyping

Xinqi Zhang, Hariharan Subramonyam, Advait Sarkar, Ian Drosos, Zichao Wang, Kyungho Lee, Veronica Pimenova, Xiang ‘Anthony’ Chen, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2026 · Meet-up proposal (co-organizer), Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Co-Design as Community Empowerment: The Thámien Ohlone AR Tour and Indigenous Collaboration in HCI

Kai Lukoff

CHI 2025 · Workshop paper, Workshop on Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Rethinking Parental Control: Teen Agency in Mobile Technology and Digital Well-Being

Shizhao (Lawrence) Liu, Luca-Maxim Meinhardt, Meziah Ruby Cristobal, Xinqi Zhang, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2025 · Workshop paper, Workshop on Mobile Technology and Teens: Understanding the Changing Needs of Sociocultural and Technical Landscape, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Community Empowerment through Location-Based AR: The Thámien Ohlone AR Tour

Kai Lukoff and Xinqi Zhang

CHI 2025 · Workshop paper, Workshop on Purposeful XR: Affordances, Challenges, and Speculations for an Ethical Future, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Sociotechnical Considerations for SLAM Anchors in Location-Based AR

Tiffany T. Nguyen, Cinthya Jauregui, Sarah Hazel Sallee, Mohan Raj Chandrasekar, Liam A'Hearn, Dominic Jonathan Woetzel, Pinak Paliwal, Madison Nguyen, Isabella ‘Amne Gomez, Xinqi Zhang, Lee M. Panich, Danielle M. Heitmuller, Amy Lueck, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2024 · Workshop paper, Workshop on With or Without Permission: Site-Specific Augmented Reality for Social Justice, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

We Are Still Here: The Thámien Ohlone Augmented Reality Tour

Cinthya Jauregui, Tiffany T. Nguyen, Sarah Hazel Sallee, Mohan Raj Chandrasekar, Liam A'Hearn, Dominic Jonathan Woetzel, Pinak Paliwal, Shea MacDonald, Madison Nguyen, Lee M. Panich, Danielle M. Heitmuller, Amy Lueck, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2024 · Video Showcase, Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Best Movie Award

With or Without Permission: Site-Specific Augmented Reality for Social Justice

Rafael M. L. Silva, Ana María Cárdenas Gasca, Joshua A. Fisher, Erica Principe Cruz, Cinthya Jauregui, Amy Lueck, Fannie Liu, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, and Kai Lukoff

CHI 2024 · Workshop proposal (co-organizer), Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Empowering Adolescents to Self-Regulate Their Use of Digital Devices: A Pilot Study in Danish High Schools

Ulrik Lyngs, Maya Møller-Jensen, Kai Lukoff, and Helene Willadsen

In Abstract Booklet – Digital Media and Developing Minds Interactional Scientific Congress.

Designing to Support Autonomy and Reduce Psychological Reactance in Digital Self-Control Tools

Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, and Lize Alberts

Self-Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a Research Agenda. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’22 Extended Abstracts), April 30–May 5, 2022, New Orleans, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 pages.

Leveraging Self-Regulation Research When Designing for Digital Wellbeing

Ulrik Lyngs and Kai Lukoff

In Position Papers for the Workshop “Designing for Meaningful Interactions and Digital Wellbeing” at the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI ’22), 4. June 6-10, 2022, Rome, Italy.

Addressing Present Bias in Movie Recommender Systems and Beyond

Kai Lukoff

IUI 2021 · Workshop paper, HUMANIZE: Transparency and Explainability in Adaptive Systems through User Modeling Grounded in Psychological Theory, Joint Proceedings of the ACM IUI 2021 Workshops, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 2903

What Can CHI Do About Dark Patterns?

Kai Lukoff, Alexis Hiniker, Colin M. Gray, Arunesh Mathur, and Shruthi Chivukula

In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’21Extended Abstracts), May 8–13, 2021, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411763.3441360

The ReDD Workshop: A Template for Supporting People in Regaining Control Over Digital Device Use.

Ulrik Lyngs, Maureen Freed, Kai Lukoff, Max Van Kleek, and Petr Slovak

Workshop paper, Workshop on Technology Ecosystems: Rethinking Resources for Mental Health, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

Designing for Digital Wellbeing: A Research & Practice Agenda

Marta E. Cecchinato, John Rooksby, Alexis Hiniker, Sean Munson, Kai Lukoff, Luigina Ciolfi, Anja Thieme, and Daniel Harrison

In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’19), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3298998

Tracking Together with Close Ties as an Act of Solidarity

Kai Lukoff

Social Issues in Personal Informatics, CSCW 2018 Workshop.

Beyond ‘Engagement’ Metrics: How Can We Design Technology for Meaningful Experiences?

Kai Lukoff

CHI 2018: The 3rd Symposium on Computing and Mental Health.

Cross-National Patterns of Voluntary Disconnection in the Digital Age: A Comparative Study of Nine Countries

Malene Hornstrup Jespersen, Minh Hao Nguyen, Alex Beattie, Mahmut Bingöl, Osman Bor, Veysel Bozan, Francesca Comunello, Błażej Dyczewski, Francesca Ieracitano, Sueun Jang, Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech, Hilary Le, Uichin Lee, Kai Lukoff, Daniela Marella, and Mora Matassi

ICA 2026 · Paper presentation, Mobile Communication Division, 76th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Cape Town

Top Faculty Paper, Mobile Communication Division

Phone Face-Down: How College Students with ADHD Regulate Attention in Everyday Digital Environments

Shizhao (Lawrence) Liu, Nishi Goyal, Javely Tejeda Benitez, Inayah Haq, Paul C. Ezeamii, Sonia Rubens, and Kai Lukoff

UbiComp & Health 2026 · Poster, UbiComp and Health Symposium, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

SMAR: A Web-Based Scraper for Analyzing the Mobile App Ecosystem

Johan Kou, Ella Jackson, Raphael Kusuma, Jeshwin Prince, Vedant Vivek Kandge, Rakshitha Srinivasa, and Kai Lukoff

TETHICON 2026 · Poster and live demo, TETHICON Tech Ethics Research Conference, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Stanford University

Co-Designing Location-Based Augmented Reality as Community Empowerment: The Thámien Ohlone AR Tour

Kai Lukoff, Madison Nguyen, Sarah Hazel Sallee, Prakriti Patnaik, Dominic Jonathan Woetzel, and Xinqi Zhang

MXR 2025 · Poster, Meaningful XR Conference, University of California, Davis

Designing to Support Sense of Agency for Time Spent on Digital Interfaces

Kai Lukoff

University of Washington.