Dr. Kai Lukoff is an Assistant Professor at Santa Clara University, leading the Human-Computer Interaction Lab in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. Dr. Lukoff’s research investigates how digital interfaces impact user experience and sense of agency. He has conducted field experiments to evaluate how redesigned features of social media applications, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, impact digital wellbeing metrics. His research has been published in top-tier academic venues such as CHI, CSCW, IMWUT, DIS, and Mindfulness Journal, and recognized with the 2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award from ACM SIGCHI. He is also an award-winning public speaker and storyteller. Dr. Lukoff earned his PhD in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, co-advised by Drs. Sean Munson and Alexis Hiniker. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a product manager at mobile internet startups in China for six years.
Proceedings of the 2023 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2023). Acceptance rate: 27.6%.
Best paper honorable mention (top 5%)
Proceedings of the 2022 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2022). Acceptance rate: 24.7%.
Proceedings of the 2022 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2022). Acceptance rate: 24.7%.
Proceedings of the 2021 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2021). Acceptance rate: 26%.
Proceedings of the ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2020). Acceptance rate: 24%.
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), 2(1):1-26, 2018.