I am a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Researcher. Presently, working as a HCI Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). My research work lives at the intersection of human-computer interaction, advanced natural user interfaces, human-AI interaction, interaction design, creativity-support tools, and learning sciences. I am fortunate to have my research funded by industry grants (e.g., Adobe Research and Microsoft Research) and federally (e.g., NASA, through UIUC sub-award and NSF). I completed my Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing and Masters in Computer Science from University of Florida. You can read more about my research projects and my students on my lab’s webpage: Engaging Learning and Creativity Interaction Technology (ELiCIT) Lab. My lab’s research agenda focuses on designing natural user interfaces for education and creativity technologies.
Outside of my work, I love to dance, sketch, travel, and illustrate my experiences with sketching.
Click here to view and download my CV: Nikita-Soni-CV
Research Conferences attended / attending:
- CHI’24 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (May’24)
- Visualization in Science and Education in Maine, Portland (July’23)
- IDC’23 in Chicago, USA (June’23)
- CHI’23 in Hamburg, Germany (April’23)
- SUI’21 (November’21, Virtual Conference)
- CSCW’21 (October’21, Virtual Conference)
- CLS’21 (July’21, Virtual Conference)
- IDC’21 (June’21, Virtual Conference)
- CHI’21 (May’21, Virtual Conference)
- ISS’20 in Libson, Portugal (Nov’20, Virtual Conference)
- IDC’20 in London (June’20, Virtual Conference)
- CHI’20 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (April’20, Virtual Conference)
- CSCL’19 in Lyon, France (June’19)
- PerDis’19 in Palermo, Italy (June’19)
- CHI’19 in Glasgow, Scotland (May’19)
Nikita Soni 