Three papers by Bektur Ryskeldiev, a researcher at R4D, the R&D organization of Mercari, Inc., have been accepted to CHI 2026, an international conference in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
CHI is a premier conference in the HCI field that brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including information science, design, and psychology. The accepted papers are scheduled to be presented at CHI 2026, which will be held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2026.
Event overview
- Event: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2026 (CHI 2026)
- Dates: April 13-17, 2026
- Venue: Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Barcelona, Spain
- CHI 2026 official website: https://chi2026.acm.org/
Presentations
Paper 1
- Title: From Compliance to Decision Confidence: A Scoping Review of Accessible E-Commerce for Blind and Low-Vision People
- Summary: This paper reviews 21 studies published between 2010 and 2025 to organize challenges faced by blind and low-vision (BLV) people when using e-commerce. The challenges are grouped into four areas: visual content, navigation, physical fulfillment (such as delivery), and trust. The paper argues that WCAG compliance alone is not sufficient and proposes a research agenda centered on decision confidence.
- Authors: Bektur Ryskeldiev, Matthew Gillingham, Norimasa Kobori
- Venue: Extended Abstracts of CHI 2026 (CHI EA ‘26)
- Presentation date: April 15, 2026 (local time in Barcelona)
- Program: https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/program/content/225827
Paper 2
- Title: AR Haptic-Audio Conversion for Non-Visual Product Understanding in Smartphone AR
- Summary: We propose a prototype that converts 3D shapes in smartphone AR into haptic feedback and presents material properties via audio. The goal is to support non-visual product understanding. In a preliminary user study (N=4), combining haptics and audio showed potential to improve understanding and increase confidence in purchase decisions.
- Authors: Tokida Satomi, Ayaka Tsutsui, Norimasa Kobori, Matthew Gillingham, Bektur Ryskeldiev
- Venue: Extended Abstracts of CHI 2026 (CHI EA ‘26)
- Presentation date: April 15, 2026 (local time in Barcelona)
- Program: https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/program/content/229620
Paper 3
- Title: Challenges in Synchronous & Remote Collaboration Around Visualization
- Summary: This paper identifies 16 challenges that researchers and practitioners face when designing and implementing synchronous, remote collaboration around data visualization. It presents a framework to inform the design space for collaborative visualization systems.
- Authors: Matthew Bremer et al.
- Venue: CHI 2026 (Full Paper)
- Presentation date: April 17, 2026 (local time in Barcelona)
- Preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05871
- Program: https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/program/content/222414