IAS Students Selected to Present Research at International CHI Conference

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences undergraduate students, Jayrylle Jaylo and Mia Chastain, have been selected to present at the 2026 Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Barcelona, where they will share their research, “Visualization use in Qualitative Research Reports: Evolving media types and competing epistemologies.” As part of the data literacy workshop, they will deliver a lightning talk and present a poster, contributing to broader conversations around visualization. The conference brings together researchers and professionals from around the world, offering a valuable opportunity for students to share their work and engage with the international community. The poster features a report co-authored by a team of seven undergraduate students.

Their research, under the mentorship of Dr. Caleb Trujillo, is a product of the Qualitative Understanding in Visualization Research (QUIVR) project initiated by UWB’s Scholarship, Research and Creative Practices Seed Grant. The report includes a Their trip is supported by the UWB Student Academic Enhancement Fund, IAS Experiential Learning Gift Fund, and UW Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Award.