About the Workshop
The Eyes4Access workshop will gather interdisciplinary researchers around the advances of eye-tracking research in accessibility, exploring inclusive technologies, interaction techniques, and real-world digital media, education and cultural scenarios.
We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to submit their work to the Eyes4Access Workshop. Please check the submission guidelines and important dates.
General Workshop Themes
- Eye Tracking for Accessible Digital Media
- Eye Tracking for Accessible Digital Learning Environments
- Eye Tracking for Accessibility Tools in Online Environments
- Eye Tracking for Accessible Examination and Testing
- Eye Tracking for Accessible Culture
- Ethical Considerations in Eye Tracking Research for Education and Accessibility
Specific Workshop Themes
- Eye Tracking for Special Education Needs (SEN)
- User Cognitive Modelling for Improving Accessibility
- Eye Tracking for Cognitive Load Diagnosis and Modelling in Education Settings
- Visual Attention in Collaborative Online Learning Environments
- Eye Tracking in eXtended Reality (XR) Training: Planning, Executing, and Evaluating
- Eye Tracking for Accessibility Testing of Inclusive Learning Environments
- Real-time Personalisation of Accessibility Tools Supported by Eye Movements
Important Dates
- January 31, 2025: Call for participation released
- March 17, 2025: Papers submissions due (extended)
- March 24, 2025: Notifications to authors
- March 31, 2025: Camera-ready paper
- May 29, 2025 (2pm - 5:30pm): Workshop
Workshop Program
- 2:00pm - Introduction and Welcome
- 2:05pm - Keynote Address 1: Andrew Duchowski - Accessibility Inspiring Interaction
- 2:45pm - Scientific Contributions Session 1
- 2:45pm - Towards real-time assessment of cognitive demands using gaze dispersion in an aviation landing task - Naila Ayala, Allison Lynch, Elizabeth Irving, Suzanne Kearns, Shi Cao, Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo, Michael Barnett-Cowan
- 3:00pm - Augmented Reality Eye Tracking for Tram Driver Simulator Training: Concept, Implementation, and Early Feedback - Anna Warchol-Jakubowska, Adam Nowak, Andrzej Romanowski, Morten Fjeld, Izabela Krejtz, Krzysztof Krejtz
- 3:15pm - Genetic Associations of Blink Behavior in Infants and Toddlers: A Computer Vision Approach - Yeji Bae, Beibin Li, Kelsey J. Dommer, Megan Reninger, Katie Hegerberg, Arya Ajwani, Terje Falck-Ytter, Frederick Shic
- 3:30pm - Toward Standardization for Statistical Comparison of Gaze on Virtual Humans - Deyrel Diaz, Samaneh Zamanifard, Matias Volonte, Andrew Duchowski
- 3:45pm - Coffee Break
- 4:15pm - Scientific Contributions Session 2
- 4:15pm - Enhancing Climate Information Accessibility: the Influence of Gaze Cues - Iga Stasiak, Krzysztof Krejtz, Birgit Kopainsky, Morten Fjeld, Izabela Krejtz
- 4:30pm - Look to Wake: A Gaze-Based Alternative to Spoken Wake Words for Deaf and Hearing Users - Yuhki Shiraishi, Akihisa Shitara, Fumio Yoneyama, Nobuko Kato
- 4:45pm - See-Through Face Display for DHH People: Enhancing Gaze Awareness in Remote Sign Language Conversations with Camera-Behind Displays - Kazuya Izumi, Akihisa Shitara, Yoichi Ochiai
- 5:00pm - Keynote Address 2: Pilar Orero (online) (title to be announced)
- 5:30pm - Closing
Submission Guidelines
- Extended abstracts (short papers) of max. 4 pages (excluding references)
- Both empirical research papers and position papers are welcome
- Follow the template specified in the Call for papers
- Papers will be published in the ETRA Workshop Proceedings (ACM Digital Library)
Organizers
Krzysztof Krejtz
SWPS University, Poland
Carlos Duarte
LASIGE, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Izabela Krejtz
SWPS University, Poland
Ann Marcus-Quinn
Faculty Of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
Accessibility
- Hybrid mode available for remote attendance and presentations
- All presentations and keynote will be recorded and available online
- Live streaming with English subtitles for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing audiences
- Authors encouraged to follow SIGCHI accessibility guidelines for their papers