SACHI
Welcome to the website for SACHI, the St Andrews Computer Human Interaction research group (a HCI Group) based in the School of Computer Science. We act as a focal point for human computer interaction research across the University of St Andrews and beyond.
We focus on the study, design, fabrication, and role of digital technology in society. Our research sits at the intersection of computing technologies and real-world applications. We are uniquely interdisciplinary, bringing together backgrounds from social sciences, engineering, education, computer science, law, design, and creative arts, to name only a few. Leveraging our interdisciplinary nature, we have a diverse range of interests, including but not limited to: interaction design; sustainable futures; ethical and legal facets of technology; co-design; information visualization; healthcare and wellbeing; digital fabrication; tangible computing; digital inclusion and education; and digital humanities.
Members of SACHI co-supervise research students, collaborate on various projects and activities, share access to research equipment and our HCI prototyping workshop. Established in 2011, we now have a regular seminar series, social activities, summer schools and organise workshops and conferences together. Along with the above links, you can find more news about us.
SACHI members at our away day at St Andrews Botanic Gardens.
APOLOGIES – THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Featured Posts
- HCI Lectureship Vacancy – Deadline 1st MayWe are excited to announce an opportunity to join our HCI team at St Andrews School of Computer Science as a Lecturer in Research and Teaching – https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/3961/0/466813/889/lecturer-ac1827 We are seeking a dynamic, collegial individual who values teaching and research, to support the expansion and development of the HCI group. Applications welcome from all areas…
- Seminar from Jeremy Bradbury on ‘Democratizing AI in Software Development: From Few-Shot Testing to Trustworthy Benchmarks and Accessible AI Tools’Event Details Seminar Date: Tuesday 21st April 2026, 11am Seminar Location: Jack Cole Building, room 1.33a Abstract The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), is transforming software development. However, these benefits are not evenly distributed. Large technology companies have the resources to develop and deploy sophisticated AI models, while small and…
- Seminar from Petra Jääskeläinen on ‘Designing for More-than-Human Creative AI: Ontological and Aesthetic Re-Designings’Seminar Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 2pm Seminar Location: Jack Cole Room 1.33b (Hybrid on Teams and in person. Petra will be joining us virtually) Abstract Creative AI technologies (AI technologies used in creative practices, such as art, design, and media), and AI technology more widely, are generally designed with human-centered commitments. This risks maintaining extractivist…
- CHI 2026 Honorable Mention Award for “The People’s Gaze”We are delighted to share that our full paper, “The People’s Gaze: Co-Designing and Refining Gaze Gestures with Users and Experts,” has received a Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2026, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. This recognition highlights the significance of the work within the CHI programme and reflects the strong…
- Four CHI 2026 Papers Accepted from Our Research TeamWe are delighted to share that our research team has four papers accepted to CHI 2026 (the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), including one full paper in the main CHI proceedings and three poster papers in CHI EA. These papers reflect our continued work on mobile eye tracking, gaze interaction, and human-centred…