Sylvain Malacria - Research Scientist at Inria

International publications

DirectGPT: A Direct Manipulation Interface to Interact with Large Language Models

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Daniel Vogel.

To appear in Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024).

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CHI '24'

GUI Behaviors to Minimize Pointing-based Interaction Interferences

Alice Loizeau, Sylvain Malacria and Mathieu Nancel.

To appear in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2024).

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TOCHI' 24

Statslator: Interactive Translation of NHST and Estimation Statistics Reporting Styles in Scientific Documents

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Daniel Vogel.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2023).

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UIST '23

Exploring Visual Signifier Characteristics to Improve the Perception of Affordances of In-Place Touch Inputs

Eva Mackamul, Géry Casiez and Sylvain Malacria.

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact, MobileHCI 2023. AR: 38% (42/110)

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MobileHCI '23

Studying the Visual Representation of Microgestures

Vincent Lambert, Adrien Chaffangeon, Alix Goguey, Sylvain Malacria and Laurence Nigay.

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact, MobileHCI 2023. AR: 38% (42/110)

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MobileHCI '23

Charagraph: Interactive Generation of Charts for Realtime Annotation of Data-Rich Paragraphs

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Daniel Vogel.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2023). AR: 27% (880/3182)

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CHI '23

ChartDetective: Easy and Accurate Interactive Data Extraction from Complex Vector Charts

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Daniel Vogel, Edward Lank and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2023). AR: 27% (880/3182)

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CHI '23

User Preference and Performance using Tagging and Browsing for Image Labeling

Bruno Fruchard, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Stéphane Huot.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2023). AR: 27% (880/3182)

[Pdf] [Video] [Talk] [doi]

CHI '23

Exploring the Effects of Intended Use on Targeting in Virtual Reality

Yuan Chen, Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria and Ed Lank.

To appear in Proceedings of the Graphics Interface 2023 Conference (2023). AR: 46% (14/30)

GI '23

Towards a Unified and Efficient Command Selection Mechanism for Touch-Based Devices Using Soft Keyboard Hotkeys

Katherine Fennedy, Angad Srivastava, Sylvain Malacria and Simon Perrault.

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2022).

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TOCHI' 22

Relevance and Applicability of Hardware-independent Pointing Transfer Functions

Raiza Hanada, Damien Masson, Géry Casiez, Mathieu Nancel and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2021). AR: 26% (95/367)

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UIST '21

Interaction Illustration Taxonomy: Classification of Styles and Techniques for Visually Representing Interaction Scenarios

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria, Nicolai Marquardt and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2021). AR: 26%

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CHI '21

Interaction Interferences: Implications of Last-Instant System State Changes

Philipe Schmid, Sylvain Malacria, Andy Cockburn and Mathieu Nancel.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2020). AR: 21.5%

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UIST '20

Investigating Performance and Usage of Input Methods for Soft Keyboard Hotkeys

Katherine Fennedy, Sylvain Malacria, Hyowon Lee and Simon Perrault.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (2020). AR: 24% (39/161)

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MobileHCI '20

Where is that Feature? Designing for Cross-Device Software Learnability

Jessalyn Alvina, Andrea Bunt, Parmit Chilana, Sylvain Malacria and Joanna McGrenere.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (2020). AR: 24% (139/578)

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DIS '20

Investigating the Necessity of Delay in Marking Menu Invocation

Jay Henderson, Sylvain Malacria, Mathieu Nancel and Edward Lank.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2020). AR: 24%

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CHI '20

Chameleon: Bringing Interactivity to Static Digital Documents

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Edward Lank and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2020). AR: 24%

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CHI '20

Awareness, Usage and Discovery of Swipe-Revealed Hidden Widgets in IOS

Nicole Pong and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2019). AR: AR: 30% (26/85)

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ISS '19

Esquisse: Using 3D Models Staging to Facilitate the Creation of Vector-Based Trace Figures

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria, Nicolai Marquardt and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Interact 2019). AR: 29%

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Interact '19

Improving Discoverability and Expert Performance in Force-Sensitive Text Selection for Touch Devices with Mode Gauges

Alix Goguey, Sylvain Malacria and Carl Gutwin.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2018). AR: 25%

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CHI '18

Introducing Transient Gestures to Improve Pan and Zoom on Touch Surfaces

Jeff Avery, Sylvain Malacria, Mathieu Nancel, Géry Casiez and Edward Lank.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2018). AR: 25%

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CHI '18

Using High Frequency Accelerometer and Mouse to Compensate for End-to-End Latency in Indirect Interaction

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2018). AR: 25%

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CHI '18

Pointing at a Distance with Everyday Smart Devices

Shaishav Siddhpuria, Sylvain Malacria, Mathieu Nancel and Edward Lank.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2018). AR: 25%

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CHI '18

WhichFingers: Identifying Fingers on Touch Surfaces and Keyboards Using Vibration Sensors

Damien Masson, Alix Goguey, Sylvain Malacria and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2017). AR: 22%

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UIST '17

IconHK: Using Toolbar Button Icons to Communicate Keyboard Shortcuts

Emmanouil Giannisakis, Gilles Bailly, Sylvain Malacria and Fanny Chevalier.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2017). AR: 25%

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CHI '17

ForceEdge: Controlling Autoscroll on Both Desktop and Mobile Computers Using the Force

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2017). AR: 25%

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CHI '17

The design, use, and performance of edge-scrolling techniques

Jonathan Aceituno, Sylvain Malacria, Philip Quinn, Nicolas Roussel, Andy Cockburn and Géry Casiez.

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.

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IJHCS '17

LivingDesktop: Augmenting Desktop Workstation with Actuated Devices

Gilles Bailly, Sidharth Sahdev, Sylvain Malacria and Thomas Pietrzak.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2016). AR: 23%

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CHI '16

Exploring Mobile News Reading Interactions for News App Personalisation

Marios Constantinides, John Dowell, David Johnson and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (2015). AR: 27%

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MobileHCI '15

Push-Edge and Slide-Edge: Scrolling by Pushing Against the Viewport Edge

Sylvain Malacria, Jonathan Aceituno, Philip Quinn, Géry Casiez, Andy Cockburn and Nicolas Roussel.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2015). AR: 23%

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CHI '15

Companion apps for information-rich television programmes: representation and interaction

John Dowell, Sylvain Malacria, Hana Kim and Edward Anstead.

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing.

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PUC '15

Faster Command Selection on Tablets with FastTap

Carl Gutwin, Andy Cockburn, Joey Scarr, Sylvain Malacria and Scott Olson.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2014). AR: 23%

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CHI '14

Supporting Novice to Expert Transitions in User Interfaces

Andy Cockburn, Carl Gutwin, Joey Scarr and Sylvain Malacria.

ACM Compututing Surveys 2015.

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CSUR '15

Touch Scrolling Transfer Functions

Philip Quinn, Sylvain Malacria and Andy Cockburn.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2013). AR: 20%

[Pdf] [Video] [Web] [doi]

UIST '13

Skillometers: Reflective Widgets That Motivate and Help Users to Improve Performance

Sylvain Malacria, Joey Scarr, Andy Cockburn, Carl Gutwin and Tovi Grossman.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2013). AR: 20%

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UIST '13

Testing the Robustness and Performance of Spatially Consistent Interfaces

Joey Scarr, Andy Cockburn, Carl Gutwin and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2013). AR: 20%

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CHI '13

Augmented Letters: Mnemonic Gesture-Based Shortcuts

Quentin Roy, Sylvain Malacria, Yves Guiard, Eric Lecolinet and James Eagan.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2013). AR: 20%

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CHI '13

Promoting Hotkey Use through Rehearsal with ExposeHK

Sylvain Malacria, Gilles Bailly, Joel Harrison, Andy Cockburn and Carl Gutwin.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2013). AR: 20%

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CHI '13

S-Notebook: Augmenting Mobile Devices with Interactive Paper for Data Management

Thomas Pietrzak, Sylvain Malacria and Eric Lecolinet.

Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (2012). AR: 28%

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AVI '12

U-Note: Capture the Class and Access It Everywhere

Sylvain Malacria, Thomas Pietrzak, Aurélien Tabard and Eric Lecolinet.

Proceedings of the IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (2011). AR: 27%

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INTERACT '11

Clutch-Free Panning and Integrated Pan-Zoom Control on Touch-Sensitive Surfaces: The Cyclostar Approach

Sylvain Malacria, Eric Lecolinet and Yves Guiard.

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2010). AR: 22%

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CHI '10

Book chapters

Command Selection

Gilles Bailly and Sylvain Malacria.

Handbook of Human Computer Interaction.

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Book '22

International juried publications

A Case Study on the Design and Use of an Annotation and Analytical Tool Tailored To Lead Climbing

Bruno Fruchard, Céline Avezou, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Stéphane Huot.

Extended Abstracts of the 2023 HCI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Case Study). AR: 30% (37/124)

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CHI EA '23

Bringing Interactivity to Research Papers and Presentations with Chameleon

Damien Masson, Sylvain Malacria, Edward Lank and Géry Casiez.

Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Interactivity).

[Pdf] [Video] [Web] [code] [doi]

CHI EA '20

TurboMouse: End-to-End Latency Compensation in Indirect Interaction

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria and Géry Casiez.

Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Interactivity).

[Pdf] [Video] [doi]

CHI EA '18

InspectorWidget: A System to Analyze Users Behaviors in Their Applications

Christian Frisson, Sylvain Malacria, Gilles Bailly and Thierry Dutoit.

Extended Abstracts of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Late Breaking Work).

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CHI EA '16

Habito News: A Research Tool to Investigate Mobile News Reading

Marios Constantinides, John Dowell, David Johnson and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct.

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MobileHCI EA '15

Watchit: Simple Gestures for Interacting with a Watchstrap

Simon Perrault, Sylvain Malacria, Yves Guiard and Eric Lecolinet.

Extended Abstracts of the 2012 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Video).

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CHI EA '12

Flick-and-Brake: Finger Control over Inertial/Sustained Scroll Motion

Mathias Baglioni, Sylvain Malacria, Eric Lecolinet and Yves Guiard.

Extended Abstracts of the 2011 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Late Breaking Work).

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CHI EA '11

Workshop papers

Actuated Peripherals as Tangibles in Desktop Interaction

Thomas Pietrzak, Gilles Bailly and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the European Tangible Interaction Studio (ETIS 2017).

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ETIS '17

Concept mapping second screens to augment understanding of science on television

John Dowell, Sylvain Malacria and Sean O'Halpin.

2nd International Workshop on Interactive Content Consumption at TVX'14.

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WSICC '14

What do U-Note? An Augmented Note Taking System for the Classroom

Thomas Pietrzak, Sylvain Malacria and Eric Lecolinet.

Adjunct Proceedings of Ubicomp 2010, Papercomp Workshop.

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Papercomp '10

Domestic publications

Quantifier et exploiter des réponses incertaines et imprécises dans des questionnaires à choix multiples pour le crowdsourcing

Constance Thierry, Géry Casiez, Jean-Christophe Dubois, Yolande Le, Sylvain Malacria, Thomas Pietrzak, Arnaud Martin and Pierrick Uro.

To appear in Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2024).

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IHM '24

Signifidgets : What you see is what widget !

Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria and Eva Mackamul.

Adjunct Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2023).

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IHM EA '23

Démonstration d'un outil d'annotation et d'analyse de vidéos d'escalade de difficulté

Bruno Fruchard, Sylvain Malacria, Géry Casiez and Stéphane Huot.

Adjunct Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2023).

IHM EA '23

Étude de l'influence de la taille des sphères virtuelles de contrôle sur les rotations 3D

Alix Goguey, Sylvain Malacria, Daniel Vogel and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2022). AR: 59%

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IHM '22

Reducing Error Aversion to Support Novice-to-Expert Transitions with FastTap

Alix Goguey, Sylvain Malacria, Andy Cockburn and Carl Gutwin.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2019). AR: 48%

[Pdf] [Talk] [doi]

IHM '19

Multi-Touch Trackpads in the Wild

Sylvain Malacria, Alix Goguey, Gilles Bailly and Géry Casiez.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2016).

[Pdf] [Video] [doi]

IHM '16

Controlling Autoscroll on Trackpads Using the Force

Axel Antoine, Sylvain Malacria and Géry Casiez.

Adjunct Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2016).

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IHM EA '16

SpotPad, LociPad, ChordPad and InOutPad: Investigating Gesture-Based Input on Touchpad

Mathieu Berthellemy, Elodie Cayez, Marwan Ajem, Gilles Bailly, Sylvain Malacria and Eric Lecolinet.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2015). AR: 50%

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IHM '15

CtrlMouse et TouchCtrl: Duplicating Mode Delimiters on the Mouse

Thomas Pietrzak, Sylvain Malacria and Gilles Bailly.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2014). AR: 56%

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IHM '14

MenuInspector: Outil Pour l'analyse Des Menus et Cas d'étude

Gilles Bailly and Sylvain Malacria.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2013). AR: 38%

[Pdf] [Web] [doi]

IHM '13

U-Note: Classe Augmentée et Stylo Numérique

Sylvain Malacria and Eric Lecolinet.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2009). AR: 35%

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IHM '09

Espace de Caractérisation Du Stylo Numérique

Sylvain Malacria and Eric Lecolinet.

Proceedings of the Conference on Interaction Humain-Machine (2008). AR: 44%

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IHM '08

Thesis

Why interaction methods should be exposed and recognizable

Sylvain Malacria.

University of Lille, 2023.

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HDR