In this episode of "How to Write CHI Papers," Dr. Leonard Nucker interviews Munmun De Choudhury, an associate professor at Georgia Tech, about writing successful CHI papers, particularly within the health domain, and also touches on the reviewing process. De Choudhury emphasizes the importance of centering research on the human element and encourages new researchers to align their interests with societally meaningful directions. She also highlights that CHI embraces diverse methodologies beyond user studies, such as speculative design and human-centered AI. The discussion covers identifying a paper's contribution, aligning research with funding goals, and the significance of crafting a compelling research narrative. De Choudhury shares her reviewing strategies, focusing on the introduction's quality and the paper's novelty, and also addresses the challenges of ensuring fairness in the peer-review process, including the importance of methodological, demographic, and geographical diversity among reviewers.
