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Short updates, accepted work, and small life signals from the research trail.

  1. Pinned Met the great Don Norman and even got a selfie + a “To Sirui” signed “Yellow Book”! :sparkles: :camera_flash: :smile:
  2. Our CHI 2026 workshop position paper, What Happened and Why? Trace-Guided Micro-Episodes with Elicited User Explanations for Product Iteration, was accepted to Herding CATs - easily one of the best workshop names ever! The whole ProtoLab is going to Spain! Might be a UCSD party! :beer: :cat: :wine_glass:
  3. HotSpot got selected as a CVPR 25 Highlight!
  4. HotSpot got into CVPR 25!
  5. DesignWeaver got into CHI 25! Will go to Japan! :sparkles: :smile: