A Glimpse into the Past, Present, and Future of Engineering Interactive Computing Systems

International audienceThe area of Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS) is defined as the intersection between Software Engineering (SE) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). In this paper, we provide an overview of what EICS is and how it is positioned with respect to other venues in HCI, such as CHI, UIST, and IUI, highlighting its legacy and paying homage to past scientific events from which EICS emerged. We also take this opportunity to deliver a comparative analysis of the past, present, and perhaps future research and development questions raised in EICS by analyzing the EICS papers published from its first edition to this one, based on global and chronological word clouds, phrase nets, and topic modelling