People

Faculty in Alphabetical Order

Vincent Aleven
Assistant Professor
NSH 3613
412.268.5475
email, home page
Research interests:
Artificial intelligence, intelligent educational systems, cognitive modeling, learning and metacognitive skills, case-based reasoning.
Projects:
Computer-Based Tutoring

John Anderson
R. K. Mellon University Professor of Psychology and Computer Science
BH 345D
412.268.2788
email, home page
Research interests:
Cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction
Projects:
ACT-R

Chris Atkeson
Professor, Robotics Institute
NSH A527
412.268.5544
email, home page
Research interests:
Machine learning, humanoids, intelligent and assistive environments
Projects:
CareMedia, Virtual Humans and Humanoid Robots

Ryan Baker
Post Doctoral Fellow
NSH 2602L
412.268.9690
email | home page
Research interests:
educational data mining, learner-computer interaction, interactive learning environments
Projects:
Mining Student Behavior Data, Gaming the System, Help Systems, PSLC

Julie Booth
Post Doctoral Fellow
300 SCRG 223
412.268.9418
email | homepage
Research interests:
Development of mathematical skills and how prior knowledge affects learning in the domain of math
Projects:
PSLC project using microgenetic analyses to investigate the process of change in students' learning of algebra with a Cognitive Tutor

Daniel Boyarski
Professor, Head of School of Design
MM 110
412.268.6842
email
Research interests:
How words, pictures, sound, and motion may be combined for effective communication
Projects:

Albert Corbett
Associate Research Professor
NSH 3605
412.268.8808
email, home page
Research interests:
Development and evaluation of computer-based learning environments
Projects:
Listen, PACT Center, SILVER, Computing Workshop

Laura Dabbish
Assistant Professor
HbH 2109C
412.268.5347
email, home page
Research interests:
Computer-supported cooperative work, social computing
Projects:

Anind Dey
Assistant Professor
NSH 2504B
412.268.9378
email, home page
Research interests:
Ubiquitous computing and context-aware computing, user-interface software and technology, end-user programming
Projects:
Feedback and control in ubiquitous computing

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Shelley Evenson
Associate Professor
Interaction design
School of Design
412-268-4638
email
Research interests:
Interaction design and experience strategy, online learning environments and design for service
 

Jodi Forlizzi
A. Nico Habermann Associate Professor
HCII and School of Design
NSH 2504E
412.268.4869
email, home page
Research interests:
Notification systems and interfaces ranging from peripheral displays to avatars to embodied robots; the role of design practice and research in HCI
Projects:
Project on People and Robots

Susan Fussell
Associate Research Professor
NSH 3531
412.268.4003
email, home page
Research interests:
Human-computer interaction, computer-supported collaborative work, video-mediated communication
Projects:
Shared Visual Spaces, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Gestures

Jason Hong
Assistant Professor
NSH 2504D
412.268.1251
email, home page
Research interests:
Ubiquitous computing, mobile computing, systems, prototyping tools, privacy, end-user programming


Scott Hudson
Professor
NSH 2502C
412.268.2429
email, home page
Research interests:
User interface software and technology
Projects:
Designing Interfaces to Support Human Attention, HomeNet

Bonnie John
Professor
NSH 3521
412.268.7182
email, home page
Research interests:
Human-computer interaction, engineering models of human performance
Projects:Affordable Human Behavior Modeling, Effective Team Support, In-vehicle Information Devices, Usability and Software Architecture

Sara Kiesler
Hillman Professor of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction
NSH 3513
412.268.2848
email, home page
Research interests:
Social and behavioral aspects of computers and computer-based communication technologies
Projects:
Project on People and Robots, Robotic Assistants for the Elderly, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, HomeNet, Designing Interfaces to Support Attention


Aniket Kittur
Post Doctoral Fellow
NSH 1515
412.268.7505
email, home page
Research interests:
Computer-supported collaborative work, Sensemaking by groups and individuals, Cognitive models, Cognitive psychology


Roberta Klatzky
Professor, Psychology Dept. and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
BH 346C
412.268.3151
email, home page
Research interests:
spatial perception, haptic perception, perceptually guided action and implications for interface design
Projects:
Manipulation in a Virtual Haptic Environment, Navigation Aids for the Visually Impaired, Sonic Flashlight

Andrew Ko
Post Doctoral Fellow
300 SCRG 208
412.268.9095
email, home page
Research interests:
Human factors in software development, user interface software, programming language design, end-user programming
Projects:
Whyline

Kenneth Koedinger
Professor, HCII and Psychology Dept.
NSH 3601
412.268.7667
email, home page
Research interests:
Cognitive modeling, intelligent tutoring systems, learning science and technology
Projects:
Computer-Based Tutoring, Ms. Lindquist, PACT Center, Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center

Robert Kraut
Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, HCII and Tepper School of Business
NSH 3515
412.268.7694
email, home page
Research interests:
Computer mediated communication. Social impact of technology
Projects:
HomeNet, Markets for Attention, Shared Visual Spaces

Jennifer Mankoff
Assistant Professor
NSH 3601
412.268.1295
email, home page

Research interests: Assistive Technology, Ubiquitous Computing,
Peripheral Displays

Noboru Matsuda
Post Doctoral Fellow
300 SCRG 225
412.268.2357
email, home page
Research interests:
Intelligent tutoring systems, Cognitive modeling, Human problem solving and learning, AI, Machine learning
Projects: PSLC, CTAT

Bruce McLaren
Systems Scientist
NSH 2617
412.268.6581
email, home page
Research interests: Collaborative Learning, Instructional Technologies, Cognitive Tutors, Case-based Reasoning, Internet Technologies Projects:

James Morris
Professor; Dean of Carnegie Mellon West
CMUWEST17 217D
650.335.2831
email, home page
Research interests:
Distributed personal computer systems, software engineering, functional programming, user interfaces
Projects:
Markets for Attention

Brad Myers
Professor
NSH 3517
412.268.5150
email, home page
Research interests:
User interface software, handheld devices, making programming easier,
intelligent user interfaces, demonstrational interfaces
Projects:
Pebbles, Natural Programming, Radar, SILVER, Command Post of the Future, Amulet, Demonstrational Interfaces, Garnet

Christine Neuwirth
Professor, English
BH 145F
412.268.8702
email, home page
Research interests:
Computer-mediated communication; reading and writing processes
Projects:

Randy Pausch
Professor; Co-Founder, Entertainment Technology Center
NSH 3523
412.268.3579
email, home page
Research interests:
Human computer inter-action, virtual reality, interactive 3D computer graphics, theme park and other entertainment technologies, design of consumer-market devices
Projects:
Alice

Phil Pavlik
Post Doctoral Fellow
300 SCRG 224
412.268.1618
email, home page
Research interests:
Mathematical models of memory, Cognitive modeling, Intelligent tutoring systems
Projects:
Designing systems for efficient learning of information such as foreign language vocabulary.

Carolyn Penstein Rosé
Assistant Professor, HCII and Language Technologies Institute
NSH 4531
412.268.7130
email, home page
Research interests:
Computer supported collaborative learning, tutorial dialogue, conversation analysis, and summarization
Projects:
CycleTalk, SIDE, TagHelper Tools, ADEPT

Ron Salden
Post Doctoral Fellow
300 SCRG 227
412.268.5452
email, home page
Research interests:
Personalized education, cognitive load,
intelligent tutoring systems, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence
Projects:

Richard Scheines
Professor, Head of Philosophy Dept.
BH 135
412.268.8571
email, home page
Research interests:
Online education, intelligent computer tutors
Projects:
CSR: Online Courseware in Causal and Statistical Reasoning

Jane Siegel
Senior Systems Scientist
NSH 3603
412.268.6764
email
Research interests:
Usability evaluation methods and measures, behavioral aspects of computer-supported cooperative work systems
Projects:
IETMs Usability Study, Mentored Maintenance, Shared Visual Spaces

Daniel P. Siewiorek
Buhl University Professor of Computer Science; Director, HCII
NSH 3519
412.268.2570
email
Research interests:
Context aware computing, pervasive computing, computer architecture, parallel processing, fault-tolerant computing, design automation, and rapid prototyping
Projects:
Aura, Ballista, GM/CMU Project, Wearable Computers

Scott Stevens
Senior Systems Scientist
417 SCRG 212
412.268.7796
email, home page
Research interests:
Multimedia, digital video
Projects:

Alexander Waibel
Professor, Language Technologies Institute
NSH 2602C
412.268.7676
email
Research interests:
Perceptual user interfaces, speech, language, multimodal human computer interaction, face / body tracking and interpretation
Projects:
Command Post of the Future, INTERACT

Jie Yang
Senior Systems Scientist
NSH 3611
412.268.8020
email, home page
Research interests:
Multimodal human-computer interaction, computer vision, pattern recognition
Projects:

John Zimmerman
Assistant Professor, HCII and School of Design
NSH 2504F
412.608.8181
email, home page
Research interests:
User interfaces for adaptive products, interfaces for video retrieval and summarization, and interactive entertainment.
Projects: CareMedia, Reflective Agents with Distributed Adaptive Reasoning (RADAR)