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Designing for Wearability
Jonny Farringdon is director of science at Bodymedia. He lead the wearable electronics activity at Philips Research (1997–2001), and was product manager (2000/1) for the Philips/Levi’s ICD+ range of wearable electronics jackets. Before this he was at University College London as senior research fellow & tutor in computer science (1995–97), and modeled human cognition (1990–95), memory, learning, and the complexity of tasks. He studied in London, Maths (BSc) and Artificial Intelligence (MSc distinction).
Master of Science in Robotics Thesis Talk
The Resourcefulness of Everyday Design
Ron Wakkary is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Arts & Technology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His primary research is in interaction design with a focus on tangible computing and responsive environments, and the study of everyday design in which we all contribute to the ongoing design of artifacts and surroundings. Previously he was faculty in Interactive Arts at the Technical University of British Columbia and the Digital Design Department at the Parsons School of Design, New School University.
Human-Computer Interaction Ph.D. Thesis Proposal
Excubate: A new model of new technology business development
Dr. Ted Selker is Associate Director of Mobility Research at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley where he is currently teaching a course to support the campus’s directed research projects. He is well known for guiding, demonstrating and speaking about strategic emerging technology opportunities. He specializes in seeding strategic conversations and in creating targeted workshops to teach and guide invention and innovation.
CyLab Partners Conference
Post Doc Madness
PhD Thesis Proposal: Lea Albaugh, "Narrowing & Broadening: Tactics to Support Creative Exploration in Computational Fabrication"
Can Machine Learning Rationalize Simple Human Teaching Behaviors?
Xiaojin Zhu is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with affiliate appointments in ECE and Psychology. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1993 and 1996, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Language Technologies from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. He was a research staff member at IBM China Research Laboratory from 1996 to 1998. Dr. Zhu received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2010.
HCII Seminar Series - Tamara Kneese
Tamara Kneese is a Senior Researcher and Project Director of Data & Society’s Algorithmic Impact Methods Lab. Before joining D&S, she was Lead Researcher at Green Software Foundation, Director of Developer Engagement on the Green Software team at Intel, and Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Director of Gender and Sexualities Studies at the University of San Francisco.
Designing and Evaluating Techniques to Enhance Participation in Online Communities
Loren Terveen is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Minnesota. Before joining the University of Minnesota, he received his PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin, then spent 11 years at AT&T Labs / Bell Labs. Terveen’s research interests are human-computer interaction and computer-mediated communication.
HCII Ph.D. Proposal: Andrew Kuznetsov
HCII Seminar Series - Guy Hoffman
Semester Course Audit Grade Option Deadline
Session All Audit Grade Option Deadline
Session All & Mini-6 Faculty Course Evaluations
Semester & Mini-3 Classes Begin
Mini-2 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade After This Date
Unlocking the Potential of Algorithms in Human Matters
Min Kyung Lee is a research scientist in human-computer interaction at the Center for Machine Learning and Health at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research examines the social and decision-making implications of intelligent systems and supports the development of more human-centered machine learning applications. Dr. Lee is a Siebel Scholar and has received several best paper awards, as well as an Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as the New York Times, New Scientist, and CBS.