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Four from HCII Receive Google Faculty Research Awards
June 14, 2018
Selected from more than one thousand proposals, four faculty members from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute have received 2017 ... Read more
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Zhou is Fulbright Winner
May 15, 2018
Louise Zhou, who graduated last year with a double major in business administration and human-computer interaction, is one of five Carnegie Mellon University recipients of Fulbright Awards for overseas studies.Zhou, of Cupertino, Calif., will ... Read more -
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Hammer Receives 2018 Teaching Innovation Award
May 2, 2018
Jessica Hammer, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, jointly appointed in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and ... Read more
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Q&A with Greg Coticchia
May 2, 2018
Greg Coticchia, the executive director of Carnegie Mellon University’s new Master of Science in Product Management program, recently discussed the joint program between the ... Read more
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Bento Browser Makes It Easier To Search On Mobile Devices
April 25, 2018
Searches involving multiple websites can quickly get confusing, particularly when performed on a mobile device with a small screen. A new web browser developed at Carnegie Mellon University now brings order to complex searches in a way not possible with conventional ... Read more
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Thermorph: Flat Materials Self-Fold When Heated
April 24, 2018
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes, such as a rose, a boat or even a bunny.
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Understanding The Cybersecurity Grapevine
April 24, 2018
Social Networks Are Sources Of Security Tips
When people get word of an online data breach, men are far more likely to share that news with their colleagues and women are much more likely to share it with family and significant others, researchers at ... Read more
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Paint Job Transforms Walls Into Sensors, Interactive Surfaces
April 23, 2018
Smart Walls React to Human Touch, Sense Activity in Room
Walls are what they are — big, dull dividers. With a few applications of conductive paint and some electronics, however, walls can become smart infrastructure that sense human touch, and detect ... Read more
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HCII at CHI 2018
April 23, 2018
Over 3,000 of the world’s top researchers, scientists, and designers are traveling to Montréal this week for CHI 2018, the ... Read more
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Digital Exhibit Labels: Enhancement or Distraction for Museum Visitors
April 23, 2018
Does a touchscreen display distract visitors from the cultural museum artifacts it supports?
A team of learning scientists and computer scientists collaborated with museum curators to analyze the role of digital display technology in ... Read more
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Sara Kiesler Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 18, 2018
Sara Kiesler, Hillman Chair Emerita of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, has been elected to the American ... Read more
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PhD and Postdoc Win Gold Awards at Reimagine Education Competition
April 16, 2018
Using mixed-reality to reimagine the classroom from both sides -- an Intelligent Science Station for students and smart glasses for teachers -- earned Gold Awards for an HCII PhD student and Postdoc ... Read more
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HCII Team Tests Fitness Tracker for Wheelchair Athletes at NWBT
April 14, 2018
“It’s like all of March Madness in one weekend,” said Patrick Carrington, postdoctoral research fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, of the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NWBT ... Read more
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The Shape of Pasta: HCII Assistant Professor Morphs Matter
March 20, 2018
... Read moreLining Yao came of age in a small village in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Like most families in her town, she
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Support HCI Team and Stroke Patients by Voting in Chasing Genius Innovation Challenge
March 19, 2018
Uprooting beets on an augmented reality farm could soon help recovering stroke victims improve their motor skills if a team of human-computer interaction students receives enough votes by tomorrow night. The team of three Carnegie Mellon HCI students ... Read more
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Blanket Statements: Covering a Quarter-Century of Wearable Tech
March 17, 2018
Look closer -- the sixteen squares of a quilt found in 3513 Newell-Simon Hall share a quarter-century of technological developments and the birth of the wearable computing industry.
The quilt, which belongs to ... Read more
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Siewiorek Honored With IEEE's Booth Education Award
March 13, 2018
... Read moreDaniel P. Siewiorek, the Buhl University Professor of
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Spring Capstones in Full Swing at HCII
March 12, 2018
For several of the majors in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, the spring semester is synonymous with capstone projects. And now that spring break is upon us, capstone projects are well underway for Carnegie Mellon University students in the ... Read more
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Networking Event Connects HCI Students with Employers
February 28, 2018
From undergrads to PhDs, more than 110 students attended the Human-Computer Interaction Institute’s informal networking event, HCII Connect, last week. The third annual event was held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in the Atrium of Newell-Simon ... Read more
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SCS Scientists Receive Sloan Research Fellowships
February 15, 2018
School of Computer Science faculty members Chris Harrison, Bryan Parno, Andrew Pavlo and Andreas Pfenning have received 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships, which honor
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