News & Events
You're in the right place to keep up with department news and upcoming events at the HCI Institute.
View our recent news stories below. Looking for an upcoming event? Visit our website calendar to view our public events, including our weekly Seminar Series on Friday afternoons.
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Carnegie Mellon University's XRTC Will Drive Research into VR, AR Innovations
Virtual, augmented and other extended reality technologies present the possibility to transform health care, education, entertainmen...
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HCII Researchers Receive $3M NSF Grant to Expand AI-Powered Intelligent Science Stations in Schools
A team of researchers from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Scienc...
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Carnegie Mellon Honors Three Faculty With Professorships
Carnegie Mellon University recently recognized three distinguished faculty members — including two from the School of Computer Scien...
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CMU's PLUS Program Joins Learning Engineering Virtual Institute
National Program Will Expand Innovative Software for Teaching MathCarnegie Mellon University's PLUS - Personalized Learning Squared ...
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Forlizzi Briefs Senators on AI in the Workforce
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Professor Jodi Forlizzi on Tuesday shared four recommendations with U.S. senat...
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Smartwatches Could One Day Help Diagnose ADHD in Children
Smartwatch sensor technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers could help doctors make more accurate diagnoses of ...
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HCII Seeks Capstone Sponsors for Spring 2024
Apply our future HCI leaders to your organization's challenges next year The Human-Computer Interaction Institute invites companies...
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Five SCS Students Named 2024 Siebel Scholars
Five graduate students in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have been named Siebel Scholars for 2024...
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Understanding Data Science Critical for Life, Education
CMU experts turn everyday educators into data scientists Teachers and administrators have access to more data on how their students...
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Yao’s Seed Carrier Shortlisted for Science Breakthrough of the Year Award
Lining Yao, the Cooper-Siegel associate professor in the School of Computer Science's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and her ...
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New website highlights thousands of Android apps’ data collection practices
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have launched a new website, offering Android users an easy and convenient way to see how ...
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Celebrating Our Recent PhD Graduates and Postdocs
With another academic year behind us, it is time to wish a new class of graduates well on their professional journey. The HCII is p...
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CMU's PLUS Program Expands to Multiple Schools, Community Centers
Not all students will ask for help when they're struggling, but more of them can get the support they need thanks to the expanded re...
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AI Should Be Kind and Fair, Young Black Girls Tell CMU Researchers
When asked about future uses for artificial intelligence, a group of fifth- and sixth-grade Black students attending a summer camp a...
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Spring 2023 Awards Roundup
SCS faculty and students win awards, grants and recognition every day. Here's a look — neither exhaustive nor abbreviated — at who w...
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CMU Team Wins $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge
Carnegie Mellon University learning science researchers John Stamper, Norman Bier and
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CMU Researchers Use Comics To Explain AI-Supported Public Housing System to People Who Need It Most
As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible and prevalent in everyday life, the humans who use it should still be central to ...
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Carnegie Mellon Leads NSF AI Institute for Societal Decision Making
Artificial intelligence tools have increasingly aided emergency managers, public health officials and other professionals tasked wit...
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SCS Faculty Honored at Carnegie Mellon's Celebration of Education
School of Computer Science faculty members took home top accolades when Carnegie Mellon University honored faculty, staff and studen...
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AI in the ICU
Researchers Develop AI-Based System To Recommend Clinical Treatments Clinicians in an intensive care unit need to make complex deci...