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.
-
HCII, Facebook Study Shows Social Media Can Improve Your Mood
Using social media can actually influence how depressed, happy, unsatisfied or fulfilled you are, according to new research from Carnegie ...
-
Three HCII Faculty Members Among CMU's Davos Delegation
Carnegie Mellon is one of only 12 universities in the U.S. invited to the 2016 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzer...
-
Snap-To-It Featured in MIT Technology Review
Imagine that you could connect your smartphone to a nearby "smart" appliance just by taking its photo. Such a luxury could be a possibilit...
-
"Educational Engagement" Article Features Cast of HCII Researchers
HCII researchers take center stage in the article "Educational Engagement" featured this week on the Carnegie Mellon News website.
-
WSJ Thinks HCII Startup Could Help Facebook CEO Meet 2016 Goals
In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to build an AI software assistant for his home that can recognize his voice, the cries of his c...
-
MHCI Student Earns Second Place in MLK Writing Awards
MHCI student Charu Sharma is among 17 Pittsburgh-area high school and college students who will share their poetry and prose at Carnegie M...
-
Lectures Best for Learning? Koedinger Says No
Traditional education models generally revolve around lectures, but new findings from HCII Professor Ken Koedinger and a team of Carnegie ...
-
Learning Science Grants to Advance Educational Technology Research
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University received two new grants to advance research in the area of i...
-
HCII Faculty Part of Team That Wins Four-Year, $2.8 Million NSF Grant
Siewiorek, Klatzky Will Connect People to Wearable Cognitive Assistance Two HCII faculty members are among a group of Carnegie Mellon res...
-
Ogan Will Use NSF Grant To Study Intercultural Communication in the Classroom
International teaching assistants often struggle to find success in their teaching and research careers because of communication breakdown...
-
FIGLAB Wins Four Awards in One Week
The HCII's Future Interfaces Group (FIGLAB), led by Assistant Professor Chris Harrison, won four awards this past week for its research in...
-
HCIIers Part of CMU Team Competing for Global Learning XPRIZE
Can children learn to read, write and do basic arithmetic without a teacher or classroom, relying only on tablet computers, each other and...
-
CMU Researchers Earn Honors at ASSETS
Carnegie Mellon celebrated a strong showing last month at ASSETS 2015, where a team of researchers earned the Best Demonstration Award and...
-
EM-Sense Mentioned in More Than 80 Media Outlets
A team from the HCII and Disney Research has developed a technology that could enable smartwatches to automatically recognize the objects ...
-
HCIIers Take Second Place in Accessibility Hackathon
Three HCII Ph.D. students teamed up with peers from the University of Maryland to take second place in evoHaX SE last month. The hackathon...
-
HCII, Disney Research Design System That Recognizes Objects Touched by User
A new technology developed by researchers in the HCII and Disney Research could enable smartwatches to automatically recognize what objec...
-
3-D Printed Hair's a Hit
HCII researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost 3-D printer — and the world h...
-
Dey Delivers Closing Keynote at ASC 2015 Fall Convention
HCII Director Anind Dey delivered the closing keynote address last month at the 2015 Adhesive and Sealant Fall Convention and Expo.
-
Kittur, Kraut Earn NSF Grant to Study Analogical Innovation
Great innovations in science and technology often result from analogy. Someone may see a video online or read an article that inspires the...
-
Transit App Earns Small Business Innovation Research Grant
A team of Carnegie Mellon researchers that includes HCII Associate Professor John Zimmerman has earned a grant from the National Institute...