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  • Researchers in the Smart Sensing for Humans Lab have shown that data collected from sensors in smartwatches can quickly train a millimeter wave doppler to recognize human movements and behaviors.

    SMASH Lab Uses Wearables To Train New Privacy-Preserving Sensors

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    Data about home sales likely won't help someone looking for a car, just like information about basketball won't help someone playing baseball. ...

  • CMU's Moonshot Mission Control, a new command center in the Gates Center for Computer Science, will provide state-of-the-art equipment to the crews of Iris, MoonRanger and future space missions.

    CMU Building Moonshot Mission Control for Upcoming Lunar Exploration

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    As their rovers explore unknown terrain on the moon's surface, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will watch from the familiar confines of campus, nearly 240,000 miles away. ...

  • CMU is launching the Responsible AI Initiative to bring research in this field under the umbrella of fairness, accountability, transparency and ethics, and to apply these principles to real-world applications affecting society.

    CMU Launches Responsible AI Initiative To Direct Technology Toward Social Responsibility

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    Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our daily lives, whether it's by helping doctors better diagnose and treat disease, reducing jail recidivism, or connecting people in n...

  • HCII researchers have created a new genre of interactive, hands-on museum exhibits that includes an intelligent, virtual assistant to interact with visitors.

    Adding AI to Museum Exhibits Increases Learning, Keeps Kids Engaged Longer

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    Hands-on exhibits are staples of science and children's museums around the world, and kids love them. The exhibits invite children to explore scientific concepts in fun and playful ways. ...

  • Robert Kraut and Martial Hebert are among three faculty members recently elevated to the rank of University Professor.

    Hebert, Kraut Named University Professors

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    The dean of the School of Computer Science and a founding member of the school's Human-Computer Interaction Institute recently received the highest distinction available to faculty at Carn...

  • A team of CMU students is part of the 2022 NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) Challenge, which aims to incorporate an augmented reality interface in the agency's next generation of space suits.

    Moon Buddy Team Working With NASA on Spacesuits for Lunar Exploration

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    Students working on Carnegie Mellon University's Moon Buddy likely will not walk on the lunar surface as part of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions. But their technology could make its way i...

  • Kayo Yin, a master's student in the LTI, wants to bring language technologies to all communities, including those that use signed languages.

    From The Link: Beyond Grateful

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    Note: Today is National American Sign Language Day, and to celebrate the hundreds of thousands of people who communicate using ASL, we're sharing this story about Kayo Yin and her research...

  • SCS researchers are developing a tool, called EyeMU, that allows users to execute operations on a smartphone by combining gaze control with simple hand gestures.

    Your Eyes Control Your Smartphone With CMU's New Gaze-Tracking Tool

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    As more people watch movies, edit video, read the news and keep up with social media on their smartphones, these devices have grown to accommodate the bigger screens and higher processing ...

  • SCS faculty members and graduate students will be honored at this week's Celebration of Education Awards Ceremony..

    SCS Faculty, Grad Students Earn CMU's Top Education Honors

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    The School of Computer Science will be on everyone's lips during Carnegie Mellon University's Celebration of Education Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 28, when four faculty members, a P...

  • As a designer and qualitative researcher, Christina Harrington is devoted to understanding and conceptualizing technology experiences that support health and expand access to marginalized communities.

    Inclusive Design and Research Methods Will Lead To More Innovative, Intelligent Technology

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    A few years ago, when Carnegie Mellon University design researcher Christina Harrington was still making home visits for her research, she marveled at the response....

  • A new course focused on issues of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in CS got its start when a group of grad students decided to create the training they wished they'd received. Those students received CMU's Graduate Student Service Award and will be honored at the university's Celebration of Education on April 28.

    SCS Ph.D. Students Designed, Taught New Course To Make Computer Science More Welcoming, Inclusive

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    The Computer Science Department's new course focusing on issues of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in computer science and society got its start when a group of graduate students ...

  • Brad Myers shakes Raelin Musuraca's hand as she walks back to her seat after winning an award

    HCII at SCS Founders Day 2022

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    Several of our Human-Computer Interaction Institute colleagues were recognized at the SCS Founders Day Awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Rashid Auditorium. The annual SCS Found...