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Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are designed primarily for inventory control, but researchers at Disney Research and the HCII have found a way to process the tag signals with su...

Getting a bunch of people to collectively research and write a coherent report without any one person seeing the big picture may seem akin to a group of toddlers producing Hamlet by random...

Everyone has that friend — the one who takes to Twitter or Facebook to ask their followers for advice on a new appliance, questions about logistics for an upcoming event, or even which mov...

Since the advent of smartwatches, technologists have been looking to expand interactions beyond the confines of the small watch face. A new wearable technology developed by HCII researcher...

Everyone has some kind of routine. Whether it's how you get ready each morning or how you drive your car, routines are behavior blueprints that help us purposefully accomplish repetitive t...

The Human-Computer Interaction Institute had a strong showing at the inaugural Integrative Conference on Technology, Social Media and Behavioral Health on Monday, May 2. Organized by the f...

If there's anywhere machine intelligence would seem to fit perfectly, it's healthcare. The rise of electronic medical records combined with advancements in big data technologies creates a ...

Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) Assistant Professor Amy Ogan firmly believes that the best way to improve educational technologies in international classrooms is to visit those...

HCII Faculty, Students to Present Papers and Works in Progress HCII faculty and students will travel to the University of Edinburgh next week for L@S: The Third Annual ACM Conference on L...

The inaugural Red Bull "Hack the Hits" Hackathon, presented by the college music and ideas festival RECESS, brought together collegiate entrepreneurs to compete in pitch competitions to di...

For decades, Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Robert Kraut has studied how people work together — first in actual physical spaces, and later moving into virtual and...

For ten uninterrupted hours on Saturday, April 9, teams of college students raced to solve challenging puzzles that tested their skills in computer engineering, computer science and mathem...