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NSF Project Will Develop Architecture That Makes Internet Secure, Smart
NEWSResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University will lead a three-year, $7.1 million effort sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a next-generation network architecture t...
Carnegie Mellon Joins NSF Research Consortium to Develop Tools for Analyzing Autism, Other Behaviors
NEWSResearchers in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University will join a five-year, $10 million initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create novel to...
Moira Burke and Bob Kraut Receive Journal of Small Group Research Best Paper Award
NEWSCongratulations to Moira Burke and Bob Kraut who received an award for the best article to be published in the Journal of Small Group Research in 2009 and 2010!...
Carnegie Mellon Hosting Conferences on Computer Tutors, Educational Data Mining
NEWSThe expanding role of computers in education and in educational research will be addressed by two back-to-back research conferences hosted by Carnegie Mellon University that will draw seve...
Small Mobile Devices Can Serve As Own Computer Mice with Minput Sensing Method
NEWSThe same inexpensive, but high-quality optical sensors employed in the common computer mouse can enable small mobile phones and digital music players to be used as their own pointing and g...
Chris Harrison Uses Skin As Input for Mobile Devices
NEWSA combination of simple bio-acoustic sensors and some sophisticated machine learning makes it possible for people to use their fingers or forearms — and potentially, any part of thei...
Justine Cassell Named HCII Director
NEWSRandal E. Bryant, dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has announced the appointment of Justine Cassell as the new director of the school’s Human-Computer Inter...
Carnegie Mellon to Test Ability of Embedded Sensors to Detect Onset of Dementia, Infirmity
NEWSCarnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they...
Jason Hong Wins Sloan Fellowship
NEWSHCII Associate Professor Jason Hong has been announced as one of the 2010 Sloan Foundation Faculty Fellows. The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-c...
Aruna Balakrishnan Receives Two IBM Fellowships
NEWSHCII PhD student Aruna Balakrishnan received the IBM PhD fellowship and the IBM Fran Allen Fellowship given to just one of the IBM fellowship recipients each year. Established in 2007, the...
Chris Harrison Receives Microsoft Fellowship
NEWSHCII PhD student Chris Harrison was one of the recipients of the highly competitive 2010 Microsoft fellowships. There were 176 nominations for these fellowships worldwide, and only 10 were...
HCII Students Invited to CNBC’s Meeting of the Minds
NEWSOn Monday, November 30, you are invited to attend a free taping on campus of the CNBC special program, Meeting of the Minds. The program will feature leading manufacturing executives and C...