Biomedical Informatics & HCI: Challenges and Opportunities

Speaker
Harry Hochheiser
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh

When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305 (Michael Mauldin Auditorium)

Description

With the growth of translational research and the emphasis on “meaningful use” of electronic medical records, the emerging field of biomedical informatics presents numerous research opportunities. A range of contexts (basic science labs, hospitals, and homes), participants (researchers, clinicians, patients, and family members), and tasks (from coordinating translational science to remembering to take medications) present an abundance of interesting problems for human-computer interaction researchers and professionals. This talk will present an introduction to the field of biomedical informatics, and an overview of some of the HCI challenges in the field.

Speaker's Bio

Harry Hochheiser is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University in Maryland, with a dissertation focusing on interactive visualization of time series data sets. Dr. Hochheiser’s research has covered a range of topics, including human-computer interaction, information visualization, bioinformatics, universal usability, security, privacy, and public policy implications of computing systems. Dr. Hochheiser has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, two book chapters, and he is a co-author of Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction.

Speaker's Website
http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/person/harry-hochheiser-phd

Host
Jason Hong