In the Media
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IoT Research Makes Media Waves
The HCII is leading the charge as Carnegie Mellon researchers work with colleagues at other universities to turn the CMU campus into a liv...
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Essential EDigs
HCII Associate Professor Jennifer Mankoff recently appeared on Pittsburgh's NPR affiliate, 90.5 WESA-FM, to discuss EDigs, a new CMU resou...
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Hammer Featured in "Gaming the System"
A recent article in U.S.News &World Report explored whether video games can help solve public health problems.
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Nala in the News
Last summer, a team of HCII master's student teamed up with the Animal Rescue League to create a website that helps members of the communi...
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Snackbot Featured in the Harvard Business Review
The Harvard Business Review's June cover story, "When Your Boss Wears Metal Pants," investigates the social constraints that have to be ov...
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Shopping for Grad Programs? Try HCI.
The HCII introduced its master of human-computer interaction degree in 1994 — the first degree of its kind at any institution. Now, more t...
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CHI Research Makes Waves in the Media
HCII research presented last month at the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (...
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CHI2015: Driven From Distraction in The Economist
Work presented by HCII Director Anind Dey, Systems Scientist Seungjun Kim and Visiting Scholar Jaemin Chun at the Association for Computin...
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Ogan, Harrison Win Post-Gazette 2014-15 Renovation Inspiration Contest
Faculty members Chris Harrison and Amy Ogan may be known for their HCI research, but their home renovation skills are making local headlin...
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Hong Talks Privacy in Post-Gazette
Associate Professor Jason Hong recently appeared in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article that discussed the often-surprising ways in which sm...
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Hawking Introduces WorldKit on "Science of the Future"
National Geographic Channel's "Stephen Hawking's Science of the Future" recently featured the HCII's WorldKit project in the episode "Perf...
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Kiesler Weighs In on What Online Comments Say About Us
It's easy to think that someone who posts a rude comment on a web article or forum is a probably just a rude person in general, but Hillma...
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Kraut Talks Facebook Friends in The Atlantic
More than 70 percent of Internet users are on Facebook. And while the site applies the word "friend" to everyone in a user's network, the ...
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Hong, Tasse See Social Media as Urban Planning Tool
HCII Associate Professor Jason Hong and Ph.D.
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Gizmodo Highlights Skin Button Technology in Best of 2014 List
Gizmodo has named Skin Buttons one of the "Seven Most Important UI and UX Ideas of 2014." The technology — developed by Ph.D. studen...
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Harrison, Smart Watch Technology Featured in New York Times
Assistant Professor Chris Harrison was featured in the New York Times article, "In a Small Space, a Big Issue," which discussed current re...
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Privacy Research Makes Headlines
Associate Professor Jason Hong's research into the privacy of smartphone apps has been making news in outlets ranging from the Huffington ...
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Future Interfaces Group Featured in Wired
Smartwatches are growing in popularity, but they’re just small enough to make navigating the interface annoying.
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Tiramisu on WTAE-TV
The HCII’s Tiramisu project made headlines as part of the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s announcement that 25 percent of its bus rou...
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Dey Weighs In on iPhone 6
Want to know if the iPhone 6 is worth it? HCII Director and Associate Professor Anind Dey recently told Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate that it...