Upcoming Seminars
To stay informed of the latest HCI research and the work of our colleagues, the HCII holds a seminar series. The public is invited to attend these talks, which are held weekly on Friday afternoons during the academic year.
Suggestions for future guest speakers should be sent to bam@cs.cmu.edu.
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February 5, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Yolanda Rankin |
 Assistant Professor, School of Communications & Information, Florida State University |
"Rethinking Intersectionality in the Field of Computing: A Black Woman's Perspective" Intersectionality, a critical framework that...... Full Details |
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February 12, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Charlton McIlwain |
 Vice Provost for Faculty & Professor of Media Culture, and Communication, New York University |
Seminar Video |
"Dreams of (Black) Tech Futures Past" Abstract: This is what could have been. If the computer geeks at MIT in 1960...... Full Details |
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February 19, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Tawanna Dillahunt |
 Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
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"Designing and Rethinking the Role of Digital Tools in Support of Employment among Job Seekers Experiencing Marginalization" ...... Full Details |
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February 26, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Denae Ford Robinson |
 Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research and Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington |
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"A Tale of Two Cities: Software Developers in Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic" The mass shift to working from home during...... Full Details |
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March 5, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Ayanna M Howard |
 Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University |
"Understanding and Mitigating Bias and Human Overtrust in Robotics and AI" People tend to overtrust sophisticated computing...... Full Details |
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March 12, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Andrea G. Parker |
 Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech |
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"Community Wellness Informatics: Designing Technology for Health Equity" In the United States, there are serious and persistent...... Full Details |
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March 26, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Oliver Haimson |
 Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Information |
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"Designing Trans Technology" Transgender and nonbinary people face substantial challenges in the world, ranging from social...... Full Details |
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April 2, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Timnit Gebru |
 Co-founder, Black in AI |
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"The hierarchy of knowledge in...... Full Details |
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April 9, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Morgan Ames |
 Assistant Adjunct Professor in the School of Information and Associate Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society at the University of California, Berkeley |
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"The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child" Drawing on her book, The Charisma...... Full Details |
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April 21, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST |
Special Seminar: Portable Laser Cutting with Thijs Roumen |
 Ph.D. student at Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany |
Seminar Video |
A portable format for laser cutting will enable millions of users to...... Full Details |
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April 23, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Luke Stark |
 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario |
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“Ordering Emotion: Scenes from the History of Affective Computing” In fields ranging from health and wellness and |
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April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Robin Brewer |
 Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan |
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"Challenging, Understanding, and Innovating to Support Aging and Online Engagement" The United States Census predicts that ...... Full Details |