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Ogan Awarded Jacobs Early Career Research Fellowship
Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) Assistant Professor Amy Ogan firmly believes that the best way to improve educational technolo...
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Student Spotlight: Ph.D. Candidate Nesra Yannier
Nesra Yannier, a current Ph.D. candidate in the HCII, recently presented her thesis project to an auditorium full of entrepreneurs, facult...
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HCII Faculty Participate in University of Pittsburgh Conference
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute had a strong showing at the inaugural Integrative Conference on Technology, Social Media and Beha...
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CHI 2016 Preview: HCII Researchers Get to the Heart of the Matter
If there's anywhere machine intelligence would seem to fit perfectly, it's healthcare. The rise of electronic medical records combined wit...
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Making Smartwatches Smarter
New improvements to smartwatches address significant shortcomings in the initial product. But these advancements — such as built-in n...
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The Future of Education: Virtual Peers
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found a way to improve education for elementary and middle school students.
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CMU Takes First, Second and Third in Security Contest
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) was a force to be reckoned with during the March 12, 2016 Microsoft Build the Shield (BTS) competition at...
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Koedinger Will Deliver Keynote at Learning@Scale
HCII Faculty, Students to Present Papers and Works in Progress HCII faculty and students will travel to the University of Edinburgh next ...
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HCII Highlighted in Huffington Post Piece
A recent blog in the Huffington Post investigates the evolution of human-computer interaction as a field, and specifically calls out Carne...
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Diversity and Innovation Take First Place at Red Bull Hackathon
The inaugural Red Bull "Hack the Hits" Hackathon, presented by the college music and ideas festival RECESS, brought together collegiate en...
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"Understanding Online Communities" Earns SCS Allen Newell Research Award
For decades, Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Robert Kraut has studied how people work together — first in actual ...
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HCII Team Takes Second Place in Microsoft’s College Puzzle Challenge
For ten uninterrupted hours on Saturday, April 9, teams of college students raced to solve challenging puzzles that tested their skills in...
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Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor Amy Ogan
Amy Ogan, an assistant professor in the HCII and an educational technologist, is fascinated by researching ways to make learning more enga...
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Explore, Refine, Persuade: HCII Faculty Take Playtesting to the Next Level
The last time you sat down to play a game — either the tabletop or video variety — how much thought did you give to how the game was devel...
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CMU, HCII Help Organize Event To Discuss Pittsburgh's Future
Andrew Moore, dean of Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, will join a who's who of Pittsburgh to discuss how to optimize the cit...
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Hong Hopeful About Smartphone Sensor Data Project
Sensor data from smartphones has the potential to provide new insight into healthcare, transportation, urban planning and the social scien...
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HCII's Human-Watch Interaction Featured in Digital Trends
The HCII's Future Interfaces Group and its work on smartwatch technology were recently featured in the Digital Trends article "Your Smartw...
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HCII Heads West for CHI 2016
Institute Honored With Seven "Best of CHI" Awards Carnegie Mellon University has a strong presence in Silicon Valley, but the university'...
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Rello Discusses Dyslexia With Wired
Web developer Victor Windell recently created an online simulation that allows viewers to experience what it’s like to have severe dyslexi...
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The Voice-Activated Future of Shopping
Conversant Labs, a technology startup that works on developing voice-enabled app technology, recently launched an app called Say Shopping ...