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  • Dey Talks IoT to AV Network

    Since last July, Carnegie Mellon researchers have been working with Google to develop a platform to support Internet of Things (IoT) techn...

  • Jeff Bigham, Chris Harrison, Jason Hong, Niki Kittur, Bob Kraut

    Faculty Earn Google Research Awards

    Five HCII faculty members have received 2015 Google Faculty Research Awards, which identify and support world-class faculty pursuing cutti...

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    HCII Faculty Among LearnLab Experts Who Participate in NSF Meeting

    The National Science Foundation recently hosted a three-day conference to celebrate the success of its six Science of Learning Centers, an...

  • SweepSense detects which earbud has been removed.

    SweepSense Can Automatically Pause Your Music

    For earphone users, pulling your earphones out to address something that's diverted your attention is tedious — it becomes even more tedio...

  • Technology Helps Map the World for the Visually Impaired

    For the visually impaired, daily tasks like going on a walk, ordering coffee or even navigating a busy college campus to get to class beco...

  • Kraut Earns 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Research Award

    Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Robert Kraut has been named the recipient of the 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement...

  • A 3D printed cello bow holder.

    Giving a Hand to Those in Need

    CMU Research Aims To Revolutionize How Assistive Devices Are Fabricated and Distributed Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer S...

  • The Dytective Team

    Dytective Named Semi-Finalist in UAE AI & Robotics Award for Good

    A team of HCII researchers has been named semi-finalists for the United Arab Emirates AI and Robotics Award for Good.

  • Hong Talks Privacy Day on WESA-FM

    How often do you think twice before downloading an app on your smartphone or posting something on the Internet? Chances are, not often. ...

  • HCII, Facebook Study Shows Social Media Can Improve Your Mood

    Using social media can actually influence how depressed, happy, unsatisfied or fulfilled you are, according to new research from Carnegie ...

  • Amy Ogan, Chris Harrison, Justine Cassell

    Three HCII Faculty Members Among CMU's Davos Delegation

    Carnegie Mellon is one of only 12 universities in the U.S. invited to the 2016  World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzer...

  • Snap-To-It Featured in MIT Technology Review

    Imagine that you could connect your smartphone to a nearby "smart" appliance just by taking its photo. Such a luxury could be a possibilit...

  • Nesra Yannier demos EarthShake

    "Educational Engagement" Article Features Cast of HCII Researchers

    HCII researchers take center stage in the article "Educational Engagement" featured this week on the Carnegie Mellon News website.

  • WSJ Thinks HCII Startup Could Help Facebook CEO Meet 2016 Goals

    In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to build an AI software assistant for his home that can recognize his voice, the cries of his c...

  • MLK Writing Awards

    MHCI Student Earns Second Place in MLK Writing Awards

    MHCI student Charu Sharma is among 17 Pittsburgh-area high school and college students who will share their poetry and prose at Carnegie M...

  • Lectures Best for Learning? Koedinger Says No

    Traditional education models generally revolve around lectures, but new findings from HCII Professor Ken Koedinger and a team of Carnegie ...

  • Teaching using ITS dashboard

    Learning Science Grants to Advance Educational Technology Research

    The Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University received two new grants to advance research in the area of i...

  • a Ph.D. student in computer science, uses a cognitive assistant that monitors his efforts at freehand sketching with a Google Glass and provides step-by-step advice.

    HCII Faculty Part of Team That Wins Four-Year, $2.8 Million NSF Grant

    Siewiorek, Klatzky Will Connect People to Wearable Cognitive Assistance Two HCII faculty members are among a group of Carnegie Mellon res...

  • Amy Ogan

    Ogan Will Use NSF Grant To Study Intercultural Communication in the Classroom

    International teaching assistants often struggle to find success in their teaching and research careers because of communication breakdown...

  • The ITS2015 Best Short Paper Award

    FIGLAB Wins Four Awards in One Week

    The HCII's Future Interfaces Group (FIGLAB), led by Assistant Professor Chris Harrison, won four awards this past week for its research in...