Faculty

Computational Modeling and Data Mining is one of four thrusts within the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. This thrust is pursuing the scientific goa...

Metacognition and Motivation is one of four thrusts of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. It has the goals of developing a better understanding of...

Social and Communicative Factors is one of four thrusts within the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. The research investigates how human linguistic i...

Cognitive Factors is one of four thrusts of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. It is aimed at understanding cognitive learning—changes in knowledg...

LightSIDE is a resource for applying machine learning technologies to text processing problems....

In this project we are developing a configurable summarization environment that uses multi-level analyses of discourse to support a new generation of summ...

Based on our experiences with designing and engineering multi-party conversational environments such as collaborative learning systems that involve integr...

In the CycleTalk project, we are developing a new collaborative learning support approach that makes use of tutorial dialogue technology in the context of...

In collaboration with Gerry Stahl and the Math Forum at Drexel University, this project seeks to develop a technological augmentation to available human s...

The key idea of the Digital Bridges project is to extend existing resources for technology-based education to create a vibrant environment for globalized ...

This project seeks to provide a new integration of theories and methods from the fields of CSCW and CSCL that will advance both areas individually and, to...

The ACT-R project focuses on developing a robust and general cognitive architecture and applying it to the modeling of human interaction with complex dyna...

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This project investigates the role of Design and Design Thinking in HCI research and practice. On the research side, the work investigates how research th...

Cognitive modeling can scale affordably, and be routinely and efficiently applied to large complex tasks, only if it becomes an exercise of composing new ...

The Pebbles project is exploring how Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), such as the Palm Handheld or a device running the Microsoft Windows CE or Pocket ...

This project develops mixed-initiative interfaces designed to allow administrators to construct their own workflows and train agents to perform mundane da...

The usability analyses or user test data are in; the development team is poised to respond. When the usability problems are presented, someone around the ...

The product ecology is a way to understand and design for different social relationships and experiences that people develop with intelligent products....

The Hug, a soft, huggable robot that uses sensing technology and wireless telephony, was designed to provide social and emotional support for elders who l...

People are increasingly being asked to make trust decisions online: should I open this email? Should I click on this link? Should I enter in my informatio...

The goal of the Natural Programming project is to make computer programming more accessible to novice, professional and end-user programmers. We are inves...

This project explores product opportunities for scaffolding the social role transition experienced by teens as they shed their high school identities and ...

Designers creatively investigate many possible solution by engaging in reflective conversations with materials. For example, industrial designers sketch w...

The SenseChair provides comfort and support for elders who spend long periods of time seated in the same chair, restoring independence and dignity to the ...

Our objective is to permit in situ visualization of ultrasound images so that direct hand-eye coordination can be employed during invasive procedures. A m...

Wearable Computers seek to merge the user’s information space with their work space. Wearable research at Carnegie Mellon proceeds on several fronts. The ...

The Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) whose mission is to transform lives in a l...

Dual-income families face constant challenges as they attempt to address the conflicting repsonsibilities of work, school, family, and enrichment activiti...

MOVE (Maps Optimized for Vehicular Environments) is an in-car navigation system that provides assistance for drivers who are navigating an unfamiliar rout...