HCI Institute doctoral candidate Nur Yildirim was invited to present a lightning talk at the 2023 AI Symposium at the University of Michigan, which had a theme of “Responsible AI.”...
Across a range of real-world contexts, we are studying how AI is currently being designed and used to augment or transform worker practices. Moving beyond...
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our daily lives, whether it's by helping doctors better diagnose and treat disease, reducing jail recidivism, or connecting people in n...
Design innovation often follows technical advances. For example, when Philips invented the cassette recorder in 1962, designers innovated this technology ...
Communicates what the environment is sensing Today people increasingly find themselves in spaces that invisibly sense them. The increasing use of cameras...
While much of education research is focused on student performance, this research turns the focus to the development of the teacher....
The Project on Virtual Possessions investigates how people make sense of and construct value with their ever-increasing collections of virtual things. The...
This project explores novel opportunities for how innovators can obtain and make sense of diverse feedback from potential stakeholders or customers. We ha...
Pediluma is a shoe accessory designed to encourage opportunistic physical activity. It features a light that brightens the more the wearer walks and slowl...
This project investigates the value of product attachment theory, which describes how people develop relationships with and learn to love their possession...
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...
Designers creatively investigate many possible solution by engaging in reflective conversations with materials. For example, industrial designers sketch w...