Faculty Projects
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Faculty2019
Our research into the human factors of cybersecurity focuses on people as social actors whose security behaviors are influenced by their relationships, communities and life situations.
We leverage insights from social psychology and other fields to develop games ...
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Security and Privacy Social ComputingWebpage: Social Cybersecurity -
Faculty2018
While much of education research is focused on student performance, this research turns the focus to the development of the teacher.
Almost all K-12 instructors receive in-depth training on how to teach. This is not true for ...
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Faculty2018
Design innovation often follows technical advances. For example, when Philips invented the cassette recorder in 1962, designers innovated this technology to create new things like the boombox, Walkman, and car audio player. Designers innovate by situating a known ...
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Faculty2018
Communicates what the environment is sensing
Today people increasingly find themselves in spaces that invisibly sense them. The increasing use of cameras, motion detectors, and microphones means spaces often know people are present and can hear what they are ...
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Faculty2018
While smartwatches are convenient, there is a limit to their functionality due to their small interfaces. Enter LumiWatch.
The CMU team collaborated with ASU Tech to reveal the first fully-functional and self-contained projection smartwatch implementation in a ...
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Faculty2018
A Wearable Fitness Tracker for Wheelchair Athletes
Information provided by traditional fitness trackers is not always relevant to athletes of all abilities. For example, what if you don't take steps?
The SpokeSense system, a fitness ...
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Faculty2018
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes.
The process begins with a cheap 3-D FDM printer and takes advantage of warpage, a typically ...
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Faculty2018
Understanding how our family and friends affect our mental health
People are social beings in nature and our friends and family play a crucial part in our lives. In fact, many research has shown that maintaining meaningful relationships has health benefits, such ...
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Faculty2018
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Disney Research found that they could make walls "smart" at relatively low cost — about $20 per square meter —using simple tools and techniques, such as a paint roller, to make them ...
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Faculty2016
When it comes to learning math, how much fun you are having is rarely factored into the equation. That isn't to say that game designers have not tried to turn instruction into more engaging material. For instance, there are plenty of educational games on the shelves; ...
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Education Learning Sciences and TechnologiesWebpage: Decimal Point
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