HCII News

Quarter of Tweets Not Worth Reading, HCII Researcher Reports

bspice — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:47:16 -0500

Twitter users choose the microblogs they follow, but that doesn’t mean they always like what they get. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology found that users say only a little more than a third of the tweets they receive are worthwhile.

New iPad Programming Course Launched

bspice — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:24 -0500

Devices in hand, a group of students lucky enough to get into one of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute’s newest classes are already hard at work. They are learning the art of iPad programming.

But they aren’t the only ones.

Charles Geschke Endows HCII Directorship

bspice — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:04:23 -0500

Charles M. Geschke, co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc., and his wife, Nancy, have endowed the directorship of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science (SCS). Mr. Geschke earned his Ph.D. in computer science at Carnegie Mellon in 1973.

HCII is hiring tenure-track faculty

kraut — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:11:55 -0500

The Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University seeks faculty candidates with a strong track record in research, outstanding academic credentials, and an earned Ph.D. They should also have a strong interest in graduate and undergraduate education.

Redesign the HCII Website! $1,300 in prizes

kraut — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:45:46 -0500

What: Challenge to redesign the HCII website
Due: February 15, 2012
Prizes: $1,000 first prize and $300 second prize

The Human-Computer Interaction Institute website is showing its age and needs a facelift or more serious redesign.

New HCII Social Space dedicated as the Kiesler-Kraut Commons

amhomyak — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:28:14 -0500

On December 2, 2011 a group of appreciative students and colleagues gathered to dedicate the new HCII Social Space as the Kiesler-Kraut Commons in thanks to Sara Kiesler and Robert Kraut for their years of dedicated service and incredible contributions to the HCII.

Kraut Named ACM Fellow

bspice — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:24:24 -0500

Robert Kraut, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, is among 46 leading computer scientists and one of two School of Computer Science faculty members named 2011 Fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery.

Schwarz Takes 1st Place in UIST Student Innovation Contest

bspice — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:38:46 -0400

Julia Schwarz, a PhD student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and David Klionsky, a recent master’s graduate in the Computer Science Department now at Microsoft, took first place in the Most Useful category of the UIST 2011 Student Innovation Contest.

Students Design Light Shows for Pausch Bridge

bspice — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:49:15 -0400

The 230-foot-long Randy Pausch Memorial Bridge is both a well-trod connection between the Gates Center for Computer Science and the Purnell Center for the Arts and a symbol of the collaborative, creative spirit of the late Carnegie Mellon University professor.

SideBySide Projection System Enables Projected Interaction Between Mobile Devices

bspice — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:09:43 -0400

Researchers at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University have devised a system called SideBySide that enables animated images from two separate handheld projectors to interact with each other on the same surface.

Tiramisu Cited by Intelligent Transportation Society of America

bspice — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:15:34 -0400

Tiramisu Transit, an iPhone app developed by Carnegie Mellon that uses crowdsourcing to help transit riders know when their bus will arrive, won second place in the Best New Innovative Products, Services, or Applications category of the 2011 Best of ITS Awards.

Carnegie Mellon Develops Touchscreen Technology That Distinguishes Taps by Different Parts of Finger

bspice — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:40:05 -0400

Smartphone and tablet computer owners have become adept at using finger taps, flicks and drags to control their touchscreens. But Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that this interaction can be enhanced by taking greater advantage of the finger’s anatomy and dexterity.

Wearable Depth-Sensing Projection System Makes Any Surface Capable of Multitouch Interaction

bspice — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:49:04 -0400

OmniTouch, a wearable projection system developed by researchers at Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University, enables users to turn pads of paper, walls or even their own hands, arms and legs into graphical, interactive surfaces.

Raju Named 2012 Siebel Scholar

bspice — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:40:58 -0400

The Siebel Scholars Foundation has announced that Preethi Raju, a master’s student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and four other Carnegie Mellon graduate students are among the 85 members of the 2012 class of Siebel Scholars.

Cassell Will Speak at “Summer Davos”

bspice — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:41:17 -0400

Justine Cassell, director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, will be among four Carnegie Mellon University faculty members who will make presentations and be part of a mini-documentary being filmed at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of New Champions, Sept. 14–16 in Dalian, China.

PhD Student Jason Wiese Wins a Yahoo! 2011 Key Scientific Challenges Program Award

Andrew Faulring — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:58:59 -0400

Big congratulations to PhD student Jason Wiese, who has just won a Yahoo! 2011 Key Scientific Challenges Program Award. Jason won for his work on Internet Experience. He is the 3rd HCII student to have won this prestigious award, and we’re proud of him!

Carnegie Mellon Develops iPhone App That Predicts When Bus Will Arrive

bspice — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:01:08 -0400

Everybody who waits at a bus stop wants to know one thing: Where’s the bus? Thanks to Tiramisu, a new iPhone application developed at Carnegie Mellon University, transit riders in Pittsburgh will soon be able to get the answer by using crowdsourcing to share arrival times with each other.

Symposium Explores How Computer Programs Can Be Made Easier To Write and Understand

bspice — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:32:46 -0400

Computers may be a common part of modern life and work, but the languages and methods used to program those computers continue to confound most people.

PhD student Will Odom, with Microsoft Research team, wins International Design Excellence Award

Queenie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:31:06 -0400

Technology Heirlooms: Unlike sentimental objects that people can’t bring themselves to discard, people tend to keep phones and laptops for just a few years before disposing of them.

Virtual Possessions Have Powerful Hold On Teenagers

bspice — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:16:55 -0400

Digital imagery, Facebook updates, online music collections, email threads and other immaterial artifacts of today’s online world may be as precious to teenagers as a favorite book that a parent once read to them or a t-shirt worn at a music festival, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers say.