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    CMU at CHI 2025

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    Our halls are abuzz with talk of “CHI” (pronounced “kai”), the nickname for the upcoming conference on computer human interaction (CHI)....

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    CMU Launches Human-Centered AI Research Center with Seoul National University

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    Carnegie Mellon University and Seoul National University (SNU) have announced a new collaboration to advance human-centered artificial intelligence research that prioritizes human well-bei...

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    Up Next in Special Topics

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    Our Special Topics courses provide the opportunity to explore the future of human-computer interaction, guided by the experts who are shaping the field of HCI....

  • An scene from a virtual reality environment shows a room of animated people in a simulated party environment.

    VR/AR Could Help People Manage Everyday Stressors

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    A new project from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute studied whether virtual and augmented reality can simulate stressful situations — like being at a social event with strangers — ...

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    Using Virtual Reality to Connect Players With Ocean Ecosystems

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    Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Transformational Play are hopin...

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    Protecting Audio Privacy at the Source

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    A team of SCS researchers have created an on-device filter that can detect and delete human speech segments that audio sensors collect before they're used for activity recognition.Sound is...

  • Collaged headshots of Gabriella Howse and Connor Tsui.

    Howse, Tsui Receive 2025 Stehlik Scholarship

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    Gabriella HowseSchool of Computer Science seniors Gabriella Howse and Connor Tsui both walk the halls of the Gates-Hillman Centers and mentor their fellow students. And while they're both ...

  • A laptop screen displays two windows: one with a math tutoring problem and another with video of a human tutor.

    CMU Researchers Help Launch Project To Improve Education

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    SCS researchers are part of a nationwide project harnessing data from virtual tutoring services to advance teaching and learning.Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Compu...

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    Hudson Named 2024 ACM Fellow

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    Professor Scott Hudson is one of 55 distinguished computer scientists named to the class of 2024 ACM Fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)....

  • A close-up shot of an earring in human's ear, attached to a circuit board.

    SCS Researchers Develop Method To Transmit Power Through the Body

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    To free wearable tech from the burden of batteries, SCS researchers developed Power-Over-Skin, which allows electricity to travel through the human body and could one day power battery-fre...

  • A man sits in a wheelchair with his arms out to the side. Insets zoom in on sensors on both wrists, his hat and the back of his chair.

    Virtually Accessible

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    CMU researchers are studying how to improve virtual spaces and make them more accessible for everyone. One project, WheelPoser, uses four sensors to capture body movement for people who us...

  • A person wearing an orange apron sautees salmon in a skillet.

    Accessing Recipe Information Without Looking

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    SCS researchers interviewed home cooks who are either totally or legally blind and cooking instructors at a vision rehabilitation center to better understand how people with low or no visi...