April 28, 2017
There's no such thing as a free lunch or a free service that bundles subscriptions, as was recently reaffirmed by Unroll.Me's media coverage. Unroll.Me is marketed as a free service that helps users manage and weed out junk mail, and recently came into the spotlight for ... Read more
April 19, 2017
April 18, 2017
Dave Luetger is a 2013 graduate from the Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) at Carnegie Mellon University. While completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois, he realized that both music ... Read more
April 14, 2017
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute had a strong presence at the 14th International Web for All (W4A) conference in Perth, Australia, where researchers accepted both the Best Technical Paper award and won the Accessibility Challenge.
This year, the ... Read more
April 10, 2017
Have you ever used your skin to adjust the volume for your phone? Can you easily navigate your kitchen appliances without your vision? When was the last time you quickly printed up some fabric?
The answer is probably never. Despite the fact that academic research ... Read more
April 5, 2017
Human-Computer Interaction Institute Ph.D. student Cole Gleason will be receiving the 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) for his research applying computer science to ... Read more
March 31, 2017
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute is excited to announce additional leadership for the Master of Human-Computer Interaction program. MHCI alumnus ... Read more
March 28, 2017
Human-Computer Interaction Institute Professor Jen Mankoff will present a 20 minute "Andy Talk" on Wednesday at this year's Energy Week, held March 27-31st at ... Read more
March 20, 2017
Two Ph.D. students from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute are finalists in the 2017 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship. They are one team out of 33 selected as finalists from a pool of 116 eligible applicants. Carnegie Mellon University's ... Read more
March 9, 2017
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute's research project, Helping Hands, made an appearance in a recent Health Tech Insiders article. This project, led by HCII ... Read more
March 8, 2017
Heart patients who have reached end-stage heart failure may have a pump surgically inserted to help blood flow to the rest of the body. This mechanical implant is called a ventricular assist device (VAD), and it can prolong and improve patients' lives. Though physicians ... Read more
March 6, 2017
Why are community college students in online classes 4% more likely than their high-performing peers to drop out? This is what Barbara Illowsky, a mathematics professor and chief academic affairs officer at DeAnza College, wanted to know. The drop out rate for online ... Read more
February 27, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute is headed to Portland, Oregon, for the 20th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. CSCW is the premier venue for presenting research in the design and use of ... Read more
February 17, 2017
Professor Scott Hudson, a pioneer in 3D modeling, fabrication and innovative interface technology, has been named the recipient of the 2017 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in ... Read more
February 16, 2017
Brad A. Myers, Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, has been named the recipient of the 2017 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Research Award. Presented annually by the ... Read more
February 6, 2017
Heart patients who have reached end-stage heart failure may have a pump surgically inserted to help blood flow to the rest of the body. This mechanical implant is called a ventricular assist device (VAD), and it can prolong and improve patients' lives. Though physicians ... Read more
February 2, 2017
On January 10 and 11, 2017, the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) co-hosted the first 3D Printing Summit at Carnegie Mellon University. The summit represented an effort by leaders within the HCII, Software Engineering Institute, IDeATe, and America Makes to ... Read more
January 24, 2017
This student-driven initiative bridges the colleges of Carnegie Mellon and promotes social innovation for impact
On January 12 and 13, a multidisciplinary cohort of fourteen graduate and Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University students - including HCII Ph.D. ... Read more
January 19, 2017
Thanks to screen readers, 285 million visually impaired people worldwide are able to browse the Internet by responding to audio readings of image descriptions and text on websites. But how can these unique users avoid phishing attacks, malicious links disguised as ... Read more
December 19, 2016
Amy Ogan, assistant professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, joined fellow researchers at the Technology in English event; a conference for researchers and influencers in personalized learning, teacher training, community building and more who are dedicated ... Read more
