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Cassell Named Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh
Justine Cassell, School of Computer Science associate dean for technology strategy and impact and former HCII director, has been named a c...
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HCII Team Takes First Place in SCS Puzzlehunt
The HCII's "Human-Puzzle Interaction" team took top honors in the School of Computer Science's recent Puzzlehunt.
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Hong Delivers Keynote Address at ICISSP 2016
HCII Associate Professor Jason Hong delivered the keynote address at the 2nd International Conference on Information Systems Security and ...
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Xiao Among CMU's Winning Codebreaker Challenge Team
HCII Ph.D. student Robert Xiao was one of three Carnegie Mellon University students to finish in the top 25 in the National Security Agenc...
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Dey Talks IoT to AV Network
Since last July, Carnegie Mellon researchers have been working with Google to develop a platform to support Internet of Things (IoT) techn...
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Faculty Earn Google Research Awards
Five HCII faculty members have received 2015 Google Faculty Research Awards, which identify and support world-class faculty pursuing cutti...
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HCII Faculty Among LearnLab Experts Who Participate in NSF Meeting
The National Science Foundation recently hosted a three-day conference to celebrate the success of its six Science of Learning Centers, an...
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SweepSense Can Automatically Pause Your Music
For earphone users, pulling your earphones out to address something that's diverted your attention is tedious — it becomes even more tedio...
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Technology Helps Map the World for the Visually Impaired
For the visually impaired, daily tasks like going on a walk, ordering coffee or even navigating a busy college campus to get to class beco...
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Kraut Earns 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Research Award
Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Robert Kraut has been named the recipient of the 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement...
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Giving a Hand to Those in Need
CMU Research Aims To Revolutionize How Assistive Devices Are Fabricated and Distributed Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer S...
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Dytective Named Semi-Finalist in UAE AI & Robotics Award for Good
A team of HCII researchers has been named semi-finalists for the United Arab Emirates AI and Robotics Award for Good.
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Hong Talks Privacy Day on WESA-FM
How often do you think twice before downloading an app on your smartphone or posting something on the Internet? Chances are, not often. ...
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HCII, Facebook Study Shows Social Media Can Improve Your Mood
Using social media can actually influence how depressed, happy, unsatisfied or fulfilled you are, according to new research from Carnegie ...
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Three HCII Faculty Members Among CMU's Davos Delegation
Carnegie Mellon is one of only 12 universities in the U.S. invited to the 2016 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzer...
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Snap-To-It Featured in MIT Technology Review
Imagine that you could connect your smartphone to a nearby "smart" appliance just by taking its photo. Such a luxury could be a possibilit...
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"Educational Engagement" Article Features Cast of HCII Researchers
HCII researchers take center stage in the article "Educational Engagement" featured this week on the Carnegie Mellon News website.
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WSJ Thinks HCII Startup Could Help Facebook CEO Meet 2016 Goals
In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to build an AI software assistant for his home that can recognize his voice, the cries of his c...
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MHCI Student Earns Second Place in MLK Writing Awards
MHCI student Charu Sharma is among 17 Pittsburgh-area high school and college students who will share their poetry and prose at Carnegie M...
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Lectures Best for Learning? Koedinger Says No
Traditional education models generally revolve around lectures, but new findings from HCII Professor Ken Koedinger and a team of Carnegie ...