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Up Next in Special Topics

Our Special Topics courses provide the opportunity to explore the future of HCI, guided by the experts who are shaping the field. These dy...

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

Everyday situations can sometimes feel like big stressors, whether it's delivering an important work presentation, attending a party full ...

scuba diver beside the text Echo of the Abyss

Using Virtual Reality to Connect Players With Ocean Ecosystems

Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Unive...

Pink and blue earmuffs placed on a microphone.

Protecting Audio Privacy at the Source

Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is...

Collaged headshots of Gabriella Howse and Connor Tsui.

Howse, Tsui Receive 2025 Stehlik Scholarship

School of Computer Science seniors Gabriella Howse and Connor Tsui both walk the halls of the Gates-Hillman Centers and mentor their fello...

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

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS) are part of a nationwide project harnessing data from virtual...

Scott Hudson

Hudson Named 2024 ACM Fellow

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

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SCS Researchers Develop Method To Transmit Power Through the Body

People with diabetes rely on continuous glucose monitors to keep track of their blood sugar, but eventually the monitor's batteries need t...

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

When Atieh Taheri first donned a virtual reality headset and started walking around a virtual world, her experience didn't match what she ...

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

Accessing Recipe Information Without Looking

"Cook until golden brown" is a recipe instruction virtually every home cook encounters. It's simple enough for sighted people to follow bu...