
New Technology Makes Internet Memes Accessible for People With Visual Impairments
CMU Researchers Develop System to Identify and Translate Memes People with visual impairments use social media like everyone else, oft...

Inviting Clients for 2020 HCI Capstone Projects
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute is currently seeking client sponsors for spring semester 2020 projects.

HCII Seeks Applicants for 2020 Summer Research Program
Carnegie Mellon's Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Human-Computer Interaction program is an opportunity for undergraduate studen...

Retrospective video debuts at HCII 25th anniversary party
In 1994, a group of Carnegie Mellon University faculty members created an interdisciplinary, collaborative institute (that's us!) to integ...

Celebrating 25 Years of the HCII
Almost 400 people celebrated the Human-Computer Interaction Institute’s 25th anniversary on October 24 and 25, 2019 at Carnegie Mellon Uni...

ChairJam Puts Spin on Hackathon Concept
Amelia Li is threading wires into bits of hardware scattered on a table. As she alternates between red, yellow, blue and green, the master...

McLaren Will Promote Educational Technology in Chile on Fulbright
Fulbright Program Sponsors Three-Month Sojourn in Valparaiso Bruce McLaren believes the moment is right to raise the status of educationa...

GymCam Tracks Exercises That Wearable Monitors Can’t
Algorithm Enables Cameras To Recognize Distinctive Exercise Motions Wearable sensors such as smartwatches have become a popular motivatio...

Zimmerman, Forlizzi Co-Author Encyclopedia Chapter
The newest chapter of the online Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Edition was written by HCII professors John Zimmerman and...