HCII in the Media

Chris Harrison, a PhD student in the HCII, was interviewed by The Independent (a British Newspaper) about his work and perspectives on touch screens.

Snackbot, Boss, the snake robot, and several other robots were featured in a segment about Pittsburgh and the G20 on CBS national news.

Matthew Kam, a Carnegie Mellon computer scientist, has developed computer games with audio and visual components that resonate with students learning English in rural India, China and Kenya.

Electronic Arts, in partnership with Teach With Africa, has initiated a fellowship program that honors Randy Pausch and addresses the dire computer teacher and trainer shortage in the educational c

Data collection: Eric Paulos' research shows that mobile phones can provide new ways to gather information, both manually and automatically, over wide areas.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed buttons that pop out from a touch-screen surface so that people do not have to keep a close eye on the screen as they tap.

Recently graduated accelerated MHCI students Jing Jim and Steve Won presented their work at CHI2009 and are now featured in MIT's Tech Review.  Congratulations to Jing and Steve!

Bilge Mutlu and his Japanese collaborators' most recent work was featured in MIT Technology Review and the New Scientist.

OutSystems has issued a press release crediting a group of past HCII grad students with helping to improve its products.