We apply HCI methods to solve real-world problems. We are the Human-Computer Interaction Institute @CarnegieMellon @SCSatCMU. #cmuhcii
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25 Aug 2025
~90% of AI projects fail because a copy/paste of yesterday's innovation methods don't cut it today. Update your AI innovation tools & perspectives with us:
โจโNew Techniques for Designing for AIโ
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Fri., Sept. 12
๐11am-6pm EDT
๐ hcii.cmu.edu/designforai
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Youโll learn the reasons why most AI project fail. You'll leave with new tools (like the matchmaking technique to connect user needs with AI capabilities), new perspectives, and a clearer path to creating trustworthy AI that actually works - for users, teams, and for the world.
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๐Learn more & register now: hcii.cmu.edu/designforai
@SCSatCMU @CarnegieMellon
#ProfessionalEducation #ContinuingEducation #HumanCenteredAI #AIinnovation #HumanCenteredDesign #ProductManagement #ProductDesign #DesignForAI
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Designers, product managers & researchersโ, join HCII faculty for a new Professional Education workshop.
"Rapid Research Methods: Reduce Risk & Drive Value with Assumption Artifacts"
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Tues., August 19, 2025
๐ 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
๐ป Virtual workshop
๐ hcii.cmu.edu/rapidresearch
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Product development requires quick, iterative feedback cycles from users and stakeholders. Discover innovative methods for validating product improvements or new product ideas after learning a rapid research approach in this virtual workshop.
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Expect lecture time & hands-on experience practicing 3 rapid research methods with HCII faculty Raelin Musuraca (Associate Teaching Professor & MHCI Program Director) and Megan Guidi (Founder of Open & CMU Adjunct Instructor).
๐Register now: hcii.cmu.edu/rapidresearch
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute retweeted
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I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining @Carnegie_Mellon as an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (with a courtesy joint appointment in Social and Decision Sciences) in 2026!
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Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be David Gagnon, Scientist III, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, @UWMadison.
๐๏ธโDeveloping a New Public Media and Open Research Platform with Video Gamesโ
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๐ NSH 1305 livestream
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Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Abhijit Thosar, Head of Research and Design.
๐๏ธ "Designing with AI: The Next Frontier in Human-AI Collaboration"
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Friday, Mar 28, 2025
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#cmuhcii
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Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Kathleen Mercury,
Lecturer, Cal Poly Humboldt School of Education
Join us!
๐๏ธ Talk: "CreAItivity: The Creative Process, AI, and the Place Between"
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Friday, February 7th, 1:30pm
๐ NSH 1305 livestream
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16 Jan 2025
Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Scott Davidoff, Principal Research Scientist, @NASAJPL
Join us!
๐๏ธ Talk: โHCI and the Search for Life in the Universeโ
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Date: Friday, 1/17/25 @ 1:30pm
๐ NSH 1305 livestream
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Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest: @yonseiesports, Mechanical Engineer & Assoc. Prof at Yonsei University.
โA Decade of Research on Interaction Under Time-Pressure: Key Insights and Future Directions"
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12/6 @ 1:30pm
๐ NSH 1305 livestream
๐ hcii.cmu.edu/news/event/2024โฆ
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27 Nov 2024
We're now accepting applications for our 10-week, paid, HCI undergraduate research program for summer 2025! We have 25 projects to choose from. Apply by January 17. Learn more on our website:
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#CarnegieMellon #cmuhcii #UndergraduateResearch #NSFREU
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Congratulations, Robert! This 10 Year Impact Award recognizes work from ACM ITS 2015 by authors Robert Xiao, Julia Schwarz, and Chris Harrison
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29 Oct 2024
Congrats to Dr. Robert Xiao for winning a Lasting Impact Award ( paper at least 10 years old) at the '24 ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference. "Estimating 3D Finger Angle on Commodity Touchscreens" was written in 2015.
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute retweeted
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On 6th of December, I'll give a talk at CMU HCII about "interaction under time-pressure". Quite honored and excited to have this opportunity... Thanks @da_lind for supporting this. @cmuhcii
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20 Nov 2024
๐ Celebrating Randy Pausch Memorial Day! ๐
"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." - Randy Pausch
#TheLastLecture #RandyPauschDay #FirstPenguin #Innovation #Courage #Legacy
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18 Nov 2024
Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Gary Hsieh
Associate Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering at @UW
๐๏ธ"Accelerating Research Translation into Design Practice Using Generative AI"
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15 Nov 2024
HCI PhD student @mollyn_paan & advisor @hciprof trained cameras in a standard AR/VR headset to recognize touches mimicking touchscreen gestures on skin areas like the arm and hand. The duo is also exploring opportunities with other applications & surfaces. #UIST2024 @SCSatCMU
14 Nov 2024
Researchers in @cmuhcii are revolutionizing AR/VR interfaces at the tip of a finger โ literally.ย โ๏ธ
EgoTouch uses AI to turn your skin into a touch-sensitive control surface, making virtual reality more intuitive and immersive.
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In a @newscientist article, @VickiTurk cites recent work from a research team featuring Professor Sauvik Das (@scyrusk) of @CyLab and @cmuhcii that investigated common datasets used to train generative audio #AI: newscientist.com/article/245โฆ
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Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Misha Sra,
John and Eileen Gerngross Assistant Professor at the @UCSantaBarbara
๐๏ธ โDesign of Human-AI Systems to Augment Human Potentialโ
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Friday, November 15th
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๐NSH 1305 livestream
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