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Results for Human Computer Interaction. 8 records matched your search request.



Areas of expertise: Human Computer Interaction, Social Networks, Cognitive Science, Digital Media, Health and Wellness


Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D., St. Andrews University, Scotland B.A., University of Cambridge, England M.A. University of Cambridge, England  


Areas of expertise: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Information Technology Management, Language Processing


Biography, Education and Training

Professor Zhang's research interests are artificial intelligence, informational  search and recommendation, natural language processing, machine learning and data mining and computational economics. She has received various awards, including ACM SIGIR Best Paper Award, National Science Foundation Faculty Career Award, Air Force Young Investigator Award, Google Research Award, Microsoft Research Award, and IBM Research Fellowship. She has served as program chair, area chair and PC member for... more »


Areas of expertise: Psycholinguistics, Cognition, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Language Processing


Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D., Stanford University M.Sc., University of Edinburgh A.B., Harvard University


Areas of expertise: Human Computer Interaction, Game Design, Design


Biography, Education and Training

Katherine Isbister directs the Social Emotional Technology Lab https://setlab.soe.ucsc.edu/. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, and completed a one-year postdoc at NTT in Japan. Isbister's research team creates interactive experiences at the intersection of HCI and Games/Play to heighten social and emotional connections and wellbeing, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Isbister is a recipient of MIT Technology Review's Young Innovator Award, and is an ACM ... more »

Magy Seif El-Nasr

Magy Seif El-Nasr

Professor and Department Chair

Computational Media

Areas of expertise: Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Game Design, Game Technology, Visual Arts


Biography, Education and Training

Magy Seif El-Nasr is a Professor in Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she directs the Game User Interaction and Intelligence (GUII) Lab. Dr. Seif El-Nasr earned her Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University in Computer Science in 2003. Her research focuses on two goals (a) developing automated tools and techniques for authoring, adapting, and personalizing virtual environments (e.g., interactive narrative, believable characters, and visuals), and (b) developi... more »

Norman Makoto Su

Norman Makoto Su

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Human Computer Interaction

Computational Media, Human Computer Interaction

Areas of expertise: Human Computer Interaction


Aviv Elor

Aviv Elor

Adjunct Professor, Co-Founder of Immergo Labs

Computational Media

Areas of expertise: Human Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality, Immersive, and Augmented Reality Environments, Game Technology, Video Games, Game Design, Game Studies, Computer Engineering


Biography, Education and Training

My life has led me through a journey of varying experiences such as optimizing autonomous drones with NASA Researchers, working security for Super Bowl 50, creating efficient traffic management systems, assembling high voltage electric car circuits, coaching K-8 judo, fiddling around with robotic exosuits, building robotic doggos, and designing interactive virtual environments. After tearing my elbow in a national judo match and undergoing reconstructive surgery, I became a passionate developer ... more »

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