Human-Centered Computing Research

Human-Centered Computing explores the relationship between people, groups, and societies and computing and information systems, with an emphasis on applications in various domains in health, transportation, mobile computing, and many other areas. The Human-Centered Computing faculty actively engage in state-of-the-art research and publish in the top journals and conferences across the many subareas of this exciting discipline.

Associated Faculty

  • Ellen Bass: Human-centered design, human-computer interaction, human factors, human performance modeling , judgment and decision making, medical informatics, systems engineering

  • Karthik Bhat: Human-Centered Computing, Human-Centered AI, Care Work, ICTD

  • Tiffany D. Do: Human-Centered AI, Virtual Avatars, Virtual Reality

  • Michael Ekstrand: Recommender systems, information retrieval, algorithmic fairness, social impact of technology, AI ethics

  • Tim Gorichanaz: Human-centered design, digital ethics, information behavior, philosophy of technology

  • Helena Mentis: Human-computer interaction (HCI), computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), health informatics, AR/VR

  • Afsaneh Razi: Human-computer interaction, Social Computing, human-centered AI, Privacy, Ethics, Online Safety, language processing

  • Shadi Rezapour: Computational social science; natural language processing; network analysis; human-centered data science; computational linguistics

  • Michelle L. Rogers: Human-computer interaction, human centered computing, human factors engineering, women & girls of color in technology, broadening participation in computing/STEM, socio-technical systems, health services research, patient safety, global health, midwifery practice & ICT use

  • Dario Salvucci: Cognitive science, cognitive architectures, human-computer interaction, human factors, multitasking and interruptions, applications to driving and driver distraction

  • Aleksandra Sarcevic: Computer-supported cooperative work, human-computer interaction, healthcare informatics; crisis informatics; social analysis of information & communications technology (ICT)

  • John S. Seberger: Humanistic Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Social Informatics, Theories of the Archive, Computational Ubiquity

  • Heather Willever-Farr: Library science pedagogy, archival practice, digital archives, user experience and information systems, online information-seeking behaviors, data curation

Associated PhDs

  • Layla Bouzoubaa: Social computing, natural language processing (NLP), harm reduction

  • Erica Shusas Racine: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-Centered AI (HAI), Credibility assessment of online information and AI-generated content

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