Human-Centered Computing News

Sports Analytics grad student, DJ McCall, excels on court and off

IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI student Desmond (DJ) McCall was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court as a student-athlete for 2016–17. The NABC recognizes men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excel in academics, acknowledging the talents and gifts they possess off the court and in the classroom. McCall, a […]

Record number of HCI faculty papers accepted by 2018 ACM CHI Conference

Four Department of Human-Centered Computing (HCC) faculty in the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI have had a total of six full papers accepted for publication by the prestigious 2018 ACM CHI Conference. Andrew Miller, Lynn Dombrowski, Erin Brady, and Khairi Reda, all assistant professors of human-computer interaction (HCI), will present their papers […]

Media Arts and Science film students participate in Heartland Film Festival

Two Media Arts and Science (MAS) students at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing had their entries accepted in the 2017 Heartland Film Festival held recently in Indianapolis. Sam Mirpoorian, who received his B.S. in May and is now enrolled in the master’s program, and Hannah West, a current senior, produced their films […]

High school students shine at mobile app competition

Three Indiana high school teams demonstrated their design and coding prowess Saturday, November 4, at the 2017 Mobile App Challenge, sponsored by the Department of Human-Centered Computing at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Twenty-three teams from around the state participated this year. Harmony 2, from Harmony School in Bloomington, won […]

Ph.D. student receives Air Force grant to improve human-machine interfaces

Human-centered computing graduate student Eric Vorm recently received a research grant, titled “Designing for transparent automated visual classification systems,” from the U.S. Air Force. The award will support Vorm in improving the human-machine team by designing interfaces that enable improved human operator awareness and facilitate explanation-based reasoning when assisted by automation, i.e., artificial intelligence or AI.

Murillo to help develop major in applied data and information science

Faculty at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI recently introduced a minor in Data Studies and are now developing a new undergraduate degree, Applied Data and Information Science, with the help of Visiting Professor Angela Murillo. The Library and Information Science (LIS) and Human-Centered Computing departments are collaborating with Murillo, who developed […]

$494,286 NSF grant to improve work compensation technologies

A $494,286 National Science Foundation research grant awarded to Professors Lynn Dombrowski and Davide Bolchini at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI will enable worker-centered design of workplace information systems and applications—improving transparency, collaboration, and the accuracy of compensation in traditionally low-wage industries. An estimated 40 million American workers are employed […]

HCC grad student participating in Google Summer of Code

Venkata Chandra Sekhar Sastry Chilkuri, a graduate student at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, was recently selected from over 5,500 applicants for the competitive 2017 Google Summer of Code program. Chilkuri is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Data Analytics through the Department of Human-Centered Computing (HCC) and works as a […]

Grant supports four faculty in preserving church’s 180-year heritage

Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI faculty members Andrea Copeland, Albert William, Zebulun Wood, and Ayoung Yoon received a New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship Award in the amount of $57,043 from the IU Office of the Vice President for Research for their unique collaboration in archival preservation and 3-D virtual environments. Their project, […]

School welcomes 12 new faculty members

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI welcomed 12 faculty members in 2016 and 2017—enhancing offerings in innovative research and academic programs. “We were fortunate to hire several new, highly talented faculty during the 2016 and 2017 academic years,”said Executive Associate Dean Mathew J. Palakal. “This core group will bring excellence into our academic programs […]

Professor’s film to be screened at Heartland Film Festival

The 2016 Heartland Film Festival will be screening the film short Michael, produced by C. Thomas Lewis. Lewis, a lecturer in the Media Arts and Science (MAS) program at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, shot the narrative film in Kenya during the summer of 2015 as part of a series […]

Professor’s YouTube course is a game changer

Almost half a million viewers have tuned in to the first episode of the YouTube Crash Course series “Games,” written by Mathew Powers, a lecturer in the Media Arts and Science program at the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Games, which is one of many subjects on the popular Crash Course channel, covers the […]

Student filmmaker wins accolades for documentary

Sam Mirpoorian, a senior in the Media Arts and Science (MAS) program at the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI, won the Best of Hoosier Lens award at the 2016 Indy Film Fest for the documentary film Under the Bridge: The Criminalization of Homelessness. Mirpoorian and the film’s team recently signed a distribution deal with […]

New Ph.D. program in Data Science available in 2017

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI will offer a new Ph.D. in Data Science, available in spring 2017. The degree program is the first of its kind in Indiana and in the Big Ten, and one of only a handful in the United States. Graduates of the Ph.D. in Data Science program […]

How digital 3-D sculpting is changing the face of prosthetics

Updated June 30, 2016 Media Arts and Science faculty member Zebulun Wood and his student researcher, 2016 graduate Cade B.T. Jacobs, created a prosthetic mandible utilizing digital scanning and 3-D sculpture and printing technology—revolutionizing a field that has long relied on more cumbersome materials and techniques. Their work, and the unique collaboration between the IU School […]

Award-winning student creating game for kids with diabetes

A research mentorship opportunity paired MAS student Jacqueline Hill with SoIC professor Joseph Defazio. She became an integral part of his research team, examining how to improve “serious” games in health education. The team’s diabetes game, which has a Viking theme, helps adolescents to manage their disease more efficiently.