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MAS intern uses art and technology to promote healing via digital storytelling

Mary Fitzpatrick wanted to combine her appreciation for visual communication and social media with her passion for teaching art to children, switching from majoring in education to a degree in Media Arts and Science. Her specialization in digital storytelling took her to a unique internship experience with Ascent 121. Mary currently works as a Graphic Designer.

Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing hosts educators

Due to COVID-19, the CxD Fellows Program is now being offered virtually. Indiana University announces the Summer 2020 Computing by Design (CxD) Fellows Program, a four-day training in Indianapolis June 8th–11th, which coaches Indiana High School teachers passionate in expanding computer science in the classroom. This program will be offered at no cost to participants […]

Students win Tech to Protect Challenge, innovate informatics solutions for first responders

The team of Swarnamouli Majumdar, Mayur Srivastava, Aamir Khan, I Ting (Tiffany) Tseng, and Bhavani Prasad Rao Ejanthkar (pictured above left to right with advisor Sonny Kirkley) recently returned from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where they successfully competed in the Tech to Protect Challenge sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). […]

MAS graduate student creates seamless online experiences for Walmart shoppers

In the summer of 2019, media arts and science grad student Xiaochen Yu interned at Walmart Design as a UX designer, working with a cross-functional team to re-envision creation of a seamless user experience for the Search and Browse space on Walmart apps. As a junior designer, Yu collaborated with domain experts in design, research, and analysis to iteratively finalize design decisions.

Fulbright scholar William Helling takes Library and Information Science international

School of Informatics and Computing faculty William “Bill” Helling is a true polyglot, speaking some level of four languages in addition to his native English, and is also fully conversant in using technology to create and develop international community in Library and Information Science (LIS). In January 2020, the second-time Fulbright scholar will be heading […]

Students’ “Essential Care for Every Baby” app wins at AMIA

) An award-winning digital tool to help babies, new mothers and caregivers resulted from work by a team of graduate researchers including BioHealth Informatics student Anushri Singh Rajapuri and Human-Centered Computing student Radhika Ravindran. By reducing the decision-making workload for neonatal nurses, this app can improve care and essential intervention for newborns and their mothers.

Students help preserve endangered species for future generations with AR app

A team of four informatics and computing students, led by Drennen Dooms, has been working for University of Massachusetts professor Duncan Irschick to create an educational app for Irschick’s library of 3D models of animals, some of which are endangered. "Duncan goes all over the world scanning these endangered species, and now Drennen and his team are digitizing them and making a scavenger app that can go to zoos and conferences to generate awareness for Duncan and his mission to digitally preserve all these species that are about to disappear."

Mobile App UX Competition participants demonstrate their “drive” for solutions

Ten Indiana high school teams gathered on a recent Saturday to compete in the sixth annual Mobile App UX Competition at the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Teams were given approximately eight hours to concept, design, code and present a solution to a specified challenge. Travis Faas, Media Arts and Science faculty member […]

MLIS program receives ALA accreditation reaffirmation

The IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI’s Department of Library and Information Science has worked hard to maintain accreditation by the American Library Association (ALA) for its Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program.  This year the ALA continued its accreditation of the program (ALA-MLA), the entry degree for a professional librarian. […]

A $428,244 NIH grant will enable Yan to explore genetic basis of Alzheimer’s

Jingwen Yan, an assistant professor of bioinformatics at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, has received a $428,244 National Institutes of Health R21 grant to explore the genetic basis of brain connectivity altered by Alzheimer’s disease by studying the genetic coordination underlying brain connectivity.

Purkayastha receives NSF grant to study benefits of AI and radiologist co-learning

Biohealth informatics Assistant Professor Saptarshi Purkayastha of the School of Informatics and Computing has received a $826,795 grant from the National Science Foundation, entitled “FW-HTF-RM: Measuring learning gains in man-machine assemblage when augmenting radiology work with artificial intelligence.” Purkayastha is the principal investigator with co-PIs Elizabeth Krupinski of Emory University, Joshua Danish of the IU […]

Bolchini receives NSF grant to explore navigating technology without screens

Davide Bolchini, Ph.D., an IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI associate professor, has received a 3-year grant of $499,876 from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber-Human System program. Bolchini, is principal investigator for the project, “Manipulating Text in Screenless Environments” and will explore how wearable and sound-based technologies can increase accessibility for people who are blind.

IUPUI students say internship program delivers on promise for unique summer experience

(Contributed by Rich Schneider, originally published August 7, 2019) Imagine a summer college internship program that promises the best summer of your life. Such a program is available through Infosys, a multinational company that provides IT services and business consulting. The program begins by paying for visa fees and roundtrip airplane tickets to bring students […]

IUPUI students devise innovative concepts to help people who are homeless, hungry

(Story contributed by Rich Schneider, originally published October 16, 2019) Twenty-one IUPUI students gathered Oct. 11 in the mayor’s conference room on the 25th floor of the City-County Building to present their solutions to a difficult social problem: How do you reconnect people to society who have become homeless or are unsure when they will […]

NSF grant helps IUPUI faculty explore how to eliminate barriers to accessibility

Erin Brady (above), Ph.D. and assistant professor of human-computer interaction at IUPUI’s Department of Human-Centered Computing, has received a grant to identify ways that socio-technical systems can promote collaborative efforts to solve accessibility problems in the workplace. As principal investigator, Brady is working with co-principal investigator Davide Bolchini, Ph.D. and chair of the School of Informatics […]

Privacy expert Kyle Jones says student data collection can lead to ethics concerns

Kyle Jones, assistant professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, is in high demand these days, conducting research on learning analytics and sharing his expertise on the ethics of data privacy across the country. Recently, he received two new grants from the Institute […]

That’s smart coffee: Informatics students implement IoT design for Starbucks

Jiahui “Miro” Wang and her team spent months in their warroom and on the road researching and designing an Internet of Things dashboard system for Starbucks to help them track preventative maintenance on their water filtration equipment across their 8K+ U.S. stores. “With those valuable experiences…I believe I can launch a successful product designer career in the IoT industry,” Wang said.

HCI research and practice opens doors, practically and creatively, for alumna

[Photo: HCI alumna Jennifer Palilonis, far left, poses with BSU EMDD students at Indiana Statehouse. Used with permission] Jennifer Palilonis was a self-described non-traditional Ph.D. student in the Human-Computer Interaction program at the IU School of Informatics and Computing (SoIC) at IUPUI in 2010. At the time, she was already a tenured professor at Ball […]

Mosaic Fellowship changes classroom learning dynamics for faculty and students

Last summer, Todd Shelton, lecturer in Media Arts and Science (MAS) at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, learned he had been selected as an IU Mosaic Faculty Fellow for the 2018-19 school year. Shelton applied because of his interest in active learning and different ways he could engage the students. He […]