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Human-Centered Computing

Our work in human-centered computing explores and enhances the ways in which people and communities engage with and experience technology. 

Our research considers the personal, educational, cultural, and ethical implications of innovation. Drawing upon techniques from human-computer interaction, learning sciences, sensing and more, we aim to maximize the potential benefits of technology while minimizing potential harms to individuals, groups and society.

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Portrait of Naomi Alterman

Naomi Alterman

Faculty


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Tim Althoff

Faculty


Portrait of Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Emeritus Faculty


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Cecilia Aragon

Adjunct Faculty


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Aleksandr Aravkin

Adjunct Faculty


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Leilani Battle

Faculty


Portrait of Gilbert Bernstein

Gilbert Bernstein

Faculty


Portrait of Alan Borning

Alan Borning

Emeritus Faculty


Portrait of Lauren Bricker

Lauren Bricker

Faculty


Portrait of Bingni Brunton

Bingni Brunton

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Maya Cakmak

Maya Cakmak

Faculty


Portrait of Aylin Caliskan

Aylin Caliskan

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Ryan Calo

Ryan Calo

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Brian Curless

Brian Curless

Faculty


Portrait of Anind Dey

Anind Dey

Adjunct Faculty


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Michael Ernst

Faculty


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Leah Findlater

Adjunct Faculty


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James Fogarty

Faculty


Portrait of Batya Friedman

Batya Friedman

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Jon Froehlich

Jon E. Froehlich

Faculty


Portrait of Elba Garza

Elba Garza

Faculty


Portrait of Shyam Gollakota

Shyam Gollakota

Faculty


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Matthew Golub

Faculty


Portrait of Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman

Faculty


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Jeffrey Heer

Faculty


Portrait of Kurtis Heimerl

Kurtis Heimerl

Faculty


Portrait of Bruce Hemingway

Bruce Hemingway

Emeritus Faculty


Portrait of Benjamin Mako Hill

Benjamin Mako Hill

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Bill Howe

Bill Howe

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Justin Hsia

Justin Hsia

Faculty


Portrait of Gary Hsieh

Gary Hsieh

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman

Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman

Faculty


Portrait of Julie Kientz

Julie Kientz

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Amy Ko

Amy J. Ko

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Richard Ladner

Richard Ladner

Emeritus Faculty


Portrait of Kevin Lin

Kevin Lin

Faculty


Portrait of Jen Mankoff

Jen Mankoff

Faculty


Portrait of Tanu Mitra

Tanu Mitra

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Barbara Mones

Barbara Mones

Faculty


Portrait of Shwetak Patel

Shwetak Patel

Faculty


Portrait of Nadya Peek

Nadya Peek

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Zoran Popović

Zoran Popović

Faculty


Portrait of Katharina Reinecke

Katharina Reinecke

Faculty


Portrait of Franziska Roesner

Franziska Roesner

Faculty


Portrait of Ariel Rokem

Ariel Rokem

Adjunct Faculty


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Daniela Rosner

Adjunct Faculty


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Adrian Salguero

Faculty


Portrait of Martin Saveski

Martin Saveski

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of faculty member Steve Seitz

Steven Seitz

Faculty


Portrait of Chirag Shah

Chirag Shah

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Benjamin Shapiro

R. Benjamin Shapiro

Faculty


Portrait of Frederick Shic

Frederick Shic

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Sidd Srinivasa

Siddhartha (Sidd) Srinivasa

Faculty


Portrait of Kate Starbird

Kate Starbird

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Jacob Sunshine

Jacob Sunshine, M.D.

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Steve Tanimoto

Steve Tanimoto

Faculty


Portrait of Peter Tarczy-Hornoch

Peter Tarczy-Hornoch

Adjunct Faculty


Portrait of Zachary Tatlock

Zachary Tatlock

Faculty


Portrait of Yulia Tsvetkov

Yulia Tsvetkov

Faculty


Portrait of Nirvan Tyagi

Nirvan Tyagi

Faculty

Highlights

Allen School News

UW researchers receive SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award


Members of the "Freedom to Roam" research team hold their SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award.

The team co-led by professor emeritus Richard Ladner examined how people with visual and motor disabilities select, adapt and use mobile devices in their everyday lives. Since its publication in 2009, the findings have helped guide new innovations in mobile device accessibility.



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WIRED

Welcome to the future of noise canceling


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Professor Shyam Gollakota spoke to WIRED about his work with UW spinout Hearvana leveraging AI to enable people to go beyond noise canceling to customize their soundscape — including selectively amplifying sounds or voices they want to hear while minimizing ones they don’t.



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Allen School News

Zhihan Zhang receives Google Ph.D. Fellowship in health research


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The fellowship will support Zhang’s work in sustainable ubiquitous computing, including the development of recyclable electronics and leveraging artificial intelligence to estimate carbon footprints and provide personalized health insights.



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