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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

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of Tim Althoff

Tim Althoff

Associate Professor


Portrait of Leilani Battle

Leilani Battle

Associate Professor


Portrait of Gilbert Bernstein

Gilbert Bernstein

Assistant Professor


Portrait of Lauren Bricker

Lauren Bricker

Associate Teaching Professor


Portrait of Maya Cakmak

Maya Cakmak

Professor


Portrait of Brian Curless

Brian Curless

Professor


Portrait of Michael Ernst

Michael Ernst

Professor


Portrait of James Fogarty

James Fogarty

Professor


Portrait of Jon Froehlich

Jon E. Froehlich

Professor


Portrait of Elba Garza

Elba Garza

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of Shyam Gollakota

Shyam Gollakota

Professor


Portrait of Matthew Golub

Matthew Golub

Assistant Professor


Portrait of Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman

Professor & Vice Director


Portrait of Jeff Heer

Jeffrey Heer

Professor


Portrait of Kurtis Heimerl

Kurtis Heimerl

Associate Professor


Portrait of Justin Hsia

Justin Hsia

Associate Teaching Professor


Portrait of Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman

Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman

Professor


Portrait of Kevin Lin

Kevin Lin

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of Jen Mankoff

Jen Mankoff

Professor


Portrait of Barbara Mones

Barbara Mones

Teaching Professor


Portrait of Shwetak Patel

Shwetak Patel

Professor


Portrait of Zoran Popović

Zoran Popović

Professor


Portrait of Katharina Reinecke

Katharina Reinecke

Professor


Portrait of Franziska Roesner

Franziska Roesner

Professor


Portrait of Adrian Salguero

Adrian Salguero

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of faculty member Steve Seitz

Steven Seitz

Professor


Portrait of Benjamin Shapiro

R. Benjamin Shapiro

Associate Professor


Portrait of Sidd Srinivasa

Siddhartha (Sidd) Srinivasa

Professor


Portrait of Steve Tanimoto

Steve Tanimoto

Professor


Portrait of Zachary Tatlock

Zachary Tatlock

Professor


Portrait of Yulia Tsvetkov

Yulia Tsvetkov

Associate Professor


Portrait of Nirvan Tyagi

Nirvan Tyagi

Assistant Professor


Portrait of Matt Wang

Matt Wang

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of James Weichert

James Weichert

Assistant Teaching Professor


Portrait of Amy Zhang

Amy Zhang

Associate Professor



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Highlights

Allen School News

Professor and alum Jon Froehlich earns SIGCHI Societal Impact Award


Portrait of Jon Froehlich wearing a shirt with the Makeability Lab logo on it.

The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) recently honored Froehlich (Ph.D., ‘11) for his work to improve pedestrian infrastructure across the globe and tackle a range of other accessibility challenges using AI and HCI.



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Allen School News

Professor emeritus Richard Ladner honored by ACM SIGCSE


Allen School professor emeritus Richard Ladner holds the SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education next to Paul Tymann, faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology, who received the SIGCSE Award for Distinguished Service to the Computer Science Education Community.

The Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education recognized Ladner with the ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education for his work expanding access for students with disabilities.



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GeekWire

UW team working on CPR feedback device wins health innovation challenge


Two pairs of students hold mock award checks made out to CPRight from the Holloman Health Innovation Challenge. One check is is sponsored by the Hollomon Family for $15,000 and the other is sponsored by NaturaCur Wound Healing for $2,500

Allen School undergraduate Prisha Hemani and teammates won the grand prize in the 2026 Hollomon Health Challenge for CPRight, a real-time CPR feedback device. The annual competition is hosted by the UW’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship in the Foster School of Business.



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