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We apply HCI methods to solve real-world problems. We are the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. #cmuhcii 🔴 https://hcii.cmu.edu/
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 5d
New work from the Future Interfaces Group at #UIST2025: "Kinethreads" is a new full-body haptic exosuit design built around string-based motor-pulley mechanisms. This lightweight suit delivers distributed and forceful effects.
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Kinethreads: Soft Full-Body Haptic Exosuit using Low-Cost Motor-Pulley Mechanisms
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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 8d
🎉 Highlights from Day 2 at #UIST2025!

🎙️ Paper sessions
🏭 Industry session
🙋‍♂️ Posters
Talk on Project Aria from Meta at the industry session Poster session: two attendees standing in front of the poster. Attendee asking question during a paper session Attendees eating food at the industry session
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 6d
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 6d
In case you missed this work at #UIST2025 this week, you can learn more about these personalized finger braces below.
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#InteractiveStructures #PhysicalInterfaces #Healthcare #Fabrication
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Tzu-Sheng Kuo 郭子生 @tskuo.bsky.social · 14d
🌟 If you’re applying to CMU SCS PhD programs, and come from a background that would bring additional dimensions to the CMU community, our PhD students are here to help!

Apply to the Graduate Applicant Support Program by Oct 13 to receive feedback on your application materials:
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Graduate Application Support Program. Apply by October 13, 2025.
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 13d
Are you interested in partnering with us on an HCI Capstone project? You'll gain access to a dedicated team of talented students, guided by our faculty experts. Together, they'll spend 1 or 2 semesters researching & addressing your organization's challenges. Details: www.hcii.cmu.edu/news/hcii-re...
METALS students during a brainstorming session
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 16d
Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Aditya Vashistha @imadityav.bsky.social of Computing & Information Science at Cornell University.
🎙️ Talk: “Towards Global Equitable AI”
📅 Date: Friday, September 26
🕜 Time: 2:00pm
📍 Location: NSH 1305 + livestream
🔗 Details: www.hcii.cmu.edu/news/event/2...
HCII Seminar Series - Aditya Vashistha | Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Aditya Vashistha is an Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University, where he directs the Cornell Global AI Initiative, an interdisciplinary, university-wide effort t...
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 19d
Happy Birthday, Smiley! :-)
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · 19d
43 years ago today our digital vocabulary expanded tremendously through a simple :-) or :-(

On Sept. 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman, a research professor in
@scsatcmu.bsky.social, proposed the use of smiley emoticons "for joke markers."

That makes us :-)

➡️ cmu.is/Smiley-Emoticon | #Emoticon
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 19d
Congratulations, Franky!! 🎉
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Sarah Fox @perhaxis.bsky.social · 22d
Couldn’t be prouder of Franky Spektor, who successfully defended her dissertation today: "Documentation as Direct Action: Alternative Data Practices for the Labor Movement"! 🎉Her work surfaces the risks of data-driven evidentiary standards that too often obscure, rather than reveal, workplace harm.
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CMU School of Computer Science @scsatcmu.bsky.social · 21d
SCS faculty member Mayank Goel is dedicated to providing individuals with first-hand access to their health data and to helping them maintain their health at home.
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SCS faculty member Mayank Goel is dedicated to providing individuals with first-hand access to their health data and to helping them maintain their health at home.
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Peya Mowar @peyajm29.bsky.social · 21d
Do you conduct accessibility research? We want to hear about your work! Sign up here to be a guest speaker at CMU's Accessibility Lunch Seminar in Fall 2025: forms.gle/KvVRvsLRdgyc...
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Do you conduct accessibility research? We want to hear about your work! We are now accepting responses for guest speakers for the CMU Accessibility Lunch Seminar Series for Fall 2025. If you are inter...
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · 23d
Don't miss this paper, "The Future of Tech Labor: How Workers are Organizing and Transforming the Computing Industry," at #CSCW2025 in October. Congrats @cellllla.bsky.social, @perhaxis.bsky.social and authors.
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Cella @cellllla.bsky.social · Aug 28
What can #CSCW learn from tech workers who have been involved in collective action and unionization about how to make transformative change within our field?

My new #CSCW2025 paper with Mona Wang, Anna Konvicka, and Sarah Fox seeks to answer this question.

Pre-print: arxiv.org/pdf/2508.12579
Screenshot of the CSCW 2025 paper "The Future of Tech Labor: How Workers are Organizing and Transforming the Computing Industry" CELLA M. SUM, Carnegie Mellon University, USA ANNA KONVICKA, Princeton University, USA MONA WANG, Princeton University, USA SARAH E. FOX, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Abstract: The tech industry’s shifting landscape and the growing precarity of its labor force have spurred unionization efforts among tech workers. These workers turn to collective action to improve their working conditions and to protest unethical practices within their workplaces. To better understand this movement, we interviewed 44 U.S.-based tech worker-organizers to examine their motivations, strategies, challenges, and future visions for labor organizing. These workers included engineers, product managers, customer support specialists, QA analysts, logistics workers, gig workers, and union staff organizers. Our findings reveal that, contrary to popular narratives of prestige and privilege within the tech industry, tech workers face fragmented and unstable work environments which contribute to their disempowerment and hinder their organizing efforts. Despite these difficulties, organizers are laying the groundwork for a more resilient tech worker movement through community building and expanding political consciousness. By situating these dynamics within broader structural and ideological forces, we identify ways for the CSCW community to build solidarity with tech workers who are materially transforming our field through their organizing efforts.
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Association for Computing Machinery @acm.org · Aug 22
How is AI re-shaping the development of computer interfaces? In the latest People of ACM profile, Brad Myers, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, discusses his recent book on how HCI became its own field. He also makes predictions about where HCI is headed. Read here:
People of ACM - Brad Myers
Brad A. Myers is a Professor and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the principal investigator (PI) of CMU’s Natural Programming…
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · Aug 21
Welcome, CMU Class of 2029+! ❤️

"This year's orientation theme, Rooted in Passion, highlights CMU students' motivation and passion. To celebrate CMU's 125th anniversary, the photo features the number 125, formed by student staff whose colors symbolize the vibrant CMU community.
Carnegie Mellon Class of 2029+ Class Photo
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 21
Registration for CHI PLAY 2025 is now open. We hope to see you in #Pittsburgh this fall!
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chiplay.bsky.social @chiplay.bsky.social · Aug 21
📢 Get ready for #chiplay2025!

You can now register for online and on-site attendance.
Find out more about our registration fees and register here: chiplay.acm.org/2025/registr...

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The image shows a digital illustration of a laptop on the left. It’s screen is yellow, with a black pop-up window stating “REGISTER NOW”, and a cursor clicking on it. Next to the laptop, text reads “Registration is open!”. The image features the logo of CHIPLAY 2025 in the down right corner.
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 20
HCII faculty Dan Saffer (@odannyboy.bsky.social) and Laura Vinchesi will lead this 1-day workshop:

🔗Learn more & register now: hcii.cmu.edu/designforai

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#ProfessionalEducation #ContinuingEducation #HumanCenteredAI
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 20
You’ll learn the reasons why most AI project fail. You'll leave with new tools (like the matchmaking technique to connect user needs with AI capabilities), new perspectives, and a clearer path to creating trustworthy AI that actually works - for users, for teams, and for the world.
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 20
This professional education workshop is crafted for anyone – designers, product folks, researchers, service designers, and HCI friends – looking to move beyond the hype and build useful, trustworthy AI. No prior knowledge or technical skills with AI required
#DesignForAI #AIinnovation #ServiceDesign
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 20
~90% of AI projects fail because a copy/paste of yesterday's innovation methods won't cut it today. Join us to update your AI innovation tools & perspectives:
✨ “New Techniques for Designing for AI”
📅 Fri., Sept. 12, 2025
🕚 11:00a.m. - 6:00p.m. EDT
💻 Virtual
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 20
Don't miss @acm.org's "People of ACM" feature interview with @cmu.edu HCII Professor & Director Brad Myers. It covers the early founding days of the HCII, how developers think, the growing research area at the intersection of #AI + HCI, his latest book on interaction techniques, and more.
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bradamyers.bsky.social @bradamyers.bsky.social · Aug 19
Happy to be highlighted as one of the "People of the ACM" today! www.acm.org/articles/peo...
People of ACM - Brad Myers
Brad A. Myers is a Professor and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the principal investigator (PI) of CMU’s Natural Programming proj...
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Carnegie Mellon University @cmu.edu · Aug 14
On its inaugural list of top colleges, LinkedIn also ranked which schools are prioritizing AI skills.

CMU was recognized for setting students up for success in the age of AI:

📈 Top 5 school for internships and recruiter demand
👀 Most AI-Focused Schools
🎓 Highest Percentage of Graduates in AI Jobs
LinkedIn’s top colleges for 2025: Inaugural list shows which schools are prioritizing AI skills right now
Using LinkedIn's wealth of job-related data, a new list looks at which schools are setting students up for success in an AI-focused world.
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 12
#cmuhcii #CarnegieMellon #HumanCenteredAI #EdTech #EducationalTechnologies #LearningAnalytics #LearningSciences #AIinEducation #LLMs #StudentEngagement #Innovation
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 12
@cmu.edu researchers presented contributions on a variety of topics, such as:
💡 Enhancing student engagement & motivation
📝 Improving feedback effectiveness
🤖 Ensuring algorithmic fairness
🧠 Leveraging large language models
📊 Using learning analytics to improve feedback & support
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 12
The HCII is at the forefront of the conversation about AI & education. Last month, we had a strong presence at 3 ed tech conferences in Italy:
-Educational Data Mining (EDM)
-Learning at Scale (L@S) and
-Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED).

🔗 Details: hcii.cmu.edu/news/whats-n...
Professor Ken Koedinger speaks into a microphone during the conference Michael Asher presenting "Validating a New Approach for Measuring Student Engagement in Remote, Resource-Limited Learning Environments" which received a best paper award at Learning@Scale 2025
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CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute @hcii.cmu.edu · Aug 7
#cmuhcii #CarnegieMellon #ComputerScience #ProfessionalEducation #LifelongLearning #ContinuingEducation #HumanComputerInteraction #HumanCenteredAI #ArtificialIntelligence #DesignForAI #Innovation #ProductManagement
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