Smart watches, smart cars, the Internet of things, 3D printing: all signal a trend toward combining digital and analog materials in design. In this…

In my talk I give a broad overview of my research. My research interests lie at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), geographic…

In the aftermath of major natural disasters, governments, aid agencies, and affected populations all engage in practices of sense-making to gauge the…

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Supervised learning can be understood not only as a way to create accurate models of real-world phenomena, but also as a design tool that…

The Quantified Self (QS) vision argues for collecting and analyzing rich collections of personal data. According to the vision, such personal data…

There is much excitement about conversation as a new material for design, driven in part by the increased accessibility of voice user interfaces and…

Presenter: Alexandra Ion

Title: Interactive Metamaterials

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Digital fabrication machines such as 3D printers excel at producing arbitrary…

In the virtual world, changing properties of objects such as their color, size or shape is one of the main means of communication. Objects are hidden…

Democratizing Digital Fabrication

Abstract: The hardware for digital fabrication is now available to anyone with a credit card and access to a Home…

An Introduction to Capacitive Sensing in Human-Computer Interaction

For more than two decades, capacitive sensing has played a prominent role in…