HCI Archives - mediaX at Stanford University https://mediax.stanford.edu/tag/hci/ Industry Affiliate Program of Stanford’s H-STAR Institute Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:44:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 mediaX 2021 Conference Will Be Held Over 3 Days https://mediax.stanford.edu/news/mediax2021-conference/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:15:49 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?p=13746 This three session conference (July 13, 14 and 15) brings together thought leaders from the Stanford and mediaX member communities to share recent insights on what similarities in curiosity and learning of humans and machines can be assumed or explored.

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]]> The Artful Design of Immersion https://mediax.stanford.edu/programs/the-artful-design-of-immersion/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:08:13 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?page_id=13160 Ge Wang is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). He specializes in the art of design and computer music — researching programming languages and interactive software design for music, interaction design, mobile music, laptop orchestras, expressive design of virtual reality, aesthetics of music technology […]

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]]> Human-Robot Interaction through the Lens of Learning and Control https://mediax.stanford.edu/program/thinking-tools-for-wicked-problems/human-robot-interaction-through-the-lens-of-learning-and-control/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:02:36 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_program&p=12740 Machine learning and control theory have made substantial advances in the field of robotics in the past decade. However, there are still many challenges when studying robots interacting with humans. Dorsa Sadigh discusses her insights on this issue.

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]]> A Wicked Problem About Thinking: Cognitive Security https://mediax.stanford.edu/program/thinking-tools-for-wicked-problems/a-wicked-problem-about-thinking-cognitive-security/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:57:29 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_program&p=12735 Cognitive Security is concerned with protection against malicious online and offline influence at scales ranging from individuals to nation states, and is foundational to national security inclusive of the public and private sectors. Brian Pierce addresses this critical issue.

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]]> Human-Robot Interaction through the Lens of Learning and Control https://mediax.stanford.edu/event/human-robot-interaction-through-the-lens-of-learning-and-control/ Tue, 05 May 2020 18:07:12 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_event&p=12481 Machine learning and control theory have made substantial advances in the field of robotics in the past decade. However, there are still many challenges when studying robots interacting with humans. Dorsa Sadigh continues the mediaX webinar series "Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems", and will discuss her insights on this issue.

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]]> A Wicked Problem About Thinking: Cognitive Security https://mediax.stanford.edu/event/a-wicked-problem-about-thinking-cognitive-security/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:11:32 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_event&p=12454 Cognitive Security is concerned with protection against malicious online and offline influence at scales ranging from individuals to nation states, and is foundational to national security inclusive of the public and private sectors. From the mediaX webinar series “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems”, Brian Pierce will address this critical issue.

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]]> Designing In-situ Interaction with Ubiquitous Robots https://mediax.stanford.edu/event/designing-in-situ-interaction-with-ubiquitous-robots/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:22:30 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_event&p=12265 This talk comes from the Human-Computer Interaction Seminar Series. In this presentation, Lawrence Kim a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University defends his thesis where he investigated how to layer expressiveness and intent on top of existing swarm robot motion and sought to understand how humans naturally communicate with and through many robots.

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]]> Research at the Service of Free Knowledge https://mediax.stanford.edu/event/research-at-the-service-of-free-knowledge/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:13:00 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?post_type=mediax_event&p=12261 This talk comes from the Human-Computer Interaction Seminar Series. In this presentation, Leila Zia, Principal Research Scientist and the Head of the Research team at the Wikimedia Foundation defines Wikipedia's space in the free knowledge ecosystem and lay out some of the important questions the project faces as it approaches its third decade.

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]]> Coordinating Expert Flash Teams on the Biological Internet of Things https://mediax.stanford.edu/research-projects/ppp-riedel-kruse-bernstein/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:06:10 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?page_id=11401 From The Theme POTENTIAL, PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could enable remote team workers to leverage the Internet of Things for collaboration? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO This project set out to improve our understanding of coordination and collaboration in geographically distributed project teams with a specific focus on the requirements […]

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]]> Vitae: Digital Hiring Halls for On Demand Workers https://mediax.stanford.edu/research-projects/ppp-bernstein-levi/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:31:43 +0000 https://mediax.stanford.edu/?page_id=11382 From The Theme POTENTIAL, PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could improve the hiring experience for on demand workers and employers? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop and test an online tool (Vitae) designed to improve the presentation and evaluation of worker qualifications. Researchers hypothesized that aggregating work […]

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