Human Centered Design & Engineering

Watch: PaperTok for research communication

As generative AI makes it easier than ever to create science content, how do we ensure researchers remain at the center of communicating their own work? Researchers in Professor Gary Hsieh's lab developed PaperTok, an AI-assisted tool that helps researchers transform papers into short-form videos while keeping human expertise in the loop. View a video interview with the research team and a demonstration of PaperTok in action.

2026 Graduation Ceremony

Highlights from the 2026 HCDE Graduation & Awards Ceremony, held June 12 at the University of Washington.

2026 Graduation Address

Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, founder of Microsoft's AI Red Team and author of Not With a Bug, delivered the 2026 graduation address for the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering. View the full text of the address here.

Bringing HCDE to WA students

From teaching middle school students in northeastern Washington to coordinating Engineering Discovery Days activities at UW, Human Centered Design & Engineering student Taylor Bradshaw is helping inspire the next generation of engineers through outreach and mentorship.