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Wed, 12/15/2021
HCDE Professors Cecilia Aragon and Sean Munson named Distinguished Members of the ACM
HCDE Professors Cecilia Aragon and Sean Munson are named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for their outstanding scientific contributions to computing. Dr. Aragon is recognized for her research contributions to multiple computational areas related to processing large datasets, and Dr. Munson is recognized for his research contributions in social and collaborative health technologies.
Mon, 12/06/2021 | College of Engineering
Fostering an Informed Society
When the Center for an Informed Public (CIP) launched in December 2019, no one knew what lay ahead. Kate Starbird, HCDE associate professor and CIP director, reflects on the CIP’s first two years and where it’s headed next.
Thu, 11/18/2021 | UW News
A chatbot can help doctors better understand incoming emergency department patients’ social needs
A team of researchers including HCDE's Raina Langevin, Rafal Kocielnik, Gary Hsieh, Amelia Wang, and Alexander Argyle developed a chatbot to ask emergency department visitors about social needs, including housing, food, access to medical care, and physical safety.
Mon, 11/08/2021
HCDE research recognized at 2021 CSCW
HCDE researchers David Ribes, Will Sutherland, Tom Wilson, Kate Starbird, Emma McDonnell, Steven Goodman, Leah Findlater, Andrew Berry, and Calvin Liang are recognized with Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards at the 2021 CSCW conference.