Faculty and research scientists in the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering run directed research groups, which offer students a wide range of opportunities to do hands-on work, from conducting usability tests for local companies all the way to collecting data on communication issues internationally.
Students interested in participating in directed research must get permission directly from the faculty member leading the group. Undergraduate students enroll in HCDE 496, while graduate students register for HCDE 596. HCDE MS students are required to register for the PCE section of HCDE 596. For details on how to register, please visit the Variable Credit Registration Policy.
Students are encouraged to check this list frequently as Directed Research Groups are added leading up to the beginning of the quarter.
Winter 2023
OPEN TO APPLICANTS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES ADDED REGULARLY
- The Production of Astronomical Knowledge in the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) (Lee, Tanweer, Sutherland)
- Examining the Spread of Election Rumors Online (Starbird, Venkatagiri, Spiro)
- Turning Visualization Research into Product: Traffigram (Aragon)
- Data Visualization and Analytics for Diversity and Inclusion Research (Perkins, Aragon)
Autumn 2022
CLOSED TO APPLICANTS
- HCDE Sustained Dialogue: Returning to activities post-COVID mandates (Ghosh)
- Entanglement Methods: Mapping Ethical Relations and Responsibilities with a Local Community Science Program (Beach, Dew)
- Co-designing Screen Use Guidelines with Teens (Kroshus, Kientz)
- Research Design for Games to Teach Data Ethics (Aragon, Herman, Evans)
- Breaking Down the Process of finding a UX Job (Ewing, Kientz)
- Current Trends in Accessibility Research (McDonnell, Stangl, Findlater)
- Speculative Engagements with Post-mortem Digital Legacies (So, Munson)
- Human-Centered Natural Language Processing and Text Visualization (Aragon, Ghosh)
- Qualitative Analysis of Design Practice in Wilderness Medicine (Brown, Sohn, Turns)
- Analyzing How UX Practitioners Communicate AI Enabled Apps (Feng, McDonald)
- Hearing Aid Simulator DRG (Björling, Kim)
- Exploring Positionality in Qualitative Coding (Aragon, Ghosh)