Alex Q. Chen

Alex Q. Chen: I am a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. My research interests include User-Centred Design, Human Factors and Human Behaviour on the Web, and Web Accessibility. The focus of my research aims to improve the user experience and the accessibility of digital information for elderly and physically challenged users.

Xiang ‘Anthony’ Chen

Xiang ‘Anthony’ Chen is faculty at UCLA. Previously, he was an Adobe Research Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction, doing his PhD in the School of Computer Science in in Carnegie Mellon University, working with Scott Hudson.

His research takes a hybrid of technical and design approach to:
• Harness new fabrication technologies to enable end-user creativity in making physical objects of their design;
• Enable an eco-system of smart devices to collectively create new interactive experiences for the users

Sophie Smith

I go to school at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. I am a rising junior there and I am majoring in Computer Science. I plan to graduate in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Science.

This summer’s mission: Completing an interface for our knitting machine that will allow the user to manipulate textures and sizing of a sweater

Sophie’s internship blog

Lindsay Zadunayski (REU Summer 2017)

I am a junior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute planning to graduate in May 2019.  I am pursuing a dual major in Computer Science and Mathematics in the School of Science.  This summer I am participating in CRA-W’s Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates (DREU). You can contact me at zadunl@rpi.edu

This summer I am working with Professor Jen Mankoff (CMU), Professor Kaite Siek (Indiana University), and Ujjwai Baskota(Jackson State University) to investigate online reviews for Ob/Gyns and Urologists.   We are hoping to discover how they reflect the patient experience, and how satisfaction and language use change based on a variety of factors.  To do so we are using Google reviews and federal datasets.

Lindsay’s Internship Blog

Aarudra Moudgalya

Headshot of Aarudra MoudgalyaAarudra Moudgalya is a Graduate Mechanical Engineer from CMU who’s interested in designing and manufacturing for assistive technology. His creativity is focused towards making affordable prosthetics and exoskeletons using rapid prototyping techniques. Aarudra is currently working on designing modular upper limb prostheses at the Human Computer Interaction Institute. He enjoys DIY projects, making music and doodling.