Sort byPh.D. students who started in 2006:

Evan Barba Evan Barba James Clawson James Clawson Hyungsin Kim Hyungsin Kim Chris Le Dantec Chris Le Dantec Leo Liu Leo Liu Kurt Luther Kurt Luther Eugene Medynskiy Eugene Medynskiy Manish Mehta Manish Mehta Lijun Ni Lijun Ni Ja-Young Sung Ja-Young Sung Yan Xu Yan Xu Sarita Yardi Sarita Yardi Lana Yarosh Lana Yarosh

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Evan Barba

Evan Barba

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Blair MacIntyre

Lab Augmented Environments

Area Cognitive Science

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Research Interests My research is defining the "Language of Augmented Reality" for designing large scale experiences like big games, museum tours, and HAR "walkabouts."

Dissertation Title A MultiScale Framework for Mixed Reality Walking Tours

James Clawson

James Clawson

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Thad Starner

Lab Contextual Computing

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Dissertation Title On the Go text Entry: Evaluating and Improving Mobile Text Input on Mini QWERTY Keyboards

Hyungsin Kim

Hyungsin Kim

Graduated 2011

Advisor Dr. Ellen Do

Lab ACME

Area Human-Computer Interaction

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Dissertation Title The ClockMe System: Computer Screening Tool for Dementia

Christopher “Chris” Le Dantec

Christopher “Chris” Le Dantec

Graduated 2011

Advisor Dr. Keith Edwards

Lab Pixi

Area Social Computing

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Dissertation Title Community Resource Messenger: A Mobile System and Design Exploration in Support of the Urban Homeless

Zhicheng “Leo” Liu

Zhicheng “Leo” Liu

Graduated 2011

Advisor Dr. John Stasko

Lab Information Interfaces

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Dissertation Title Network Based Visual Analysis of Tabular Data

Kurt Luther

Kurt Luther

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Amy Bruckman

Lab Electronic Learning Communities

Area Social Computing

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Research Interests Social computing, crowdsourcing, online collaboration, creativity, leadership.

Dissertation Title Supporting and Transforming Leadership in Online Creative Collaboration

Yevgeniy “Eugene” Medynskiy

Yevgeniy “Eugene” Medynskiy

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Mynatt

Lab Everyday Computing

Area Human-Computer Interaction

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Research Interests My research focuses on designing systems for individuals who are trying to realize personal health and wellness goals.

Dissertation Title Design and Evaluation of a Health Focused Personal Informatics Application with Support for Effective Goal Management

Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta

Graduated 2011


Dissertation Title Construction and Adaptation of AI Behaviors in Computer Games

Lijun Ni

Lijun Ni

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Mark Guzdial

Lab CSLearning4U

Area Learning Sciences & Technology


Dissertation Title Building Professional Identity as Computer Science Teachers: Supporting Secondary High School Computer Science Teachers through Reflection and Community Building

Ja-Young Sung

Ja-Young Sung

Graduated 2012

Advisors Dr. Rebecca Grinter & Dr. Henrik Christensen

Lab Work2Play

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Dissertation Title Towards the Human-Centered Design of Everyday Robots

Yan Xu

Yan Xu

Graduated 2011

Advisor Dr. Blair MacIntyre

Lab Augmented Environments

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Dissertation Title Exploring Social Play with Shared Hybrid Space Enabled by Handheld Augmented Reality

Sarita Yardi

Sarita Yardi

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Amy Bruckman

Lab Electronic Learning Communities

Area Social Computing

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Research Interests Social computing, HCI

Dissertation Title Boundaries in Social Media: Supporting Parents in Managing Youth's Social Media Use

Svetlana “Lana” Yarosh

Svetlana “Lana” Yarosh

Graduated 2012

Advisor Dr. Gregory Abowd

Lab Ubiquitous Computing

Area Social Computing

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Research Interests family communication systems, child-computer interaction, synchronous remote communication

Dissertation Title Supporting Remote Synchronous Communication between Parents and Young Children