Sort byHCC Ph.D. alumni who graduated in 2016:

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Briana Morrison

Briana Morrison

Graduated 2016

Advisor Dr. Mark Guzdial

Lab CSLearning4U

Area Learning Sciences & Technology

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Research Interests computer science education, gender issues

Dissertation Title Replicating experiments from educational psychology to develop insights into computing education: cognitive load as a significant problem in learning programming

Iulian Radu

Iulian Radu

Graduated 2016

Advisor Dr. Blair MacIntyre

Lab Augmented Environments

Area Human-Computer Interaction

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Research Interests Using developmental psychology to design age-appropriate augmented-reality applications that match & improve children's cognitive and motor abilities.

Dissertation Title Exploring the Usability of Augmented Reality Interaction Techniques During Children's Early Elementary-School Years

Alexander “Alex” Zook

Alexander “Alex” Zook

Graduated 2016

Advisors Dr. Mark Riedl & Dr. Brian Magerko

Lab Entertainment Intelligence

Area Artificial Intelligence

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Research Interests computational creativity, game design, procedural content generation, cognitive science, digital games, game analytics

Dissertation Title Automated Iterative Game Design