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Dr. Susannah Paletz
UMD iSchool to Investigate AI Tech for Intelligence Analysts
August 26, 2020 | Press ReleaseFunded by the U.S. Army Research Office, the multi-institution team led by Dr. Susannah Paletz will look at team cognition and AI solu …

Gregg Vanderheiden delivers Keynote at International Human Computer Interface Conference
August 3, 2020 | iSchool NewsGregg Vanderheiden proposes an alternate approach to accessibility and extended usability for next-next generation UI/UX.

Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries
July 20, 2020 | Galina Madjaroff ReitzAmazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

Medium: Approaches Matter
June 27, 2020 | Emma DixonResearching how technology can be used for active engagement to help people with dementia.

Medium: What to Expect When Non-Experts Train AI
June 22, 2020 | Jonggi HongResearch on machine teaching in which non-experts teach a model through a teachable interface.

Medium: Devices All The Way Down
June 22, 2020 | Niklas ElmqvistProfessor and Director of the HCIL, Niklas Elmqvist, reflects on his NSF Career Project.

Medium: HCIL 2019-2020 News Roundup
June 22, 2020 | Huaishu PengUMD Human-Computer Interaction Lab’s (HCIL) 2019-2020 accomplishments

Medium: Engaging the Commons in Participatory Sensing
June 22, 2020 | Yongle ZhangResearch on participatory sensing, the practice of using human participants to gather data on their mobile devices from their environm …

Getting Personal: How People Who are Blind Can Leverage AI to Access the Visual World
May 29, 2020 | Hayleigh MooreThe Teachable Object Recognizer mobile application uses AI and machine learning to help access the visual world.