The institution offers degrees in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies.
Notable faculty •
Randy Pausch was a professor of
computer science,
human-computer interaction and design. Pausch was also a best-selling author, who became known around the world after he gave
"The Last Lecture" speech on September 18, 2007, at Carnegie Mellon. Pausch was instrumental in the development of
Alice, a computer teaching tool. He also co-founded Carnegie Mellon's
Entertainment Technology Center. Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008. •
Jodi Forlizzi has been a faculty member with the department since 2000. She specializes interaction design and received a self-defined Ph.D. in human computer interaction and design at
Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. She has a background of fine arts with a bachelor's degree in Illustration from University of the Arts. She is a member of the
Association for Computing Machinery’s CHI Academy and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center has honored her for excellence in human-robot interaction design research. •
Chris Harrison is a professor at and director of the Future Interfaces Group within the Human–Computer Interaction Institute. He has previously conducted research at
AT&T Labs,
Microsoft Research,
IBM Research and
Disney Research. He is known for his pioneering work on
scratch input and for developing
Skinput and
Omnitouch. He is also the CTO and co-founder of Qeexo, a machine learning and interaction technology startup. •
Robert Kraut is a
Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human–Computer Interaction. His interests lie with social computing, design, and information technology. In 2016 he received the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science – SCS
Allen Newell Research Award for his research on "Designing Online Communities." •
Jessica Hammer is an associate professor of learning sciences and the director of the Center for Transformational Play. She has a joint appointment with the
Entertainment Technology Center. Hammer researches the psychology of games. She also started the OHLab, along with Amy Ogan and associated students, staff, and colleagues. •
Kenneth Koedinger is a professor of
human–computer interaction and
psychology. He is well known for his research with
intelligent tutoring systems and
cognitive tutors. He is a leader in the Learning Sciences and Educational Technology communities with many publications and grants in these areas. •
Vincent Aleven is a professor of
human–computer interaction. His research is in the area
intelligent tutoring systems and the
Learning Sciences. Aleven has been a co-editor of the International Journal for Artificial Intelligence in Education for many years. •
Bruce M. McLaren is a professor of
human–computer interaction. His research is in the area
educational games,
intelligent tutoring systems and the
Learning Sciences. He is a former President of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (2017-2019). • Amy Ogan is an associate professor at the HCII department with interests in emerging technologies for education. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon two times, first as undergraduate with degrees in Spanish, Computer Science, and Human–Computer Interaction, second with a doctoral degree in Human–Computer Interaction. She is a recipient of the
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship due to her interest in youth education and development. ==Research==