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Human-Centered Computing
Research Areas
Accessibility
- Shiri Azenkot Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Mor Naaman Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Health Technology
- Tanzeem Choudhury Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Nicola Dell Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Deborah Estrin, Computer Science and Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Rajalakshmi Nandakumar Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Information Communication Technology for Development (ICTD)
- Nicola Dell Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Tapan Parikh Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Mor Namaan Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
- Nicola Dell Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Deborah Estrin Computer Science and Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Mor Naaman Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Tapan Parikh, Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Social Computing
- Tanzeem Choudhury, Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Deborah Estrin, Computer Science and Information Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Mor Naaman, Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
- Tapan Parikh, Information Science and Computer Science Field Member, Cornell CIS
Labs & Initiatives
Faculty
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Shiri Azenkot
Associate Professor
Shiri Azenkot is an Associate Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the Technion. She is a member of the Information Science field at Cornell University.
Research focus: Human-computer interaction and accessibility
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Tanzeem Choudhury
Roger and Joelle Burnell Professor in Integrated Health and Technology
Tanzeem Choudhury is a professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in Information Sciences and a co-founder of HealthRhythms Inc. She currently serves as the Program Director for Jacobs Technion-Cornell Dual Master of Science Degrees with a Concentration in Health Tech.
Research focus: Develops mobile sensing systems for capturing, learning, and interpreting people’s context, activities and social networks
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Nicola Dell
Associate Professor
Nicola Dell is an Associate Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Designing, building, and evaluating novel computing systems that improve the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions
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Deborah Estrin
Associate Dean and Robert V. Tishman ’37 Professor
Deborah Estrin is the Robert V. Tishman ’37 Professor at Cornell Tech and in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University, and currently serves as an Associate Dean at Cornell Tech.
Research focus: Mobile systems and applications, including: mobile health, personal informatics, and privacy
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Wendy Ju
Associate Professor
Wendy Ju is an Associate Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the Technion. She is a member of the Information Science field at Cornell University.
Research focus: Interaction design research
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Mor Naaman
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Don and Mibs Follett Professor
Mor Naaman is a Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science Department at Cornell University, and currently serves as an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (ADFA).
Research focus: Social technologies
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Rajalakshmi Nandakumar
Assistant Professor
Rajalakshmi Nandakumar is an Assistant Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science department at Cornell University.
Research focus: Developing wireless sensing technologies that enable novel applications in various domains including mobile health, user interfaces and IoT networks
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Tapan Parikh
Associate Professor
Tapan Parikh is an Associate Professor at Cornell Tech and in the Information Science Department at Cornell University.
Research focus: HCI and the design and evaluation of information technologies for education, governance and international development
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Alexander Rush
Associate Professor
Alexander “Sasha” Rush is an Associate Professor at Cornell Tech, where he studies natural language processing and machine learning.
Research focus: Deep learning text generation, generative modeling, and structured prediction
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Research Highlight: Nicola Dell on Technology Design for Marginalized Communities
Assistant Professor Nicola Dell’s research interests are in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD), human-computer interaction (HCI) and mobile computing.
Built at Cornell Tech
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HealthRhythms
By seamlessly gathering data about everyday behaviors and routines, HealthRhythms provides a more comprehensive and clinically grounded understanding of mental wellbeing. Their solution leverages deep machine learning and predictive analytics to create novel health assessments and just-in-time personalized interventions that improve the care delivery experience for patients and providers. The company is working with health systems, payers, clinical researchers, as well as pharmaceutical to add the layer of mental health to all of healthcare.
NYC Hope
In partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, NYC Hope is a web portal for survivors of intimate partner violence. The project was a collaboration between New York City and Cornell Tech faculty and students.
Speech Up
Traditional speech therapy is a growing industry but there remains a considerable nationwide deficit of speech pathologists. Furthermore, speech therapy is oftentimes cost-prohibitive for many kids who grow up with a speech impediment or a speech-related disorder.
Speech Up is an accessible, affordable, and enjoyable speech therapy app that provides real-time user feedback and personalized self-paced learning for kids.
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Institutional Partners
- Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Verizon Media Group
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