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Sean Munson Oct 27, 2024

Krzysztof Gajos Oct 18, 2024

Harvard Computer Science is looking for new tenure track faculty. #HCI is among the areas that we are interested in. Please consider applying!

Currently, we have two core HCI faculty (myself and @eglassman) as well as several closely aligned colleagues (e.g., @wattenberg, Fernanda Viegas, Hanspeter Pfister, Karen Brennan at the school of education).

https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14168

#academia #jobs

Tenure-Track Professor in Computer Science

The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Computer Science, with an expected start date of July 1, 2025. We invite applications from all areas of Computer Science.Computer Science at Harvard benefits from outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, world-leading faculty, significant industrial collaboration, and substantial support from SEAS. Information about Harvard’s current faculty, research, and educational programs in computer science is available at http://www.seas.harvard.edu/computer-science.SEAS celebrates the multiple dimensions of diversity that each member of our community offers, including diversity of background, perspective, and lived experience. We strongly welcome applications from persons from underrepresented groups.

Sean Munson Jun 1, 2024

robin May 31, 2024

How can we go consider, but go beyond racial harms in the AI space? How might AI support forms of generative work like creativity and resilience? Find out at our hybrid #FAccT24 panel on Monday at 2:30pm ET, "Black in Generative AI", featuring
Andre Brock, Blu Lewis, and Eric Corbett

Sean Munson May 15, 2024

Some nice UW coverage of Shengzhi Wang’s CSCW paper on how older adults’ social support networks (both support received and support given) shifted during the pandemic, and the role of technology in those shifts.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/05/15/covid-19-pandemic-older-adults-technology-use-smartphones/

You can see more in the paper at https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3641027

Q&A: How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect older adults’ technology use?

University of Washington researchers interviewed 16 older adults in Washington and Oregon, ages 65 to 80, about how their technology use with their social support networks changed during the pandemic.

UW News

Sean Munson May 13, 2024

nigini May 13, 2024

We need to hear from you!

On behalf of our team at #MHCID, I am delighted to invite you to participate in our inaugural #HCI and #UX Industry #Survey.

This survey is part of a study on the state of our industry which will drive a deeper understanding of how our community is faring during this time of complex transformation.

The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Your answers will remain anonymous. The link to the survey is here: https://uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1U4j0XKSB62elwy.

2024 State of HCI Survey

This brief questionnaire should take about 10 minutes to complete. Your answers will be kept confidential and will be used to build an understanding of the current state of the HCI/UX industry.

Sean Munson Feb 27, 2024

We are a group of HCI+Health researchers who are exploring the possibility of a SIGCHI-sponsored HCI+Health conference. As someone interested in or working at the intersection of these fields, we would appreciate your feedback on such a conference, its format, interest in participating, and willingness to volunteer as part of its organizational effort.

https://uci.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9B3V1EUdIvc2c7A

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Sean Munson Feb 15, 2024

Fi 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 15, 2024

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-s-chatbot-gave-a-b-c-man-the-wrong-information-now-the-airline-has-to-pay-for-the-mistake-1.6769454

So, A, kind of an interesting precedent that a chatbot can incur liability for a company - but consider what this suggests for the use of LLMs that are well-known at this point to 'hallucinate' inaccurate information.

Air Canada's chatbot gave a B.C. man the wrong information. Now, the airline has to pay for the mistake

Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a B.C. man because its chatbot gave him inaccurate information.

British Columbia

Sean Munson Feb 15, 2024

Kyle Thayer Feb 14, 2024

The UW iSchool has a new position open for:

Assistant Professor, Teaching Track, in Software Development and Design

Note: Applicants must minimally have a master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Software Development or a related field.

https://ischool.uw.edu/about/jobs/faculty/assistant-professor-teaching-track-software-development-and-design

#AcademicJob

Assistant Professor, Teaching Track, in Software Development and Design

The Information School of the University of Washington seeks an Assistant Teaching Professor in Software Development and Design. This position will be expe...

Sean Munson Jan 26, 2024

Priority deadline coming up on 5 February for our workshop on Conducting Research at the Intersection of HCI, HCD, and Health, with a focus on building and sustaining teams with different expertise. https://sites.uci.edu/hcihealthteams/

Options for participating virtually or co-located with CHI 2024.

#HCI #HCD #CSCW #MedInf #AMIA #ImplementationScience #PublicHealth #CHI2024 #TeamScience

Conducting Research at the Intersection of HCI and Health

Sean Munson Jan 11, 2024

Philip Guo Jan 10, 2024

we are looking to hire a tenure-track teaching professor in HCI this season, the UC system has a unique tenure track for teaching-focused faculty ... i'm not involved in this faculty search in any official capacity, but helping to spread the word:
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03855

Assistant Teaching Professor - Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment in Human-Computer Interaction, Design (HCI)

University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!

Sean Munson Jan 10, 2024

Alex P. 👹Jan 10, 2024

kinda weird how people will just attach chatgpt to customer service things and let it fuck around practically unmonitored while they watch their human employees like a hawk and fire them at the first sign of an oopsie