Informatics PhD Alum Juan Alfonso de la Rosa Munar named Dean of the College of Arts, Architecture and Design of Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), Bogota
Dr. Juan Alfonso de la Rosa Munar has been named Dean of the College of Arts, Architecture and Design of Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), Bogota, for a two-year term (2022 – 2024). UNAL is the largest public university in Colombia and is consistently ranked as one of the top institutions in the country. Juan received his PhD […]
Fab Lab Open House Today!
Please join us for our two-day Open House on September 9th from 5-10pm & September 10th from 10am– 5pm at the CUC FAB LAB. Come learn all about what the Fab Lab has to offer you, your family, and your community. With live demos throughout the day come explore some of our new tools like the laser engraver, […]
Game Studies Graduate Minor
The GAME STUDIES GRADUATE MINOR is a set of courses that fosters graduate level critical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to game studies. This degree has been designed for students who have been admitted to the Graduate College in any campus program, whose research or professional interests with the study and design of games, gaming, game […]
Ming Jiang Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Ming Jiang successfully defended her dissertation, “THE INFLUENCE OF OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION QUALITY ON THE ROBUSTNESS OF REPRESENTATION LEARNING”on August 5th and will graduate December 2022. Program Area: Cognitive Science & Language Processing Research: I’m interested in natural language processing and data analytics. My research goal is to better understand how humans and […]
Chang Liu Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Chang Liu successfully defended his dissertation, “SOCIOTECHNICAL MATCHING: FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS AT THE PERIPHERIES OF CHINESE ECONOMIC REFORM” on June 6th and will graduate December 2022. Program Area: Design, Technology, and Society Research: Chang Liu uses interdisciplinary approaches to study sociotechnical issues concerning labor and digital economy, with a focus on social justice. He is […]
Juan Alfonso de la Rosa Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Juan Alfonso de la Rosa successfully defended his dissertation, “MULTILAYER FUTURE SYSTEM-MAPPING USING DECENTERED PROTOTYPES: A PARTICIPATORY TOOL FOR DESIGN OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMPLEX SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS” on May 6th. Program Area: Design, Technology, and Society Research: In my current area of research, I am looking at two major components: first, the use of […]
Mohammad Amanzadeh Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Mohammad Amanzadeh successfully defended his dissertation, “A MATHEMATICAL INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN BODY MOVEMENT” on March 10th and will graduate May 2022. Program Area: Art & Cultural Informatics Research: My primary research interest is on using computing and information science to cooperate in solving the problems of natural sciences through Machine Learning and Scientific […]
Monica Porteanu Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Monica Porteanu successfully defended her dissertation, “DECISION-MAKING FOR A REGENERATIVE SOCIETY:VOICE-BASED EMOTION AI” on February 28th and will graduate May 2022. Program Area: Design, Technology, and Society Research: My research focuses on decision making for the regenerative society. I aim to shape engagements that inspire and drive progress and positive change for individual […]
Ryan Ingebritsen Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Ryan Ingebritsen successfully defended his dissertation, “AUDITORY KINESTHESIA: A FRAMEWORK TO FACILITATE THE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF INTERACTIVE MUSIC SYSTEMS” on February 22nd and will graduate May 2022. Program Areas: Art and Cultural Informatics & Design, Technology, and Society Research: My research is focused on the performance practice of interactive and data driven […]
Yaguang Sun Defends Dissertation
Doctoral Candidate Yaguang Sun successfully defended his dissertation, “NEW CHALLENGES FOR SMARTPHONE APPS AMONG CHINESE URBAN OLDER PERSONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC” on February 4th and will graduate May 2022. Program Area: Design, Technology, and Society Research: I have worked for more than a decade on the influence of advanced technology on design theory development. […]