From desktops and laptops to phones and tablets to virtual reality, wearable devices, the Internet of Things, and robotics, technologies based on computing are all around us. The field of human-computer interaction (HCI) studies how we interact with these technologies, and how those technologies in turn shape our world. HCI researchers seek to improve how humans interact with technology, to understand the societal impact of technologies, and to invent new technologies that alter the way we perceive and navigate the world around us.
UChicago CS includes many researchers and lab groups that investigate these angles using interdisciplinary, user-centered, and physical-computing approaches. Faculty and students design more usable privacy and security tools, improve how users interact with robots, programming languages, and IoT devices, and make technologies more inclusive for marginalized and underserved populations. Other groups design wearable devices and user interfaces that augment human abilities and create more seamless integration between the virtual and natural environments.
Labs & Groups
CANON (Computing for Anyone) Lab
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Lab
SUPER (Security, Usability, & Privacy Education & Research) Group
3DL
Amyoli Internet Research (AIR) Lab
Human-Computer Integration Lab
Chicago Human + AI (CHAI) Lab
AxLab – Actuated Experience Lab
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News & Events

High School Students Find Their Place in Computing Through Wearables Workshop

UChicago CS Researchers Create Living Smartwatch to Explore Human-Device Relations

The Computing Pipeline: A Foundation for Diversifying Computer Science

UChicago AI Summit Examines Promise and Concerns for Science and Society

UChicago Research Tests Whether Robots or Humans Are Better Game Partners

UChicago CS Students Emily Wenger and Xu Zhang Receive Harper Fellowships

First In-Person Robotics Class Lets Students See Code Come To (Artificial) Life

New 2022-23 Faculty Add Expertise in Linguistics, Visualization, Economics, and Data Science Education
