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Visiting Professor Angela Murillo

Murillo to help develop major in applied data and information science

Faculty at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI recently introduced a minor in Data Studies and are now developing a new undergraduate degree, Applied Data and Information Science, with the help of Visiting Professor Angela Murillo. The Library and Information Science (LIS) and Human-Centered Computing departments are collaborating with Murillo, who developed […]

Professor Lynn Dombrowski and Professor Davide Bolchini

$494,286 NSF grant to improve work compensation technologies

A $494,286 National Science Foundation research grant awarded to Professors Lynn Dombrowski and Davide Bolchini at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI will enable worker-centered design of workplace information systems and applications—improving transparency, collaboration, and the accuracy of compensation in traditionally low-wage industries. An estimated 40 million American workers are employed […]

Professor Miller selected for elite ACM computing academy

Andrew Miller, assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction program at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, was recently selected for membership in the first Association for Computing Machinery-Future of Computing Academy (ACM-FCA). The inaugural group in the ACM-FCA has 46 members—selected by a jury from over 300 applicants from around the world—originally […]

Faculty and students present work at 2017 CHI Conference

Nine faculty members and 13 students from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI presented research papers at the 2017 ACM SIG CHI Conference this May in Denver, Colorado—covering human-computer interaction subjects like sustainable food systems design, participatory design with dementia patients, gaming leaderboard design, and mobile interaction design for aging populations. The […]

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HCC grad student participating in Google Summer of Code

Venkata Chandra Sekhar Sastry Chilkuri, a graduate student at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, was recently selected from over 5,500 applicants for the competitive 2017 Google Summer of Code program. Chilkuri is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Data Analytics through the Department of Human-Centered Computing (HCC) and works as a […]

Senior Cade Jacobs named top undergraduate researcher

IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI student Cade Jacobs received the 2017 IUPUI Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research at the Chancellor’s Academic Honors Convocation on April 21. The award is the highest recognition for an undergraduate researcher on the IUPUI campus. Also honored with a 2017 IUPUI Top 100 Student award, Jacobs […]

MacDorman explores voice preferences for personal digital assistants

Alexa, Siri, Cortana—Why are so many personal digital assistant (PDA) voices female? This trending question about gender in PDAs is frequently directed to Professor Karl MacDorman, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor of human-computer interaction at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. MacDorman and his research team have examined​ […]

School joins prestigious Human-Computer Interaction Consortium

The Department of Human-Centered Computing at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI has become a member of the prestigious Human-Computer Interaction Consortium (HCIC), a group of leading academic, governmental, and industrial organizations who develop and promote research at the forefront of the discipline of human-computer interaction (HCI). “We are very proud […]

School becomes member of iSchools Consortium

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI has become a member of the iSchools Consortium, an international association of college schools dedicated to advancing the field of information worldwide. Read the iSchools press release. “Joining the iSchools Consortium is a major achievement, which will help us gain visibility at the national and […]

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Grant supports four faculty in preserving church’s 180-year heritage

Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI faculty members Andrea Copeland, Albert William, Zebulun Wood, and Ayoung Yoon received a New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship Award in the amount of $57,043 from the IU Office of the Vice President for Research for their unique collaboration in archival preservation and 3-D virtual environments. Their project, […]

School welcomes 12 new faculty members

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI welcomed 12 faculty members in 2016 and 2017—enhancing offerings in innovative research and academic programs. “We were fortunate to hire several new, highly talented faculty during the 2016 and 2017 academic years,”said Executive Associate Dean Mathew J. Palakal. “This core group will bring excellence into our academic programs […]

Mannheimer receives grant for India collaboration with schools for the blind

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie awarded one of the first four grants from IU’s President’s International Research Awards to Professor Steven Mannheimer, associate dean of faculty affairs and professor in the Media Arts and Science program at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Read the IUPUI news release. The new program sponsors […]

Professor C. Thomas Lewis filming on the set with three onlookers

Professor’s film to be screened at Heartland Film Festival

The 2016 Heartland Film Festival will be screening the film short Michael, produced by C. Thomas Lewis. Lewis, a lecturer in the Media Arts and Science (MAS) program at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, shot the narrative film in Kenya during the summer of 2015 as part of a series […]

$237K Navy grant funds 3-D simulation research

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing (SOIC) at IUPUI and the Electrical Engineering Department (ECE) at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI received a $237K grant from the Office of Naval Research for improving the effectiveness of military training by advancing the state of the art in 3-D […]

Crash Course Games host Andre Meadows poses on the set.

Professor’s YouTube course is a game changer

Almost half a million viewers have tuned in to the first episode of the YouTube Crash Course series “Games,” written by Mathew Powers, a lecturer in the Media Arts and Science program at the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Games, which is one of many subjects on the popular Crash Course channel, covers the […]

Sam Mirpoorian and the camera operator filming in a field.

Student filmmaker wins accolades for documentary

Sam Mirpoorian, a senior in the Media Arts and Science (MAS) program at the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI, won the Best of Hoosier Lens award at the 2016 Indy Film Fest for the documentary film Under the Bridge: The Criminalization of Homelessness. Mirpoorian and the film’s team recently signed a distribution deal with […]

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New Ph.D. program in Data Science available in 2017

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI will offer a new Ph.D. in Data Science, available in spring 2017. The degree program is the first of its kind in Indiana and in the Big Ten, and one of only a handful in the United States. Graduates of the Ph.D. in Data Science program […]

Debaleena Chattopadhyay honored as IUPUI Chancellor’s Scholar

For her outstanding achievements and excellence in research, Debaleena Chattopadhyay was named the Indiana University Graduate School 2016 IUPUI Chancellor’s Scholar at the 2016 IUPUI Honors Convocation. Mid-air gestural interaction, the Internet of Things experience, trusted clinical alerts for physicians, and emotions elicited by computer-modeled characters—these are among the research projects Chattopadhyay undertook since she entered the […]

IUPUI Top 10 Female Student Riley Mineart holds a School of Informatics and Computing banner

Top 10 student’s virtual world helps kids with aggression disorders

Using 3D software and virtual reality technology, Riley Mineart’s ground-breaking research will help treat children who have aggression disorders. The MAS student created virtual real-world scenarios for kids at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, using wireless heart rate monitors to assess their responses.

How digital 3-D sculpting is changing the face of prosthetics

How digital 3-D sculpting is changing the face of prosthetics

Updated June 30, 2016 Media Arts and Science faculty member Zebulun Wood and his student researcher, 2016 graduate Cade B.T. Jacobs, created a prosthetic mandible utilizing digital scanning and 3-D sculpture and printing technology—revolutionizing a field that has long relied on more cumbersome materials and techniques. Their work, and the unique collaboration between the IU School […]

IU School of Informatics and Computing student Jacqueline Hill and Vicki Bonds hold Hill's award at the 2016 MLK Dinner.

Award-winning student creating game for kids with diabetes

A research mentorship opportunity paired MAS student Jacqueline Hill with SoIC professor Joseph Defazio. She became an integral part of his research team, examining how to improve “serious” games in health education. The team’s diabetes game, which has a Viking theme, helps adolescents to manage their disease more efficiently.

Program gives students a taste of the real world

Six teams of students guided by faculty members from a number of IUPUI schools are competing in this year’s Innovation-to-Enterprise Commercialization program, working on a variety of projects with commercial potential. The program, known as ITEC, began in spring 2011 as a pilot project and has grown through the years. The students have different skills, […]

Human-Computer Interaction Ph.D. student interns at Microsoft Research Cambridge to design novel experiences for nearby devices

A Ph.D. student in the Human-Computer Interaction program at the School of Informatics and Computing spent her summer as a research intern at Microsoft Research’s Human Experience and Design Laboratory at Cambridge in the UK. Working with MSR researchers, Debaleena Chattopadhyay (pictured third from the left) designed an application to facilitate audience interactivity with presentations […]

Visual Show “Monsters” Features Media Arts and Science Student Work

The Fall visual show “Monsters” in the IUPUI Campus Center showcases several examples of original creature creation works from Lecturer Mathew A. Powers’ (MFA) Spring Creature Design course (N233/N585). This class, from the IU School of Informatics and Computing’s Media Arts & Science program, is an applied theory class where students are able to choose from […]

Students Study Abroad in Paros, Greece – combining service learning, coursework and real-world experience

This past summer, eleven students and two faculty members from the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI traveled to the Greek Isles to use their knowledge of informatics to help preserve and celebrate a nation’s culture and history. This unique service-learning course, “Documenting Historical Cultural Artifacts and Traditions in Paros, Greece”, was offered […]