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Game Changers: How UMD HCIL Researchers Continue to Shape the Future of Human-Computer Interaction

May 2, 2023 | Laurie Robinson

The country’s oldest HCI lab, co-led by the UMD INFO College, celebrates 40 years of advancing the field.

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European Central Bank Utilizes UMD-Faculty-Founded Cyber Events Database

April 28, 2023 | UMD Staff

Dr. Charles Harry co-developed this database to inform public and private sector decision-makers about cyber threats.

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CNN: Pentagon Investigates Alleged Leak of Classified Information (ft. Jen Golbeck)

April 22, 2023 | INFO Staff

INFO Professor Jen Golbeck discusses the alleged security breach on the gaming app Discord.

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(Video) SoDa Symposium: A Dialogue at the Intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Social Data Science Methods

April 21, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

INFO Professor Jen Golbeck and JPSM instructor Jen Romano spoke on a panel moderated by INFO Professor Wayne Lutters.

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HCIL Faculty and Students to Participate in CHI 2023

April 13, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

31 members of the UMD Human-Computer Interaction Lab will present their research at the prestigious CHI conference.

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Baby Grogu on the Disney+ TV show, The Mandalorian

ARLIS Researchers Find a Way to Measure the “Cute” Factor on Social Media Content (ft. Susannah Paletz)

April 13, 2023 | UMD ARLIS Staff

Social media measurements are key to Susannah Paletz's project funded by the Minerva Research Initiative and the Office of Naval Resear …

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Let’s Chat About AI on Campus (ft. Jessica Vitak)

April 11, 2023 | Maryland Today Staff

Rise of Eerily Convincing Language Models Spurs Hopes, Fears About Impact on Education