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We advance systems and technologies for people and communities to create accessible, sustainable, and prosperous futures. Offering undergraduate, master's, and PhD programs in Human Centered Design & Engineering.
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We advance systems and technologies for people and communities to create accessible, sustainable, and prosperous futures. Offering undergraduate, master's, and PhD programs in Human Centered Design & Engineering.
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UX Speaker Series
Each winter, the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering welcomes designers, researchers, and technology leaders to campus for a 10-week UX Speaker Series. Join us on Thursday afternoons to ...
www.hcde.washington.edu
Looking for fresh UX perspectives this winter?
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
Curious what UX leaders are thinking about right now? Join us for free, public talks every Thursday this winter at UW.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
UX Speaker Series
Each winter, the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering welcomes designers, researchers, and technology leaders to campus for a 10-week UX Speaker Series. Join us on Thursday afternoons to ...
www.hcde.washington.edu
December 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Curious what UX leaders are thinking about right now? Join us for free, public talks every Thursday this winter at UW.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
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In case you missed this earlier this week, our team put out a report documenting our approach to "rapid research" during elections, crises, & other breaking news events. It demonstrates a role for university researchers — relying on contextual and methodological expertise — to act as "sensemakers".
Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing
A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond
uw.pressbooks.pub
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In case you missed this earlier this week, our team put out a report documenting our approach to "rapid research" during elections, crises, & other breaking news events. It demonstrates a role for university researchers — relying on contextual and methodological expertise — to act as "sensemakers".
Looking for fresh UX perspectives this winter?
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
UX Speaker Series
Each winter, the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering welcomes designers, researchers, and technology leaders to campus for a 10-week UX Speaker Series. Join us on Thursday afternoons to ...
www.hcde.washington.edu
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Looking for fresh UX perspectives this winter?
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
Join us Thursdays at @uofwa.bsky.social for free, public UX talks — new speakers, new ideas each week.
www.hcde.washington.edu/ux
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Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing
A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond
uw.pressbooks.pub
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
Be part of the first cohort shaping the future of human-centered AI! HCDE’s new Certificate in Human Centered AI starts in January.
Learn to lead AI initiatives, integrate AI into products and services, ensure responsible AI development, and build strategic frameworks for AI implementation.
Learn to lead AI initiatives, integrate AI into products and services, ensure responsible AI development, and build strategic frameworks for AI implementation.
Graduate Certificate in Human Centered Artificial Intelligence
Advance your expertise in responsible AI with HCDE’s newest program, starting January 2026.
www.hcde.washington.edu
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Be part of the first cohort shaping the future of human-centered AI! HCDE’s new Certificate in Human Centered AI starts in January.
Learn to lead AI initiatives, integrate AI into products and services, ensure responsible AI development, and build strategic frameworks for AI implementation.
Learn to lead AI initiatives, integrate AI into products and services, ensure responsible AI development, and build strategic frameworks for AI implementation.
Join us for the final talk of HCDE’s 2025 Research Speaker Series!
This Thursday, Assistant Professor Sucheta Ghoshal will share insights from her work with social movements that actively resist dominant computational technology.
📅 Thursday, Dec. 4
⏰ 4:30 – 5:20 p.m.
📍 134 Sieg, UW campus
This Thursday, Assistant Professor Sucheta Ghoshal will share insights from her work with social movements that actively resist dominant computational technology.
📅 Thursday, Dec. 4
⏰ 4:30 – 5:20 p.m.
📍 134 Sieg, UW campus
Dec. 4: Sucheta Ghoshal
2025 Research Speaker SeriesSucheta GhoshalAssistant Professor, HCDE
www.hcde.washington.edu
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Join us for the final talk of HCDE’s 2025 Research Speaker Series!
This Thursday, Assistant Professor Sucheta Ghoshal will share insights from her work with social movements that actively resist dominant computational technology.
📅 Thursday, Dec. 4
⏰ 4:30 – 5:20 p.m.
📍 134 Sieg, UW campus
This Thursday, Assistant Professor Sucheta Ghoshal will share insights from her work with social movements that actively resist dominant computational technology.
📅 Thursday, Dec. 4
⏰ 4:30 – 5:20 p.m.
📍 134 Sieg, UW campus
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The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
Why are so few WA school districts applying for state funds to fix lead in drinking water? HCDE Prof. Katya Cherukumilli and her students are mapping risks and uncovering barriers to help ensure resources reach the communities that need them most. edge.deohs.washington.edu/blog/removin...
Removing lead from school drinking water | Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment
Katya Cherukumilli first became concerned about lead in drinking water in Washington schools after reading a 2019 article in the Seattle Times reporting that 97 percent of schools participating in a v...
edge.deohs.washington.edu
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why are so few WA school districts applying for state funds to fix lead in drinking water? HCDE Prof. Katya Cherukumilli and her students are mapping risks and uncovering barriers to help ensure resources reach the communities that need them most. edge.deohs.washington.edu/blog/removin...
HCDE master's students took second place in the IBM Challenge as part of the 2025 Student Service Design Challenge for Echo, a platform improving transparency around AI in speech-language therapy.
www.hcde.washington.edu/news/article...
www.hcde.washington.edu/news/article...
HCDE students earn second place in global IBM Service Design Challenge
A team of HCDE master’s students has earned second place in the IBM Challenge as part of the 2025 Student Service Design Challenge, an international competition inviting students to design services th...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
HCDE master's students took second place in the IBM Challenge as part of the 2025 Student Service Design Challenge for Echo, a platform improving transparency around AI in speech-language therapy.
www.hcde.washington.edu/news/article...
www.hcde.washington.edu/news/article...
Join us this Thursday at 4:30 for HCDE’s Research Speaker Series with Professor Cecilia Aragon: "Human-Centered AI and Data Science: Why People Must Come First."
Aragon will share why human considerations aren’t optional in AI and how human-centered approaches make technical work stronger.
Aragon will share why human considerations aren’t optional in AI and how human-centered approaches make technical work stronger.
Nov. 20: Cecilia Aragon
2025 Research Speaker SeriesCecilia AragonProfessor, HCDE
www.hcde.washington.edu
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Join us this Thursday at 4:30 for HCDE’s Research Speaker Series with Professor Cecilia Aragon: "Human-Centered AI and Data Science: Why People Must Come First."
Aragon will share why human considerations aren’t optional in AI and how human-centered approaches make technical work stronger.
Aragon will share why human considerations aren’t optional in AI and how human-centered approaches make technical work stronger.
HCDE PhD student Aayushi Dangol co-authored a new article in @us.theconversation.com with iSchool Professor Katie Davis, sharing findings from their research on how K-12 teachers are navigating the rapid rise of generative AI:
theconversation.com/ai-could-wor...
theconversation.com/ai-could-wor...
AI could worsen inequalities in schools – teachers are key to whether it will
Under-resourced schools are less likely to support teachers in implementing AI technology to best serve learning.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
HCDE PhD student Aayushi Dangol co-authored a new article in @us.theconversation.com with iSchool Professor Katie Davis, sharing findings from their research on how K-12 teachers are navigating the rapid rise of generative AI:
theconversation.com/ai-could-wor...
theconversation.com/ai-could-wor...
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Last week, my Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction class covered an older paper about “social translucence” where they explain how the design of online systems shapes the norms & behaviors w/in those systems. But the framework they create can be applied more broadly, eg to our political moment.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Last week, my Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction class covered an older paper about “social translucence” where they explain how the design of online systems shapes the norms & behaviors w/in those systems. But the framework they create can be applied more broadly, eg to our political moment.
Join us Thursday for HCDE’s Research Speaker Series with Professor Sayamindu Dasgupta!
He will discuss "Living with Data," exploring how quantitative data shapes how we learn and make sense of the world—and how we can design learning experiences that help young people engage critically with data.
He will discuss "Living with Data," exploring how quantitative data shapes how we learn and make sense of the world—and how we can design learning experiences that help young people engage critically with data.
Nov. 13: Sayamindu Dasgupta
2025 Research Speaker SeriesSayamindu DasguptaAssistant Professor, HCDE
www.hcde.washington.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Join us Thursday for HCDE’s Research Speaker Series with Professor Sayamindu Dasgupta!
He will discuss "Living with Data," exploring how quantitative data shapes how we learn and make sense of the world—and how we can design learning experiences that help young people engage critically with data.
He will discuss "Living with Data," exploring how quantitative data shapes how we learn and make sense of the world—and how we can design learning experiences that help young people engage critically with data.
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Slate: Scholars, including @cip.uw.edu graduate research assistant and @hcde.uw.edu PhD candidate @zarine.net, say "recent attacks on Wikipedia differ from earlier critiques" of the website, which had focused on Wikipedia's content.
Read more: slate.com/technology/2...
Read more: slate.com/technology/2...
A Wikipedia Conference Took a Dark Turn. Unfortunately, It’s Not a Total Surprise.
An armed man at a gathering of the website’s volunteers is just the latest reminder: Editing the internet’s encyclopedia has never been riskier.
slate.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Slate: Scholars, including @cip.uw.edu graduate research assistant and @hcde.uw.edu PhD candidate @zarine.net, say "recent attacks on Wikipedia differ from earlier critiques" of the website, which had focused on Wikipedia's content.
Read more: slate.com/technology/2...
Read more: slate.com/technology/2...
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Just wanted to "so true" re. @stolisomancer.bsky.social's Geekwire article on my paper, specifically: "Video games often have a positive impact on the people who play them. That impact simply doesn’t get a fraction of the press of gaming’s various downsides." Thanks for writing about this!
Trending: From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games https://www.geekwire.com/2025/from-stress-relief-to-self-discovery-uw-researchers-reveal-the-deeper-impact-of-video-games/
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just wanted to "so true" re. @stolisomancer.bsky.social's Geekwire article on my paper, specifically: "Video games often have a positive impact on the people who play them. That impact simply doesn’t get a fraction of the press of gaming’s various downsides." Thanks for writing about this!
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It was such an honor to co-lead this paper w/ @priyadhawka.bsky.social. We do a fun mix of our research here -- looking at the visual participatory nature of data visualizations and the non-neutral underpinnings and infrastructures of the (open) data and actors behind them. (thread)
Really excited to share this new paper on "Data Visualizations as Propaganda", co-led by PhD students Priya Dhawka and Nina Lutz, which just won a Best Paper award at the CSCW conference: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
[Short thread]
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Data Visualizations as Propaganda: Tracing Lineages, Provenance, and Political Framings in Online Anti-Immigrant Discourse | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Along with other visual content, data visualizations are increasingly used within
online discourse, including political communication. Though often considered to be
''objective'', data visualizations ...
dl.acm.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It was such an honor to co-lead this paper w/ @priyadhawka.bsky.social. We do a fun mix of our research here -- looking at the visual participatory nature of data visualizations and the non-neutral underpinnings and infrastructures of the (open) data and actors behind them. (thread)
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Proud to be a part of this research center! www.cip.uw.edu/2025/10/27/u...
CIP researchers present 5 papers and workshop at 2025 CSCW conference in Norway
At the CSCW conference in Bergen, Norway, CIP researchers facilitated a conference workshop and presented 5 papers, including one that received a Best Paper award.
www.cip.uw.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Proud to be a part of this research center! www.cip.uw.edu/2025/10/27/u...
There’s still time to join the first cohort of HCDE's Certificate in Human Centered AI!
This program is designed for people with experience in UX design, UX research, and human-centered design who want to expand their skills and learn how to apply AI responsibly and creatively in their work.
This program is designed for people with experience in UX design, UX research, and human-centered design who want to expand their skills and learn how to apply AI responsibly and creatively in their work.
Graduate Certificate in Human Centered Artificial Intelligence
Advance your expertise in responsible AI with HCDE’s newest program, starting January 2026.
www.hcde.washington.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
There’s still time to join the first cohort of HCDE's Certificate in Human Centered AI!
This program is designed for people with experience in UX design, UX research, and human-centered design who want to expand their skills and learn how to apply AI responsibly and creatively in their work.
This program is designed for people with experience in UX design, UX research, and human-centered design who want to expand their skills and learn how to apply AI responsibly and creatively in their work.
Join us Thursday for HCDE’s Research Series with PhD candidate Blair Subbaraman.
Blair, a researcher in HCDE's Machine Agency, explores how automation can be a creative tool for discovery and expression—bridging digital and physical making through new fabrication workflows.
4:30 p.m. @ 134 Sieg
Blair, a researcher in HCDE's Machine Agency, explores how automation can be a creative tool for discovery and expression—bridging digital and physical making through new fabrication workflows.
4:30 p.m. @ 134 Sieg
Oct. 30: Blair Subbaraman
2025 Research Speaker SeriesBlair SubbaramanPhD Candidate, Human Centered Design & Engineering
www.hcde.washington.edu
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Join us Thursday for HCDE’s Research Series with PhD candidate Blair Subbaraman.
Blair, a researcher in HCDE's Machine Agency, explores how automation can be a creative tool for discovery and expression—bridging digital and physical making through new fabrication workflows.
4:30 p.m. @ 134 Sieg
Blair, a researcher in HCDE's Machine Agency, explores how automation can be a creative tool for discovery and expression—bridging digital and physical making through new fabrication workflows.
4:30 p.m. @ 134 Sieg
Seattle Reign FC and Starbucks honored HCDE Professor Cecilia Aragon through their Legends Campaign, which celebrates women making extraordinary community impact. Professor Aragon was recognized on the field before last week's game for inspiring others to overcome fear and pursue their dreams. ✨
Seattle Reign FC Legend: Dr. Cecilia Aragon – Author, Pilot, Professor — Seattle Reign FC
The Legends Campaign, a partnership between Seattle Reign FC and Starbucks, honors women for their extraordinary contributions to our community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Prior to Seattle Re...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Seattle Reign FC and Starbucks honored HCDE Professor Cecilia Aragon through their Legends Campaign, which celebrates women making extraordinary community impact. Professor Aragon was recognized on the field before last week's game for inspiring others to overcome fear and pursue their dreams. ✨
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Members of the iSchool community and friends connected at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW) conference in Bergen, Norway, earlier this week. Tusen takk - thank you very much - to everyone who paused for a group photo and catch-up session! 💜
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Members of the iSchool community and friends connected at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW) conference in Bergen, Norway, earlier this week. Tusen takk - thank you very much - to everyone who paused for a group photo and catch-up session! 💜
Join HCDE for this week’s Research Speaker Series talk with Professor Charlotte Lee!
Thursday, Oc. 23 | 4:30 - 5:20 pm | 134 Sieg Building
In her talk, "Floating Points," Lee combines personal memoir with computing history to reflect on how the past, present, and future of computing intertwine.
Thursday, Oc. 23 | 4:30 - 5:20 pm | 134 Sieg Building
In her talk, "Floating Points," Lee combines personal memoir with computing history to reflect on how the past, present, and future of computing intertwine.
Oct. 23: Charlotte Lee
The HCDE Research Speaker Series is hosted Thursdays in Autumn Quarter by the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Presentations are open to the public.
www.hcde.washington.edu
October 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Join HCDE for this week’s Research Speaker Series talk with Professor Charlotte Lee!
Thursday, Oc. 23 | 4:30 - 5:20 pm | 134 Sieg Building
In her talk, "Floating Points," Lee combines personal memoir with computing history to reflect on how the past, present, and future of computing intertwine.
Thursday, Oc. 23 | 4:30 - 5:20 pm | 134 Sieg Building
In her talk, "Floating Points," Lee combines personal memoir with computing history to reflect on how the past, present, and future of computing intertwine.
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Our team presented five papers at the CSCW (computer supported cooperative work and social computing) conference this week in Bergen, Norway. (CSCW is an ACM conference and a “home conference” for my team.) I’m going to share a few highlights in a thread here.
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Our team presented five papers at the CSCW (computer supported cooperative work and social computing) conference this week in Bergen, Norway. (CSCW is an ACM conference and a “home conference” for my team.) I’m going to share a few highlights in a thread here.
Interested in HCDE’s new Graduate Certificate in Human Centered AI?
Watch the info session recording and apply to join our inaugural cohort!
Priority applications due Oct 24. www.hcde.washington.edu/hcai/admissi...
Watch the info session recording and apply to join our inaugural cohort!
Priority applications due Oct 24. www.hcde.washington.edu/hcai/admissi...
Admissions
Graduate Certificate in Human Centered AI: Admissions Information
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October 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Interested in HCDE’s new Graduate Certificate in Human Centered AI?
Watch the info session recording and apply to join our inaugural cohort!
Priority applications due Oct 24. www.hcde.washington.edu/hcai/admissi...
Watch the info session recording and apply to join our inaugural cohort!
Priority applications due Oct 24. www.hcde.washington.edu/hcai/admissi...
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Excited to be in Bergen for CSCW 2025! This (Monday) afternoon I’ll be presenting a study I led with a fantastic team of undergraduate and Masters students, supervised by @katestarbird.bsky.social, on sudden attention, influencers, and TikTok - more details in 🧵 1/
'I Blow Up': Understanding TikTok Users' Reactions to Sudden Social Media Attention | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Social media platforms are known to facilitate sudden bursts of attention on individual
pieces of content and their creators — dynamics often referred to as ''going viral''.
However, questions remain ...
dl.acm.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Excited to be in Bergen for CSCW 2025! This (Monday) afternoon I’ll be presenting a study I led with a fantastic team of undergraduate and Masters students, supervised by @katestarbird.bsky.social, on sudden attention, influencers, and TikTok - more details in 🧵 1/