Seminar Series
Select Fridays from 2-3 p.m. during the academic year, the department organizes a Friday seminar, for which it typically brings in outside speakers. All seminars are open to anyone who wants to attend. The seminars are an excellent opportunity to be inspired by what others are doing, learn about the state of the art and interact with influential researchers from across the world. Please check back for seminar updates as scheduling changes throughout the quarter.
The seminars are held in Donald Bren Hall 6011 and streamed live on Zoom using Meeting ID 959 1727 1554.
Upcoming Seminars
Spring 2022 Seminars
April 1Enabling Connection in All Its Forms: Intersecting Social Media and Games Research to Center Inclusion in Media Design
Jennifer Pierre
User Experience Researcher, Google
User Experience Researcher, Google
April 8A Call to Action!
Ron Baecker
Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in HCI, University of Toronto
Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in HCI, University of Toronto
April 15Combating Flaky Tests
Darko Marinov
Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISR Distinguished Speaker
April 29Interrogating Maker Culture and STEAM Education
Nettrice Gaskins
Assistant Director, Lesley University’s STEAM Learning Lab
Assistant Director, Lesley University’s STEAM Learning Lab
May 13Media Ruins: Infrastructural Restitution and Building Futures in Post-Conflict Cambodia
Maggie Jack
Postdoctoral Scholar, Syracuse University/UC Irvine
Postdoctoral Scholar, Syracuse University/UC Irvine
June 3The Metaverse’s New Diversity Industrial Complex
Lisa Nakamura
Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture, University of Michigan
Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture, University of Michigan
CREATE Distinguished Talk
Winter 2022 Seminars
January 14Black Aesthetics: Interventions in Digital Media
A.M. Darke
Assistant Professor of Performance, Play and Design, Digital Arts and New Media, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Assistant Professor of Performance, Play and Design, Digital Arts and New Media, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, UC Santa Cruz
January 21To Understand The Problem, You Must Understand The People: A Human-Centered Approach Towards Creating An Inclusion and Equitable Society
Earl Huff Jr.
Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant, Clemson University
Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant, Clemson University
January 28Was that a Seizure? Diagnosis in Lived Experience and Medical Practice
Megh Marathe
President’s Postdoctoral Fellow of Informatics, UC Irvine & Incoming Assistant Professor of Media, Information, and Bioethics, Michigan State University
President’s Postdoctoral Fellow of Informatics, UC Irvine & Incoming Assistant Professor of Media, Information, and Bioethics, Michigan State University
February 11How the Arts Can Save Education: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Instruction
Erica Halverson
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 18Designing Opportunities for AI and UX in Healthcare
Jofish Kaye & Erika Poole
Senior Director, Interaction Design & Artificial Intelligence &
Director, User Research, Anthem Health Platforms
Senior Director, Interaction Design & Artificial Intelligence &
Director, User Research, Anthem Health Platforms
February 25Why Isn't The Bug Apocalypse Coming Yet? *Seminar Cancelled*
Gail Kaiser
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
March 4Angels of Efficiency. Big Data, Visual Information Systems, and Consulting Before the Computer
Florian Hoof
Research Associate, Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Research Associate, Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Fall 2021 Seminars
September 24State of the Informatics Department
Melissa Mazmanian
Professor, Chancellor’s Fellow and Chair, Department of Informatics, UC Irvine
Professor, Chancellor’s Fellow and Chair, Department of Informatics, UC Irvine
October 1Take a Deep Breath – Benefits of Neuroplasticity Practices for Software Developers and Computer Workers in a Family of Experiments
Birgit Penzenstadler
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
October 15Are the Robots Coming for Your Job? Advancing the Next Wave of Studies of Technology and Work
Beth Bechky
Seymour Milstein Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance and Strategy, New York University
Seymour Milstein Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance and Strategy, New York University
October 22Detecting Ballot Manipulations With a Transparent Voting Machine
Juan E. Gilbert
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida
November 5The Naturalness and Artifice of Code: Exploiting the Bimodality
Prem Devanbu
Professor, Department of Computer Science, UC Davis
Professor, Department of Computer Science, UC Davis
November 12The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope
Daniel Greene
Assistant Professor, Information Studies, University of Maryland
Assistant Professor, Information Studies, University of Maryland
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