CU Boulder CMCI Information Science

10/18/2024

AI is everywhere—even in the afterlife. But how do we ensure it connects us to family history and cultural heritage, rather than feeling like an episode of Black Mirror? Thrilled that our lab received a grant from Google to study AI 'generative ghosts' and grateful to the Denver Post for the great write-up!

“Generative ghosts” — AI chatbots based on the data of the dead — are a focal point of Brubaker and Morris’s research.

12/09/2021

The Department of Information Science at Univ. of Colorado Boulder is hiring for a two year teaching position---please share with your networks! Here is the full job ad, with an overview below: https://jobs.colorado.edu/.../Information-Science.../35098
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The Department of Information Science within the College of Media, Communications and Information seeks an outstanding scholar for a 2-year full-time teaching position as a Scholar in Residence, starting in Fall 2022.

Applicants with a background in human-computer interaction and related areas are encouraged to apply. With a faculty with strengths in both computer science and the social sciences, the Department takes a progressive approach to the field of Information Science, focusing on human–data interaction in all its diverse forms and contexts.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

12/10/2020

Congratulations to our Fall 2020 graduates! We had a small ceremony over Zoom today (complete with kazoos!) and celebrated 5 students receiving a BS in Information Science (Joy Weinberg, Jihoon Jang, Jason Kibozi-Yocka, Ryan Clune, and Jack Sandberg) and 4 receiving a PhD:

Dr. Himan Abdollahpouri, advised by Robin Burke, is moving on to a post-doc at Northwestern! His dissertation was on using internet data to understand human behavior, account for bias, and improve forecasting.

Dr. Xiaolei Huang, advised by Michael Paul, is moving on to a faculty position at University of Memphis! His dissertation was on adaptation methods for robust document classification.

Dr. Aaron Jiang, advised by Jed Brubaker and Casey Fiesler, is moving on to a researcher position at Facebook! His dissertation was on a multi-stakeholder perspective for improving online content moderation.

Dr. Wendy Norris, advised by Steve Voida, is now faculty at Nazareth College! Her dissertation was on sociotemporal disorder in globally distributed digital humanitarian work.

11/23/2020

Our department at University of Colorado Boulder is hiring in the area of race, media, and technology for an open rank position as part of an anticipated cluster hire for CU-Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information! Information Science is interdisciplinary, so we welcome applicants from any field relevant to the study of race and technology, including Information Science, Computer Science, Management, Communication, Science and Technology Studies, among others. Please share with anyone you think may be interested!

09/18/2020

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07/29/2020

From : We're so excited to welcome our Buffs back to campus in a few short weeks. We know things will look, feel and operate differently this fall, so we want to ensure we're all prepared for what's next. To help us all navigate the necessary changes, we've outlined ways to keep yourself and our community healthy.

Most important, we need to remember to do all we can to Protect Our Herd.

Learn how: https://www.colorado.edu/protect-our-herd/

05/16/2020

Congratulations to Hannah Weber, who was our department's Outstanding Senior this year! Graduating magna cm laude after an honor's thesis that investigated how can technology be integrated into the college social scene to promote responsible drinking, Hannah was a wonderful member of our community; congratulations!

"This major is a great mix of [english, psychology, math, and science]––I loved that I would be able to grow both sides of my brain and receive a well-rounded education... Looking back on my four years in the program, this was one of the best decisions I have ever made."

Q&A with Hannah Weber, William W. White Outstanding Senior, Department of Information Science.

05/16/2020

Today we officially said goodbye to (and congratulated!) the class of 2020, which included twenty graduates receiving a BS in Information Science, and one PhD graduate, Ashlynn Daughton. This was a special class that included the freshmen cohort who joined us our very first semester teaching. We held a virtual graduation ceremony over Zoom, where we welcomed friends and family. And of course, we ended with the official turning of the tassel! You can also check out the CMCI graduation from earlier today here: https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/graduation2020

04/27/2020

Though the conference was canceled, you can still check out all of the great human-computer interaction scholarship from our department and affiliates! 14 full articles (including 2 honorable mention awards) and a number of additional publications, including workshops, late-breaking works, and position papers cover a huge range of topics at the intersection of people, technology, and design.

Faculty and students affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder (across multiple other departments, including Computer Science, Media Studies, Aerospace Engineering, and Cognitive Science) have published work associated with the CHI 2020 conference, the premiere venue for re...

03/04/2020

"How you show the visualizations of your data is creative. Ice skating is obviously free-flowing creativity, but there has to be precision when someone is throwing you."

Highlighted today in CU Boulder Today, this CMCI Now story features Information Science senior Joy Weinberg, who sees connections between her major and her competitive figure skating career. She is currently working with Dr. Leysia P***n (with a grant from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) on research related to risk communication during hurricane events. Go figure!

The move from competitive ice skating to studying information science may seem like a leap, but senior Joy Weinberg says the two share key elements: precision, drive and creativity.