Monthly Archives: May 2013

Megan Torkildson Places Second in CHI Student Research

Posted by Daniel Perry on May 15, 2013
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During the 2013 CHI conference, SCCL lab member and HCDE undergraduate Megan Torkildson competed in the student research competition. Semi-finalists delivered a poster presentation, and finalists were chosen to present a short talk about their research during a conference session. Out of the six selected finalists, Megan was the only undergraduate. She placed second in her category on her work developing a visualization for machine learning errors.

Katie Kuksenok Presents Two Papers at CHI

Posted by Daniel Perry on May 10, 2013
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Early this month, SCCL lab member and CSE PhD student Katie Kuksenok attended CHI 2013 in Paris, France. She presented two papers co-authored with lab member Michael Brooks on, “Challenges and Opportunities for Technology in Foreign Language Classrooms” and “Accessible Online Content Creation by End Users”. This year’s conference was the largest in CHI’s history with approximately 3,400 attendees.