Experts on user experience
In technology, user experience is defined as the way a user interacts with and experiences a user interface, such as a website, a smartphone application, or a computer program or game. It is a measure how easy the interface is to use and the ease and speed of finding information or accomplishing tasks, among other factors. WPI offers master’s degrees in user experience design. WPI experts on user experience can address the importance of the user experience in such areas as online tutors and learning systems, human-robot interaction, medical technology, games, and even technology for the deaf community.
Soussan Djamasbi
- Professor The Business School
Professor Djamasbi's research focuses on creating social and business value with innovation. In particular, she is interested in creating user and service experiences that enhance quality of life in environments that are becoming increasingly smart and
Neil Heffernan
- Professor Computer Science
Professor Heffernan researches how smarter technologies can help K-12 classrooms use technology more effectively and optimize student learning. His platform (ASSISTments) can run 100 different experiments comparing different interventions; I’m
Erin R Ottmar
- Associate Professor Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Ottmar aims to develop and evaluate classroom interventions that improve mathematics teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the intersections of educational, cognitive, and developmental psychology. She is interested in understanding how
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Jeanine LM Skorinko
- Professor Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Skorinko investigates social factors that influence our attitudes, decisions, and interactions. This includes factors such as stigmas, stereotypes, culture, and perspective taking. She also considers social-cultural factors during the
Gillian Smith
- Associate Professor Computer Science
Professor Smith is an award-winning game designer. Her interdisciplinary work merges technical research in AI and HCI with creative practice in textiles and games, with a view towards addressing social issues and broadening participation and perspectives
Erin Solovey
- Associate Professor Computer Science
Much of Professor Solovey's work explores effective human interaction with complex and autonomous systems and vehicles. One focus of research is on next-generation interaction techniques, such as brain-computer interfaces, physiological computing, and
Haichong Zhang
- Associate Professor Robotics Engineering
Professor Zhang is the founding director of the Medical Frontier Ultrasound Imaging and Robotic Instrumentation (Medical FUSION) Laboratory. The research in his lab focuses on the interface of medical imaging, sensing, and robotics; and on developing