Informatics Faculty

Yunan Chen: Medical informatics, human-computer interaction

Paul Dourish: Human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work

Daniel Frost: Artificial intelligence, software engineering, computer graphics, teaching of programming

Gillian Hayes: Interactive and collaborative technology, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, educational technology, ubiquitous computing

Mizuko "Mimi" Ito: Ethnography, game studies, youth culture, learning sciences, online communities

James A. Jones: Software engineering, software testing and analysis, debugging and fault localization, static and dynamic analysis, software visualization

David G. Kay: Computer law, computer science education

Alfred Kobsa: User modeling, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, interdisciplinary computer science

Cristina Videira Lopes: Programming languages, acoustic communications, operating systems, software engineering

Gloria Mark: Computer-supported cooperative work, human-computer interaction

Melissa Mazmanian: Computer-mediated communication, organization studies, information and communication technologies in practice, social response to emerging technologies, work/non-work negotiations in the information age

Bonnie Nardi: Computer-supported collaborative work, human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, user studies methods, activity theory, cultural responses to technology development

Gary Olson: Interactive and collaborative technology, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work

Judy Olson: Interactive and collaborative technology, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work

Donald J. Patterson: Ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, intelligent context for situated computing

Richard Pattis: Microworlds for teaching programming, debugging, computational tools for non-computer scientists

David F. Redmiles: Design environments, human-computer interaction, usability engineering, knowledge-based support

Debra J. Richardson: Software engineering; program testing; life-cycle validation; software environments

Susan E. Sim: Software engineering, research methodology, program comprehension

Thomas A. Standish: Software testing and analysis, software semantics and epistemology, programming and cognition, and software comprehension

Richard Taylor: Software engineering, user interfaces, environments, team support

Bill Tomlinson: Environmental informatics, educational technology, computer graphics/visualization/digital arts

André van der Hoek: Software engineering

Hadar Ziv: Software testing, requirements engineering, Bayesian modeling

The faculty in the Department of Informatics also contribute to the following concentrations in the ICS graduate program: Software track, Interactive and Collaborative Technology track, and Ubiquitous Computing track.

Affiliated Faculty

Christopher Dobrian: Electronic music, composition

Magda El Zarki: Telecommunications, networks, wireless communication, video transmission

Tony Givargis: Embedded systems, platform-based system-on-a-chip design, low-power electronics

Vijay Gurbaxani: Economics of information systems management, impact of information technology on organization and market structure

K. H. (Kane) Kim: Distributed real-time computer systems, fault-tolerant computer systems, real-time learning systems

Kenneth L. Kraemer: Economics and management of computing; organizational and social impacts of computing; information technology and public policy; management information systems/decision support systems

Robert Nideffer: Electronic intermedia, interface theory and design, technology and culture, contemporary social theory

Simon Penny: Robotic sculpture, interactive environments, electronic media, art practice history, and critical theory

Alladi Venkatesh: Social impacts of information technology, Internet and the New Economy, Smart Home technologies, children and multimedia

Mark Warschauer: Language, literacy, technology