Human-Computer Interaction Talk Series
Wednesdays @ 3:30pm
A series of weekly talks and discussions on the broad topic of Human-Computer Interaction. See full schedule below.
Everyone is welcome to attend!


Upcoming Speaker:
Human-Centered AI Safety: Developing Inclusive Safeguards for At-Risk Users Across Emerging Technologies
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Yaman Yu
Fall 2025 Schedule
| Speaker | Topic | Location | Date | Time |
| Camille Cobb, Tal August, Sarah Sterman | Get to Know the Faculty Panel | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Ge “Tiffany” Wang | Designing for Algorithmic Autonomy: Lessons from Children and Families in a Datafied World | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Mike Horn | When Literacies Collide: Challenges for CS Education in Music and Art | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Yi-Shyuan Chiang, Ali Zaidi, Charlotte Lambert, Ti-Chung Cheng | Get to Know the Senior Students Panel | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Kendra Calhoun | Algorithmic influences on everyday digital discourse: Linguistic (self)censorship and innovation on TikTok | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Mashfiqui Rabbi | Computational Interventions for Behavior Change | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Discussion | Lightning Talks | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Ali Cem Kaynak | Usability Problems in the digital application process for subsidized student loans in Germany | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Pedro Lopes | Integrating Interactive Devices with the User’s Body | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Shuang Zhao | Physics-based differentiable and inverse rendering | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| N/A | Reading day | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Rachel Adler | Designing Accessible Health Technologies for Cancer Survivors with Disabilities | 2405 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Yaman Yu | Human-Centered AI Safety: Developing Inclusive Safeguards for At-Risk Users Across Emerging Technologies | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 3:30pm |
| Fall Break, No talk | – | – | Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | – |
| Karen Wickett | Critical data studies and an ethics of care for data quality | 1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 3:30pm |