National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke highlights our work on Parkinson’s
In this video, patient representatives, leadership, and staff from the University of Rochester Udall Center describe their goals, work, impact, and how YOU can get involved.
Xiaofei Zhou receives a three-year Industry Fellowship
Xiaofei Zhou, a Ph.D. student at the ROC-HCI Lab, has received a three-year Industry Fellowship through the AR/VR Ph.D. Trainee Program at the University of Rochester.
James Spann wins best paper award at ACM SUI
In collaboration with Vivian Shen and Chris Harrison from CMU, Spann wins the best paper award at the ACM Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2021 conference.
A new way to prepare doctors for difficult conversations
ROC HCI researchers have developed SOPHIE, a virtual ‘patient’ that trains doctors in explaining end-of-life options.





ROC HCI 2021 Summer Party
We wished the graduating students all the best while welcomed the new set of students.
Baten featured by ResearchGate as inspiring research story!
Raiyan Abdul Baten, a network science and human-computer interaction (HCI) researcher, is exploring these questions by meeting humans where they are: on social media.
Inclusive computing roubtable
As part of our ongoing inclusive computing initiative, we are organizing a roundtable with UR alum currently working at Google.
Sangwu gets inducted in Phi Beta Kappa honor society
Congratulations to Sangwu Lee, a junior student in CS, for being among the 18 junior students to be inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Neurogical care available anytime, anywhere
The University of Rochester features our ongoing work on enabling telemedicine for individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
Zhang and Tenesaca win CRA outstanding researcher award
Boyu Zhang (finalist) and Ashely Tenesaca (honorable mention) are recognized by the CRA outstanding undergraduate researcher award.
Can social networks help us be more creative?
Participants overwhelmingly chose to follow people who had the most creative ideas, but that creativity suffers when too many people follow the same sources of inspiration
ExploreCSR grant to improve representation and diversity
Hoque and Bai have received an exploreCSR grant to establish “Inclusive Computing Program” to engage UR undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with diverse computing research, career pathways, and practical skill development.
PhD student, Wasifur Rahman, in collaboration with BUET, wins UbiComp Distinguished Paper Award
Imagine being able to diagnose PTSD using a portable wearable neuro-headset and validating it with a standard PTSD questionnaire.
The National Academies feature our research
Ehsan Hoque, a National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader, harnesses nonverbal cues to improve health and human connection.
Automated Diagnosis and Screening of PTSD
Analyzing the case of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, we propose a two-way diagnosis of PTSD as well as develop a novel, low-cost, and remote method to screen the potential cases of PTSD based on free-hand sketches.