Congratulations to Aleksandar Matic on His New Job!
Congratulations to our collaborator Aleksandar Matic on his new job as Associate Researcher at Telefónica Research in Barcelona, Spain!
Brubaker’s Work Featured by UC Irvine News!
Jed is featured in a Halloween-themed article by UC Irvine News, titled “The spooky side of science“. “The mass adoption of social network sites includes, as a natural consequence, the growing presence of profiles representing individuals who are no longer alive,” he explains on his website. “However, the death of a user does not result […]
Brubaker’s Work Highlighted by Center for Digital Ethics & Policy!
Jed was interviewed by Center for Digital Ethics & Policy in an article called “RIP Trolling“. “For many individuals it’s about connecting with other people who are experiencing loss,” explains Jed Brubaker, a digital identity researcher who focuses on death, social media and post-mortem identity. Facebook, of course, is also a popular destination for commiseration. […]
Gillian awarded with a Microsoft Research Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award!
Congratulations to Gillian Hayes on her Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award from Microsoft Research for her work on “Empowering Interactive Surfaces with Body-Based Interactions to Provide Step-by-Step Guidance to Children with ASD”. About the Award: This year, we received 141 proposals for research grants in foundational software engineering, NUI for digital inclusion, devices and services, […]
Star receives Best Paper Award at Ubicomp 2013 for paper on Nonprofits.
Congratulations to STAR grad students Lynn Dombrowski, Jed Brubaker, Sen Hirano and STAR and LUCI faculty Melissa Mazmanian and Gillian R. Hayes on receiving a best paper award at UBICOMP 2013! Paper Title and Abstract: It takes a network to get dinner: designing location-based systems to address local food needs Abstract: Based on an 18-month […]
Brubaker named a recipient of the National ARCS Foundation Fellowship.
Jed was just named the recipient of the National ARCS Foundation Fellowship! About the fellowship: The National ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation, Inc., is a unique, nonprofit, national volunteer organization of women dedicated to providing scholarships to academically outstanding U.S. citizens studying to complete their degrees in science, medicine and engineering, thereby contributing […]
Jed’s work highlighted in the Scientific American!
Jed’s work was featured in an article from the Scientific American, called “How to manage your digital afterlife.” Many people want to maintain their online privacy. In addition, preserving the Facebook page of a dead person could be considered a touch macabre. Yet as with your old physical photos and letters, creations by you in […]
New University highlights Gillian and her colleague’s autism work!
The New University highlights the work of Gillian and her colleagues: Hayes and her tech students teach families with children with autism how to use iPad apps that improve communication, augmentative and social skills. More specified apps help children with autism exercise healthy hygiene, time management and social interaction. Families use iPads donated to the […]
Gillian’s autism work featured in the UCI magazine!
Gillian’s work was recently highlighted in the UCI magazine! “Mobile apps have the potential to address a wide range of issues related to autism,” Hayes says, “from providing a voice for those who can’t speak to increasing independent living and employment skills.” Link to full article
Congratulations to Monica Tentori on her MSR Fellowship!
Star would like to congratulate Monica Tentori at Mexico’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education on her prestigious Microsoft Faculty Fellowship! From the announcement: The seven 2013 Faculty Fellows were selected from four regions: (1) Latin America and the Caribbean; (2) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; (3) the United States and Canada; and […]