Master of Software Engineering – Information Session (02/18/26)
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Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design (02/27/26)
Explore the program’s innovative curriculum, discover key highlights, and learn about the admissions process. This is your chance to get all your questions answered and find out how UC Irvine can help you achieve your career goals.
We can’t wait to connect with you online!
Harnessing AI and Games for Social Impact: From Player Modeling to Resilience Building
Magy Seif E-Nasr
Professor and Department Chair, UC Presidential Chair, Computational Media, UCSC
Abstract: Interactive computational experiences, social simulations, and digital games are being increasingly leveraged for applications in entertainment, health, education, training, and addressing global challenges, such…
Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design (03/13/26)
Explore the program’s innovative curriculum, discover key highlights, and learn about the admissions process. This is your chance to get all your questions answered and find out how UC Irvine can help you achieve your career goals.
We can’t wait to connect with you online!
Violence and Care in the Age of Necrocapitalism
Heewon Kim
Associate Professor, Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication, Arizona State University
Abstract: We are witnessing intolerable levels of violence across the globe. As scholars, how do we expose, articulate, and resist emerging forms of violence of…
Technology and the Neurodivergent Family
Meryl Alper
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Northeastern University
Abstract: Research on media, technology, and neurodivergence has expanded greatly over the past decade to be more inclusive of neurodivergent (ND) adults (particularly those identifying…
Building Worker Resilience in Place-Based Communities amid Rapid Technological Change
Yasmine Kotturi
Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Affiliate Faculty, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Abstract: While the “future of work” promises innovation and opportunity, it often manifests as uncertainty and instability---exposing a stark divide between optimistic predictions and lived…
Black feminist information equity: Understanding and addressing barriers to Black women and femmes’ information access and use
Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin
Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information, University of Michigan
Abstract: Information Science has historically examined information (in)equity from the perspective of how individual or societal conditions produce behaviors that impact physical or cognitive access…
Evaluating, Understanding, and Building Autonomous Agents for Real-World Software Engineering and Analysis
Reyhan Jabbarvand
Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abstract: Programming agents are becoming increasingly prevalent. Yet, how well do we understand their behavior in practice? Do they operate as intended, what factors influence their…
Research as the Practice of Freedom
Stacy Branham
Associate Professor of Informatics, University of California, Irvine
Abstract: As systems of domination increasingly grip the academy with anti-intellectual, anti-democratic, and uncaring force, professors like me despair: what can we do? I have…
Ready Player Three? Children’s Ideas and Interactions with AI (and “AI”) in the Parasocial Gameworld
Sara Grimes
Professor, Communication Studies, McGill University
Abstract: AI technologies are rapidly being woven into the games, platforms, and devices that children use for digital play. Yet little is known about how…
UC Irvine Research Forum Series – Developer Experience
UC Irvine Institute for Software Research
Join us for the UC Irvine Research Forum on Developer Experience RSVP Now! We are excited to announce the inaugural event of a new Research…