Scott Davidoff, PhD
Big Data in Service of People
Post Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon Full bio
Main research findings
A New Kind of Smart Calendar
Mobile phone GPS can be used to learn unsupervised models of family logistics. A smart app can display this as a plan. Parents report this improves their planning and coordination.
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Rapid Prototyping with Robots
Control HVAC and lights without hacking (or costs) using robots to mechanicaly hijack controls made for human hands
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Speed Dating Works
My design method, Speed Dating, is part of the core curriculum in Design and Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon. Professor Bruce Hannington includes it in his new textbook.
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Google Tech Talk
Studying and modeling human routines opens the door to new types of coordination applications.
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Most Cited
Publications
CHI 2005
9 cites
The book as user interface: Lowering the entry cost to email for elders
Recent
Publications
DIS 2012
In Submission |
Adding place and time to family calendars
JAISE 2011
Dissertation summary: Routine as resource for the design of learning systems
Talks and Travel
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