The UCLA Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Research group is recruiting up to three (3) undergraduate research interns funded by NSF REU.

Eligibility

• Must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions;
• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate institution in the United States or its possessions;

Research Topic

Broadly, you will be participating in technical HCI research working with PhD students and faculty members in UCLA HCI Research. Three main topics include:

• Intelligent User Interfaces: how can we design interfaces of intelligent systems that augment a user to accomplish domain-specific tasks?
• Sensing & Interaction Techniques: how can we invent new sensors and devices that afford novel experiences for users to interact with a computer?
• Computational Design & Fabrication: how can we build computational platforms that empower users to realize their ideas into digital or physical artifacts?

See here for a list of similar projects.

Required Skills

Ideal candidates should have one or more of the following skills:

• user-centered design;
• hardware or software prototyping;
• machine learning or deep learning;
• 3D design and fabrication;
• data or information visualization.

Time & Place

The internship is 10-week long and will take place virtually between 5/21-9/17/2021.

When & How to Apply