UA Holodeck: Human-Centered Computing and Design Thinking
Goals
The UArizona Holodeck’s Experiential Supercomputing facility is an immersive, collaborative, virtual/physical research environment accelerating the convergence of science and innovation at the UArizona. It will empower an exceptionally broad range of research activities in laboratories and “in the wild,” including telehealth, simulation, smart homes, assistive technologies, and serious games for health. The instrument will enable complex system exploration and visualization, including coupling health data and simulation with climate and environmental sciences and engineering. It will facilitate design thinking and engineering research with multi-stakeholder activities, including, Health Science Design, humanitarian engineering, and wicked problem-solving. Collectively these will advance the UArizona’s mission and capacity to tackle society’s grand challenges.
Issues Involved or Addressed
- Health and well-being
- Design thinking
- Human-computer interaction
- Human-robot interaction
- Cyberlearning and simulation
- Real-time sensing
- Feedback and analysis
Methods and Tech
- Design thinking
- Human-centered design
- User studies
- Experimental design and evaluation
- Systems engineering
Academic Majors of Interest
Open to all majors, including:
- Health Sciences
- iSchool
- Computer Science / Data Science
- STEM: Science (Physics, Atmospherics and Hydrology), Technology, Engineering (Mech, Bio, Systems, etc.), Math
- CAPLA
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Honors College
Preferred Interests and Preparation
Work well independently and in teams, passion and dedication, creativity and leadership skills, organization
Application Process
To express interest in this team, please complete the VIP Interest Form and select "UA Holodeck: Human-Centered Computing and Design Thinking".