Audrey Girouard is an associate professor in the School of Information Technology at Carleton University, Canada, and director of the Creative Interactions Lab. Specializing in next generation interactions, she explores the deformation of displays and objects for gaming, creativity input and disabled populations. She has taught HCI undergraduate and graduate courses on emerging interaction techniques for a multi-disciplinary set of students. She was awarded the Carleton University New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014. Dr. Girouard also leads the Collaborative Learning in Usability Experiences (CLUE) training program.
Andrew L. Kun is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire, and leads the UNH HCI Lab. His research interests include in-vehicle HCI, as well as exploring collaborative and learning activities for large groups of users in multi-device environments. He has taught courses in ubiquitous computing, with a significant focus on HCI-related topics. He edits the Training & Education department of the IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine.
Anne Roudaut is a lecturer at Bristol University, UK. Her research skills combine hardware prototyping expertise with a strong grounding in empirical user evaluation. She is a leader in the area of shape changing interfaces. She has a sound knowledge of teaching methods and innovation and has consistently investigated ways of improving students’ understanding of material. She is directing two units at the University of Bristol and is also part of a Faculty Learning Community.
Orit Shaer is an associate professor of Computer Science and a director of the Media Arts and Sciences Program at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA. Her research focuses on the application of tangible and embodied interaction to scientific discovery, collaborative learning, and health informatics. Shaer teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate HCI courses as well as introduction to Media Arts and Sciences. She was awarded Wellesley College’s Pinanski Prize for Excellent Teaching, and a Google App Engine Education Award.