| About the CMU Team: Kenneth
M. Berger |
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Kenneth
M. Berger graduated from Carnegie Mellon in May 2003 with a Bachelors
degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, and Cognitive
Science. He is currently pursuing his Masters in HCI through December
2003. Kenneth¹s three majors provided him with a broad and deep
background in technology, behavioral science, and user-centered design,
as well as a deep concern for the usability of consumer products.
He has written both web servers and web pages, conducted many usability
studies ranging from informal think-alouds and surveys to formal experiments,
and consulted on usability for such companies as Kodak and IBM. Originally
from San Diego, CA, he has studied and traveled extensively in France.
Perhaps as a result, he enjoys cooking, fine food, fine wines, and
fine beers. Never content to concentrate on just one or two areas,
he also enjoys photography, music, books, and film.
email: kberger@andrew.cmu.edu |
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Kelli
Bernard strives to create designs that effortlessly bring people and
technology together. She received her Bachelors of Science in Cognitive
Science from UCLA with a specialization in computing, providing a strong
technical and psychology background. After graduation from UCLA, Kelli
applied her design skills as an information architect and usability
analyst at technology consulting firms. Besides interaction design,
her passion is traveling and she has spent extensive time in Europe
and Asia. Kelli is a full time student and will complete her Masters
in Human-Computer Interaction in August 2003.
email: kelli@cmu.edu |
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Muriel
Garreta Domingo's professional experiences have made her aware of how
the lack of focus on the end-user's needs has a very detrimental effect
on the development process and final product. This insight prompted
Muriel to pursue a "la Caixa" fellowship. Through this scholarship,
Muriel is now working on her Masters in Human-Computer Interaction at
Carnegie Mellon. Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, she received her
BA in Journalism in 1998. Afterward, she moved to France to pursue graduate
studies in multimedia. As part of her degree, Muriel completed two internships,
first as a webmaster and then as a web site "indexer". In
February 2000, she returned to Spain to work for a consulting company
specializing in Internet projects. As a consultant, she worked on multiple
software development projects, mostly focusing on B2B and e-learning
environments. In addition to her native tongue, she speaks English,
French and Italian.
email: muriel@cmu.edu |
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Kelly
Hughes graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A.
in Psychology and a minor in Computer Science. With this interdisciplinary
background, Kelly knew she was interested in the relationship between
human information processing, technology, and design. She spent the
following two years as a usability and quality assurance analyst for
a small company developing field service automation software, an ideal
market to demonstrate the difficulties in producing usable interfaces.
Kelly came to Carnegie Mellon out of a desire to learn established methodology
for human-centered design, and is now earning her Masters degree in
Human-Computer Interaction. When she's not studying, Kelly spends her
time drawing, painting, hiking, and running.
email: kkh@andrew.cmu.edu |
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Abigail
Travis has always been dedicated to finding new connections between
traditional fields - breaking out of boxes and seeing how their pieces
fit together. While working part time as a graphic designer, she received
her BA from New York University at the Gallatin School of Individualized
Study. There she combined computer science with the philosophy of mind,
culminating in a study of "The Meeting of Mind and Machine."
In the same spirit, Abigail is at the Human Computer Interaction institute
at Carnegie Mellon University to bridge the gap between technology and
humanity, to identify new ways that machines can improve society, and
to design these machines with an understanding of how humans interact
with the world. She looks forward to using her multidisciplinary background
when creating the tools that will improve tomorrow.
email: atravis@andrew.cmu.edu |
July, 2003
