October 19, 2005

Meet our researchers: David Danielson

david.jpg

David's focus in the Persuasive Technology Lab is on the Web Credibility Project, and he recently created and taught a new course at Stanford, "Trust, Credibility, and Computers." He is on the editorial board of the Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction (Idea Group, 2005), has conducted usability and user interface research for the Corporate Consulting Team of SAP AG, and was previously human interface engineer at Kovair. He earned his BS (Honors) and MS in the Symbolic Systems Program, and is now a Ph.D. candidate in Communication Theory and Research at Stanford, specializing in human-computer interaction. He currently leads the Interacting with Integrated Information project funded by MediaX.

Posted by Ramit Sethi at 10:19 AM | Comments (0)

July 27, 2005

Meet our researchers - Greg Cuellar and Eric Grant

We'll feature some of our researchers on the blog every once in a while. Feel free to get in touch with them if you have any specific questions!

greg-cuellar.jpgGreg Cuellar

Greg started working in the lab this past summer. A senior in Computer Science, he quickly saw that his passion lay in the interaction design work he was doing. He has since decided to stay on an extra year and work towards a master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction. His work in the lab is primarily in a project that revolves around mobile persuasion -- leveraging the unique qualities of mobile devices to persuade their owners. When presenting his project at a technology conference in the fall, he caught the eye of Larry Page, co-founder of Google. One of Larry's co-workers invited him in for an interview, and Greg has since accepted an offer to work in Google's mobile group.

eric-grant.jpgEric Grant

http://ldt.stanford.edu/~egrant

Eric spent five years in technology, learning, and management consulting before earning his Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology at Stanford. There, he studied the confluence of education, emerging technologies, and interaction design. His areas of interest include cross-cultural and globalization issues, ubiquitous computing, and information architecture.

Eric's interest in computers as educational tools brought him to the lab, where he collaborates with researchers and educators around the world to author curricula on persuasive technologies. He currently consults for Stanford and a variety of other organizations on intelligent spaces for learning and work, interaction design, and foresight strategy.

Posted by Michael Huang at 10:43 AM | Comments (0)