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Master of Science in HCDE: Information Session

Interested in learning more about the Master of Science in Human Centered Design & Engineering? This session will provide an overview of the degree program, including curriculum, admissions requirements, and application, with time to meet with current students at the end.  RSVP here ». Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Alex Llapitan. Event Types: Information Sessions. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Target Audience: Prospective HCDE Master's Students. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io.

Q&A PhD to Industry Panel (Virtual)

Panel for 3+ year PhD students interested in careers in industry. Zoom link will be shared via email. Come with questions! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Kathleen Rascon, khorenst@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE PhDs and PhD students working with HCDE Faculty. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Marine Energy Fall Seminars: Industry Trailblazer Paul Murphy

Pacific Marine Energy Center Industry trailblazer Paul Murphy (cofounder, Marine Situ) shares stories about his career paths and journey through marine energy. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99443071583. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jtwedt@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Pacific Marine Energy Center jtwedt@uw.edu. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

CREATE-HuskyADAPT Panel Discussion

Morgan Tweed, an Accessibility Specialist, Plan Examiner, and Activist from Studio Pacifica, will be giving our fall lecture this year. Join us to learn about Morgan’s experiences designing for accessibility in architecture and beyond. Register by November 9. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Paul G. Allen Center For Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). Campus room: Gates Commons. Accessibility Contact: apfist8@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Student Activities. Event sponsors: Co-sponsored by CREATE and HuskyADAPT. Target Audience: UW students interested in accessibility. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

HCDE Career Trek: Blue Origin

Join HCDE for our first-ever Career Trek to Blue Origin. Talk with designers, step inside a simulator, and soak up the future of space travel during this special visit. This trek is especially suited for students interested in speculative design, space, and the future of travel. Eligibility: Due to Blue Origin’s business requirements, participants must be US citizens or green card holders. How to join: Application instructions will be shared in HCDE’s Tuesday Tips near the start of the school year. Questions? Email Melissa Ewing at mewing3@uw.edu. HCDE students are responsible for their own transportation. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Target Audience: HCDE students only. Thursday, November 13, 2025. Blue Origin office in Kent.

Quick Questions Drop-In Advising: Current HCDE BS Students

Quick questions drop-in advising with our HCDE BS adviser. Note: These drop-in advising sessions are intended for quick questions and for current HCDE BS students only. Current HCDE BS students seeking a more in-depth advising conversation or prospective HCDE BS students should instead book an advising appointment. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98076420726. Campus room: Virtual; login with UWNetID required. Accessibility Contact: Meghan Oxley, what@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Current HCDE undergraduates only. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Zoom.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sayamindu Dasgupta, "Living with data: Some reflections on implications for learning, epistemology, and design"

Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion.   November 13, 2025 Sayamindu Dasgupta Assistant Professor, HCDE Living with data: Some reflections on implications for learning, epistemology, and design As quantitative data plays an increasingly prominent role in shaping our society and our daily lives, the need to support young people in learning about data and data-driven processes has become a pressing concern. Furthermore, with the growing ubiquity of quantitative data, ways of knowing and… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

HCDE Preliminary Exam

Join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for PhD Preliminary Exam Presentations. These are 25-minute public research presentations by HCDE PhD students in the second year of their program. November 14 Allen Auditorium 10 a.m. | Rene Capella “I’m jealous of this clock” Emotions in Designer Subjectivity and the Impact on Design Outcomes 10:30 a.m. | Lucy Jiang     Unseen City Canvases: Exploring Blind and Low Vision People’s Perspectives on Urban and Public Art Accessibility 11:00 a.m. | Anna Lindner “Showcasing My Best Self”: The Impact of Augmented Reality (AR) in High-Stakes  Online Job Interviews 11:30 a.m. | Vishnu Napa Ravikumar     A Mathematical Framework for the Analysis of Innovation System Inequality: Foundations for Empirical Research. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Melissa Ewing, mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Friday, November 14, 2025.

Deadline to sponsor a capstone project

Do you work or volunteer with an organization that could benefit from human-centered design? Consider sponsoring a project for HCDE’s 2026 Capstone program. With 50 projects planned, we’re grateful to alumni and community members who mentor, sponsor, or connect us with potential partners. Benefits of supporting a project Get hundreds of hours from a team of students skilled in user research, human-centered design methods, and interaction design , Discover a fresh perspective on a problem or area of interest , Connect with UW and gain recognition as a valued HCDE supporter , Receive leadership opportunities for company mentors , Gain in-depth student interaction and opportunity for recruitment, Audience: Organizations with non-mission-critical challenges that can be addressed through human-centered design, including research, ideation, and prototyping. Find additional details and project proposal form here » Questions? Contact Melissa Ewing (mewing3@uw.edu), Outreach and Partnerships Manager, to discuss… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Saturday, November 15, 2025. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Information Session: Bachelor of Science in HCDE

Are you a prospective student interested in learning about the undergraduate program in Human Centered Design & Engineering? Join our undergraduate peer advisors for an overview of the program, curriculum, and application process. Bring your questions and join us! Note: You will need to be logged into a Zoom account to join this event. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98207636968. Campus room: Virtual. Accessibility Contact: Meghan Oxley, what@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Student Activities. Target Audience: Prospective students interested in learning more about applying to the HCDE BS program. Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

PMEC-UW Fall All Hands Meeting

Pacific Marine Energy Center Agenda: 2:00 Meet PMEC's new Associate Directors Emma Cotter and Owen Williams 2:05 Director Updates 2:10 Community Conversation 2:30 Quick Talks (x4)  -- five minute presentations highlighting new and ongoing research projects. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: Sieg Building Room 433. Accessibility Contact: jtwedt@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Event sponsors: . Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Quick Questions Drop-In Advising: Current HCDE BS Students

Quick questions drop-in advising with our HCDE BS adviser. Note: These drop-in advising sessions are intended for quick questions and for current HCDE BS students only. Current HCDE BS students seeking a more in-depth advising conversation or prospective HCDE BS students should instead book an advising appointment. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98076420726. Campus room: Virtual; login with UWNetID required. Accessibility Contact: Meghan Oxley, what@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Current HCDE undergraduates only. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Zoom.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Cecilia Aragon

Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion. Check back for talk details, which will be added to this page leading up to each presentation. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Dissertation Proposal: Pitch Sinlapanuntakul, "Designing for Human Values and Against Harm in AI Concept Envisioning"

The HCDE and DUB communities are invited to attend a dissertation proposal defense by PhD candidate Pitch Sinlapanuntakul. Designing for Human Values and Against Harm in AI Concept Envisioning, Proposal Abstract:The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into society demands proactive, value-oriented design that anticipates and mitigates harms. Yet harm recognition is often reactive, addressed through checklists late in AI development or after deployment when impact is widespread. This dissertation investigates how designers can embed human values early in AI concept development to promote beneficial outcomes and prevent potential harms. Across three studies, I examine how values are externalized, negotiated, and operationalized in concept envisioning. Study 1 explores how designers engage with generative AI tools to translate abstract values into AI design concepts. Study 2 builds on these insights by designing and evaluating a toolkit that scaffolds multi-level reasoning, supporting technical… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97469381413. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Friday, November 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Zoom.

Thanksgiving Day

No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 27, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Native American Heritage Day

No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics. Friday, November 28, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Quick Questions Drop-In Advising: Current HCDE BS Students

Quick questions drop-in advising with our HCDE BS adviser. Note: These drop-in advising sessions are intended for quick questions and for current HCDE BS students only. Current HCDE BS students seeking a more in-depth advising conversation or prospective HCDE BS students should instead book an advising appointment. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98076420726. Campus room: Virtual; login with UWNetID required. Accessibility Contact: Meghan Oxley, what@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Target Audience: Current HCDE undergraduates only. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Zoom.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sucheta Ghoshal

Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion. Talk details coming soon. About the presenter, Sucheta Ghoshal is an assistant professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington (UW) where she directs the research group Inquilab. She is interested in studying—and building—computational cultures that refuse, resist, subvert, or exceed the state and market imaginaries of computing. As a community organizer and researcher, she has worked across South… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Master of Science in HCDE: Information Session

Interested in learning more about the Master of Science in Human Centered Design & Engineering? This session will provide an overview of the degree program, including curriculum, admissions requirements, and application, with time to meet with current students at the end.  RSVP here ». Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Alex Llapitan. Event Types: Information Sessions. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Target Audience: Prospective HCDE Master's Students. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit engrwashington.event451.sites.451.io.

Marine Energy Fall Seminars: Industry Trailblazer Grace Chang

Pacific Marine Energy Center Industry trailblazers Grace Chang, (director of Research and Development, Integral Consulting) shares stories about her career path and journey through marine energy. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99443071583. Campus room: Online. Accessibility Contact: jtwedt@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Pacific Marine Energy Center jtwedt@uw.edu. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Deadline to sign up for Mentorship Pods

Share your experiences, support the next generation, and gain fresh perspectives by serving as a mentor. As a mentor, you will: Connect with 2–4 students in monthly small-group sessions (January–May 2025), either in person or virtually , Spend about one hour per session , Receive digital resources to guide your conversations , Reflect on your own career journey while supporting others, Find additional details and sign up here, Questions? Contact Melissa Ewing (mewing3@uw.edu), Outreach and Partnerships Manager, to discuss your project ideas or submit a proposal here. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Target Audience: HCDE alumni, industry partners. Monday, December 15, 2025. For more info visit docs.google.com.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang, Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. Event sponsors: The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Target Audience: Computing instructors. Thursday, December 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Christmas Day

No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 25, 2025. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

New Year's Day

No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, January 1, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

HCDE Alumni Meet-Up in Bellevue

Calling all HCDE alumni: Join us for an informal meet-up in Bellevue!  Contact Melissa Ewing at mewing3@uw.edu if you would like to help plan this event. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Target Audience: HCDE alumni & GIX alumni. Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Bellevue, WA.