CS474: Human Computer Interaction

Bill Mongan

Welcome to CS474!

About Me

  • Born in Delaware County, PA
  • Married in Carmel, CA in 2015

About Me

  • Upper Darby High School Class of 2000
  • Drexel University Class of 2005
  • Completed my PhD at Drexel in 2018

Picture of Me

About Me

  • I am a private pilot who loves to travel

About Me

  • We love animals and have two cats
  • … plus some occasional visitors!

About Me

  • I use computing (specifically Machine Learning and Signal Processing)…
    • To improve public health
    • To leverage technology to mitigate side-effects and to improve access to care

What this Course is About

  • How do humans interact with technology?
  • How should they?
  • How do we determine what is a good design?

What this Course is About

  • Can you think of examples of poor designs in your everyday lives?

LA Street Sign Assembly From Jorge Gonzales, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ A Better Street Sign Design by Nikki Sylianteng, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

What this Course is About

  • Design flaws can be dangerous!
  • What’s wrong with this?

A Delivery Robot Blocks a Curb Cut; From the National Center for Mobility Management

What this Course is About

  • This course explores the intersection of human psychology and physiology, stakeholder-based design, sociology, and ethical considerations

Class Logistics and Culture

  • Class website and syllabus: http://www.billmongan.com/Ursinus-CS474
  • Challenging but fun!
  • Communicate with me and the TA’s often - we enjoy it.
  • If you know stuff, use it for good to help others!