About
MHCI @ CMU
This project originated from the Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) program at Carnegie Mellon University.
The MHCI program is the world's first dedicated to preparing professionals for careers in human-computer interaction, user experience design, and user-centered research. Integrating service and design thinking into a rigorous HCI curriculum, it equips students to shape the future of human-technology interactions.
Since its first graduating class in 1997, the program has produced over 1,000 MHCI graduates. They now lead as user researchers, experience designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and software developers. Most importantly, they drive technology's future in companies worldwide.
Meet the team
We are a team of UX designers and researchers who met during our time in the Master of Human-Computer Interaction program at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. This project grew out of a seven-month research collaboration with South Fayette School District, where we each contributed across research, synthesis, and design. Since graduating, we've taken our work further — turning what started as a capstone project into a living resource for educators and designers who care about how learning gets designed.
Lawrence Zheng
Senior Product Designer
EXPERTISE
UX Design, UX Research, Prototyping, Information Architecture
Simran Chawla
Senior Product Designer
EXPERTISE
UX Design, Product Design, UX Research, Service Design
Manvi Gupta
Product Consultant
EXPERTISE
UX Research and Strategy, Product Design, UI Development
Archana Ramakrishnan
Learning Experience Designer
EXPERTISE
UX Design, UX Research, Software Engineering, Journalism
Jenny Liu
Product Designer
EXPERTISE
UI, UX Research, Web design, Print design, Illustration, Typography
Special thanks to
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Megan Guidi
- Auldyn Matthews-McGee
- Skip Shelly
- Jennifer McPherson
- Jessica Vogt
- Cameil Ruffing
- Nicole Willis
- Erik Harpstead
- Geoff Kaufman
- Heather Kelley
- Stacie Rohrbach
- Lauren Herckis
- Amy Ogan
- Ken Koedinger
SOUTH FAYETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Matthew Callison
- Jim Hausman
- Laura Hartzell
- Robert Butts
- Erin Crimone
- Emily Sharro
- Chuck Herring
- All students, teachers and parents who supported us and participated in our research
OTHER DOMAIN EXPERTS
- Jeremy Young
- Patrick Sullivan
- David Clifford
- Micheal Mathews
- Katherine Downs
- Michael Bridges