Distinguished Recent Alumni Award
CAS ’05, CIMS ’06
Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
Chris Harrison is assistant professor of human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University, where he investigates sensing technologies and interaction techniques. Harrison is at the forefront of developing technologies that allow the human body to be used as an interactive platform.
Harrison was named a Forbes top 30 scientists under 30, a top 35 innovator under 35 by MIT Technology Review, and one of six innovators to watch in 2013 by Smithsonian. He has been awarded fellowships by Google, Microsoft Research, and Qualcomm. He is CTO of Qeexo, a touchscreen technology startup.
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