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Pedro Lopes
@plopesresearch
Assoc. Prof. of Comp. Science @uchicagocs / Human Computer Integration Lab / XR, haptics, hw / HCI lab: lab.plopes.org / music: plopesmusic.org
Chicago, IL
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Mar 20
    Text or video is not only form AI can take. In embodied-ai.tech (#CHI2026, Best Paper 🏆) we create an embodied AI that acts via muscle stimulation to perform physical tasks: e.g., place a bike on a bus rack and more! youtube.com/watch?v=pJM2Z8… by @yun_yh_ @romainnith
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Feb 14, 2020
    @nytimes on our Wearable Microphone Jammer (see it in action here: youtube.com/watch?v=-43-4L…). it uses ultrasound to disable surrounding microphones from recording you; lead by Heather Zheng & @ravenben with Yuxin Chen, Huiying Li, @tengshanyuan, Steven Nagels and I ->#chi2020 1/N
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Dec 13, 2023
    Potential applicants: you do **not** need publications to apply. I know this is becoming the norm, but this is **not** how my lab works. You need to enjoy research. Proof: Many of my PhDs had no papers prior to applying and they are rocking it! All info: lab.plopes.org
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Dec 13, 2023
    Come work with these amazing people in the Human Computer Integration lab at @UChicagoCS. We are recruiting PhD students (fully funded). Learn more at lab.plopes.org/#apply and apply to @UChicagoPSD until Dec 18th! Here's our last five projects: youtu.be/eV_QqeN1wKo?fe…
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    Pedro Lopes
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    May 5, 2022
    Best #CHI2022 news! I cannot express into words (nem sequer em português) how excited I am for my postdoc Jun Nishida (@JunNishidaLab) who will be an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland (@UofMaryland). おめでとうございます. 1/3
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Feb 15, 2022
    I've been selected as a #SloanFellow, deeply humbling and also a deep personal reminder that I could not have done any of this without the support of my students and of @UChicagoCS & @UChicagoPSD A thanks & congrats to these people👇(read about them at lab.plopes.org)
    Lovely photo of all my current students at the human computer integration lab, you can read their names at lab.plopes.org
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    Sloan Foundation
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    Feb 15, 2022
    Introducing… the winners of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship! These extraordinary researchers represent some of the most exciting young minds working today—and we are thrilled to support them. Meet the winners here: sloan.org/fellowships/20… #SloanFellow
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Apr 24, 2020
    our #chi2020 Trigeminal-based Temperature Illusions! video: youtu.be/pH68GNkb_fA an illusion of hot/cold using scents that stimulate the trigeminal nerve (e.g. mint). It uses 52x less power than a Peltier. First @sig_chi paper of @jas_x_flowers and we got a Best Paper award!
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Mar 9, 2021
    Naomi Wu (@RealSexyCyborg) did her own rendition of our wearable microphone jammer and it rocks aesthetically & functionally! Check it out, she's an amazing engineer! Inspired by our @sig_chi 20 paper w/ @heatherzheng @ravenben @tengshanyuan @yu4xinchen @HuiyingLi9 at @UChicagoCS
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    Naomi Wu 机械妖姬
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    Mar 6, 2021
    Now live for everyone! Cyberpunk Ultrasonic Microphone Jammer- with @JLCPCB! I also show off the new @Creality3dprint LD-006 4K LCD Printer using @esun3dfilament resin youtu.be/H1rozZ7ebxQ My videos get hidden- retweets and shares help. Thank you!
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Apr 4, 2023
    #CHI2023 just released the list of awarded papers for this year's @acm_chi conference 🎊 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2023/award… (click on tab to see honorable mentions too). Congratulations to all authors (including those not on the awards list, because everyone is advancing #hci knowledge!)🎊
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Apr 20, 2022
    Hardest part is saying goodbye! Soon three amazing students graduating (left2right): Joyce (undergrad->PhD at UCSB), Arata (intern->PhD at Saarland), and Yujie (Master student->PhD at Stanford). We are super proud & excited for their next journey; let me tell you about them 1/5
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Jan 3, 2024
    Human-computer interaction researchers, mark your calendars for #UIST2024: uist.acm.org/2024/ Oct 13-16 in Pittsburgh, US. Important Dates: March 27: Abstracts due April 3: Papers due🤩 w/ @lining_yao @mynkgoel @alexiiion RT @ACMUIST @sigchi #hci #haptics #vr #all_hci
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Feb 12, 2024
    This analysis of our work on integrating living organisms inside of interactive devices (e.g. a smartwatch with a slime mold that the user must care for) is really on point! Work by @xjasminelu :
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Nov 8, 2022
    #CHI2023 reviewers requesting studies in 5-weeks. I'm all in favor of intellectual debate but you might consider that some authors might be in a place where the **institutional review board** that approves user studies needs way (!) more time than that = out of authors' control
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Aug 10, 2022
    Today I presented "#Haptics : A Touch of the #Metaverse", by sharing the stage with Nicholas Colonnese (from @RealityLabs ) at #SIGGRAPH2022 ...in which we explored the future of #VR/#AR/#XR haptics! Here are some slides/photos from our @siggraph frontiers session! 1/5
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    Pedro Lopes
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    Apr 27, 2024
    I know everyone is celebrating #chi2024 papers and maybe we should be too, but, the thrill of a class sending off their PCBs to the factory is too amazing. 95% of these students never made a circuit and look at six weeks later! Thanks to @tengshanyuan and @romainnith #electronics
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