Haiyi Zhu

Associate Professor

Human-Computer Interaction Institute

  • Associate Professor
    Human-Computer Interaction Institute
  • Newell-Simon Hall 3615, Carnegie Mellon Human-Computer Interaction Institute, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

BIO

I am an Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and the Director of HCI Undergraduate Programs at Carnegie Mellon University. I also direct the Social AI Group at CMU. My research has secured over twelve million dollars in funding through multiple programs at the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, TelePerformance(TP), Amazon, Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), ZS, Toyota Research Institute (TRI), and various industry sponsors. My research has an h-index of 41. I have received 14 best paper–type awards at venues such as CHI, CSCW, Human Factors, and CHIWORK, as well as honors including Pittsburgh’s 40 Under 40 and the Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence.

Pronounce my first name: “High-ee”.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, United States2015 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2019 - 1 Jul 2022
  • Associate Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 2022 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2015
  • Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2012
  • B.S., Computer Science
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China2009

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions