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Overview

John Zimmerman is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Human-Computer Interaction, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, Epidemiology, and Safety Research.

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a diverse research portfolio combining technology with medical applications and AI. Notable publications include:

  • Effect of Long-term Continuous Cardiac Monitoring vs Usual Care on Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease, 2021, JAMA
  • How Experienced Designers of Enterprise Applications Engage AI as a Design Material, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Synergistic Integration of Large Language Models and Cognitive Architectures for Robust AI: An Exploratory Analysis, 2024, Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series
  • Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease, 2023, JAMA Neurology
  • UX designers pushing AI in the enterprise, 2020, interactions

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Jodi Forlizzi
  • Aaron Steinfeld
  • Pramod Sethi
  • Oscar J. Romero
  • Anthony Tomasic

They often publish in venues focused on human-computer interaction and interdisciplinary studies, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • JAMA

The core topics addressed in their work integrate innovative approaches to human-technology interaction with medical challenges, notably in cardiovascular health and stroke management. Key research themes include:

  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Language and Cultural Evolution
  • Topic Modeling

Best Publications

  • Research through design as a method for interaction design research in HCI

    John Zimmerman;Jodi Forlizzi;Shelley Evenson

  • Touch-screen image scrolling system and method

    John Zimmerman;Jacquelyn Annette Martino

  • The future of crowd work

    Aniket Kittur;Jeffrey V. Nickerson;Michael Bernstein;Elizabeth Gerber

  • Design Research Through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom

    Ilpo Koskinen;John Zimmerman;Thomas Binder;Johan Redstrom

  • User experience over time: an initial framework

    Evangelos Karapanos;John Zimmerman;Jodi Forlizzi;Jean-Bernard Martens

  • An analysis and critique of Research through Design: towards a formalization of a research approach

    John Zimmerman;Erik Stolterman;Jodi Forlizzi

  • I'm the mayor of my house: examining why people use foursquare - a social-driven location sharing application

    Janne Lindqvist;Justin Cranshaw;Jason Wiese;Jason Hong

  • Re-examining Whether, Why, and How Human-AI Interaction Is Uniquely Difficult to Design

    Qian Yang;Aaron Steinfeld;Carolyn Rosé;John Zimmerman

  • Principles of smart home control

    Scott Davidoff;Min Kyung Lee;Charles Yiu;John Zimmerman

  • UX Design Innovation: Challenges for Working with Machine Learning as a Design Material

    Graham Dove;Kim Halskov;Jodi Forlizzi;John Zimmerman

  • Research Through Design in HCI

    John Zimmerman;Jodi Forlizzi

  • Affective television monitoring and control in response to physiological data

    Nevenka Dimitrova;John Zimmerman;Lalitha Agnihotri

  • Affective television monitoring and control

    Nevenka Dimitrova;John Zimmerman;Lalitha Agnihotri

  • Critical design and critical theory: the challenge of designing for provocation

    Shaowen Bardzell;Jeffrey Bardzell;Jodi Forlizzi;John Zimmerman

  • Toss 'n' turn: smartphone as sleep and sleep quality detector

    Jun-Ki Min;Afsaneh Doryab;Jason Wiese;Shahriyar Amini

  • Teenagers and their virtual possessions: design opportunities and issues

    William Odom;John Zimmerman;Jodi Forlizzi

  • Breakaway: an ambient display designed to change human behavior

    Nassim Jafarinaimi;Jodi Forlizzi;Amy Hurst;John Zimmerman

  • Investigating How Experienced UX Designers Effectively Work with Machine Learning

    Qian Yang;Alex Scuito;John Zimmerman;Jodi Forlizzi

  • Unremarkable AI: Fitting Intelligent Decision Support into Critical, Clinical Decision-Making Processes

    Qian Yang;Aaron Steinfeld;John Zimmerman

  • Designing for slowness, anticipation and re-visitation: a long term field study of the photobox

    William T. Odom;Abigail J. Sellen;Richard Banks;David S. Kirk

  • Field trial of Tiramisu: crowd-sourcing bus arrival times to spur co-design

    John Zimmerman;Anthony Tomasic;Charles Garrod;Daisy Yoo

  • Rapidly exploring application design through speed dating

    Scott Davidoff;Min Kyung Lee;Anind K. Dey;John Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jodi Forlizzi
Jodi Forlizzi Carnegie Mellon University
Anthony Tomasic
Anthony Tomasic Carnegie Mellon University
Nevenka Dimitrova
Nevenka Dimitrova Philips (Finland)
Aaron Steinfeld
Aaron Steinfeld Carnegie Mellon University
William Odom
William Odom Simon Fraser University
Lalitha Agnihotri
Lalitha Agnihotri McGraw-Hill Education (United States)
Jason Hong
Jason Hong Carnegie Mellon University
Anind K. Dey
Anind K. Dey University of Washington
Brad A. Myers
Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University
Amy Hurst
Amy Hurst New York University

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