PhD in Human-Computer Interaction

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Overview

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) stands at the core of how people engage with computing technology. Its mission is to optimize this interaction by designing highly effective technologies that prioritize human physical and mental well-being, alongside long-term ecosystem sustainability. As a discipline, HCI endeavors to create intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable interfaces, platforms, and systems that blend seamlessly into our lives. This demands a profound understanding of human characteristics and embraces a multidisciplinary lens, encompassing fields such as physiology, neuroscience, psychology, design, anthropology, and ethics. HCI also delves deeply into the social, historical, and cultural contexts of technology. In summary, HCI's aim is to forge usable, useful, effective, and ethical technological experiences that empower individuals, groups, and communities, enriching society as a whole.

Full time Mode
60 Credits
On Campus Location

Welcome to the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Department at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). We're at the forefront of a pivotal new era, merging human-centered design with cutting-edge AI to shape a future where AI augments and amplifies human bodies and minds. Our focus is on building transparent, interrogable AI systems that provide intuitive, equitable, communicative, adaptive, and genuinely beneficial experiences for everyone.

At MBZUAI, we believe AI's true potential is unlocked only when deeply rooted in understanding diverse human needs, behaviors, and societal contexts. Our HCI department is dedicated to equipping the next generation of AI leaders with the skills to create computational experiences that foster meaningful human interactions. Our rapidly growing faculty brings together expertise from psychology, neuroscience, computer science, cognitive science, social studies, and design. The department's diverse expertise drives its innovative, human-focused research. This research aims to solve practical problems by addressing a wide range of issues—from making AI ethical and interactive interfaces "smart", to understanding AI's societal impact and discussing human augmentation—all with the goal of improving individual well-being and fostering better societies.