Scholar
John Zimmerman
Google Scholar ID: A-4JUL4AAAAJ
Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon Unviersity
Citations & Impact
Citations
12,522
H-index
43
i10-index
101
Publications
20
Co-authors
188
list available
Contact
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Developed the 'reverse alarm clock' to prevent young children from waking parents
- Designed the 'smart activity bag' to help parents delegate activity preparation to children
- Created the 'family time flow' system that learns and supports family routines
- Researching how teens construct value through virtual possessions (music, photos, texts, avatars, social profiles)
- Developed the VIO system: automatically identifies emails requiring database updates, pre-fills forms, and awaits user approval
- Developed the MIXER system: enables workers to automate information retrieval by demonstrating patterns
- Initiating a new project on a decision support tool for physicians
Research Experience
- Currently on sabbatical with the Designing Quality in Interaction group at Eindhoven University of Technology (until December 2011)
- Previously worked at Philips Research, initiating work on combining human and machine intelligence
- Collaborated with Jodi Forlizzi and Erik Stolterman on theory-building through design
- Co-authoring a book on 'Constructive Design Research' with Ilpo Koskinen, Thomas Binder, Johan Redström, and Stephan Wensveen, proposing three approaches: lab, field, and showroom
- Collaborating with Anthony Tomasic on automation systems for non-programming office workers
