Scholar
Ehsan Hoque
Google Scholar ID: ZJrR0KQAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, University of Rochester
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,941
H-index
32
i10-index
67
Publications
20
Co-authors
53
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2025
- ACM UbiComp 10-Year Impact Award, 2023
- ACM Distinguished Member, 2022
- Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine, National Academy of Medicine, 2020
- Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (ECASE-ARMY), 2019
- NSF CAREER Award, 2018 (building on NSF CRII, 2015)
- Named one of Science News’ '10 Scientists to Watch' (The SN 10), 2017
- Penn State University Alumni Achievement Award, 2017
- MIT Technology Review TR35 Innovator Under 35, 2016
- Google Faculty Research Award recipient in 2014, 2016, and 2020
- Patent in 2012 introduced the concept of a computer as a conversation coach, later implemented by Microsoft as 'Speaker Coach' in PowerPoint
- Co-developed 'Otto', the first interactive Autonomatronics figure that can see, hear, and engage with live audiences at Disney Imagineering in 2009
- Published in npj Parkinson's Disease and NEJM AI in 2025
- Graduated 10th PhD student in June 2025
Background
- Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester
- Co-leads the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction (ROC HCI) Group
- Affiliated with the newly formed Institute for Human Health and the Environment
- Research aims to use artificial intelligence to amplify human ability
- Models human behavior dynamics using machine learning, computer vision, and network science, and designs interactive systems to promote equity and access in healthcare and education
- Applications include supporting individuals with autism, severe anxiety, neurodegenerative diseases, PTSD, aging, terminal illness, as well as public speaking, job interviews, music training, negotiations, collaboration, and credibility assessment
Miscellany
- Active research projects include Parkinson’s analysis, PTSD, creativity in social networks, climate change, and end-of-life communication
- Keynote speaker at Saudi MedTech 2025 (August 2025)
- Invited to a U.S. National Academies workshop on Climate Change and Health Policy (December 2024)
- Invited speaker at the 1st International Conference on Innovations in Parkinson's Disease (November 2024)
- Invited to the Macy Foundation annual board meeting (November 2024)
