Daniel Epstein

@daye_nam @UCIrvine We're excited that you're joining us!

I'm excited to share that I'll be joining @UCIrvine as an Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2025! I'm looking forward to working with amazing colleagues and students to empower programmers using AI and HCI. Come join us—I’m recruiting students!

Hi, I am seeking one student for PhD in 25 Fall. Anyone passionate about HCI research with a focus on HEALTH is welcome to apply and reach out. Please email me your CV and brief descriptions of your preferred research topics, with the subject [PhD Application]. #hci #PHD

Nice write up in NYT including some connections to our work on understanding mood tracking: mental.jmir.org/2021/8/e29368 @jmirpub w/ @daepstein @jocelynclai

I'm not sure how my career will change now that I have tenure, but I look forward to spending more time with @elena_agapie and Ansel. Elena, I appreciate your support in all aspects of life, and look forward to more adventures together as a family.

Many thanks to @ProfJayFo and @smunson for helping me develop as a researcher. I've been lucky to have a great peer network including @sweetflute, @MaybeRaviKarkar, @klukoff, @aarontram, Stacy Branham, @dude_crooks, Joshua Garcia, @iftekhar_ahmedi, and Theresa Tanenbaum.

Starting July 1st, I'll be an Associate Professor with Tenure! Looking forward to continuing to UCI and my broader research community for many more years to come.

Congratulations @Luke_ms on passing his dissertation defense! Great job contributing understanding of how multi-device tracking can better support individuals and families. @gillianrhayes and I are excited to keep following your work, @UIowaCS is lucky to have you!

Yay @Xi_Lu_HCI, she passed her dissertation defense! Great work contributing synthesis of personal, collaborative, and sociocultural components of tracking ecosystems. My first advisee to defend, I'm a proud advisor! Looking forward to following your work as faculty at @UBuffalo.

🚀 Want to be an Associate Chair (AC) for the #CHI2025 Full Papers track? Here's your chance! Volunteer by May 8th to help shape the future of #CHI. It's a great opportunity to get involved and make a difference in the community. @SIGCHI (1/2)

🧵How do LLM-driven chatbots with "long-term memory" affect socially isolated people's self-disclosure and engagement? Our #CHI2024 paper, led by @ekjo15, examines the case of CareCall, an LLM-driven voice chatbot deployed as a public health intervention. (1/5) #HCI #NLProc

A group of us are looking into the possibility of a SIGCHI-sponsored HCI+Health conference. If you're working at the intersection of HCI and Health, we would appreciate your feedback on format, interest in participating, and willingness to volunteer! uci.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9B…

Have you experienced fraudulence while conducting an HCI study? You are not alone! Consider submitting a case study to our @acm_chi #chi2024 workshop to discuss experiences, define fraud, brainstorm strategies on research integrity, and build community. bit.ly/frdhci

@roboticwrestler @naz_andalibi Also super meta, a review of reviews in HCI: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.114…

@naz_andalibi A bit meta: "The Systematic Review-lution: A Manifesto to Promote Rigour and Inclusivity in Research Synthesis" (altCHI'23)

We're hiring a professor of teaching (tenured/tenure-track) in HCI+D at @UCI_Informatics! Great for someone with ties to industry. Happy to answer any questions about the position. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08654

🎉Excited to share my first paper in JMIR Mental Health! 🎉We dived into user perspectives on whether and how commercial teletherapy apps abide by ethical principles. Big shoutout to @steveschueller, @daepstein, and Whitney Kouaho for the awesome collaboration!

Hi everyone. I am leading a research project at UC Irvine advised by @daepstein where we're trying to learn how to best support people in making custom watch faces. In this study we will hold one interview lasting 90-120 minutes total where we will have a short drawing activity.

@chinmay Shameless self-promotion, but I learned a lot collaborating with NAVER on their deployment of CareCall dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/35…

Friends, for my course on Human-AI interaction, I would like to include a topic on Agents (powered by LLMs?) What papers should I suggest students read? (Yes, autogpt is fun, but I want papers so students learn both the possibilities and the limitations.)

Congratulations to @ekjo15 for advancing to candidacy today! She did a great job bringing together important work around how infrastructures influence technology use around mental health and well-being.