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Hope Chidziwisano<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hope Chidziwisano is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and artificial intelligence. Specifically, he leverages human-centered approaches and his background in computer science to design, develop, and deploy novel technologies that can potentially solve some of the challenges facing resource-constrained areas. Hope\u2019s research has received recognition from Google Research and ACM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope was a fellow in the Data Science for Social Good program; a program affiliated with the University of Washington\u2019s eScience Institute. He used his expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning to contribute to a project on identifying disinformation in online news articles. Hope has also participated in the Global Innovation Exchange program (University of Washington and Tsinghua University) where he practiced various human-centered design methods to develop novel sensing techniques, user-friendly interfaces, and cutting-edge computer technologies. Before joining UT Knoxville, Hope was a postdoctoral fellow in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/div><\/h2>
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  • PhD in Information and Media, Michigan State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • MA in Information and Media, Michigan State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • BSc in Computer Science and Physics, University of Malawi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interests<\/div><\/h2>
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    • Human Computer Interaction (HCI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ubiquitous computing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Information and communication technologies for development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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