Human Development Lab

@ Carnegie Mellon University

Selected Publications*

Human Computer Interaction for Development: Changing HCI to Change the World. Susan M. Dray, Ann E. Light, Andy Dearden, Vanessa Evers, Melissa Densmore, Divya Ramachandran, Matthew Kam, Gary Marsden, Nithya Sambasivan, Thomas Smyth, Darelle van Gruenen, and Niall Winters. In Julie Jacko (Ed.), The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, 3rd Edition (Human Factors and Ergonomics), CRC Press, 2012, pp. 1369 – 1394.

Improving Literacy in Developing Countries Using Speech Recognition-Supported Games on Mobile Devices. Anuj Kumar, Pooja Reddy, Anuj Tewari, Rajat Agrawal, and Matthew Kam. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’12), Austin, Texas, May 5-10, 2012

SMART: Speech-enabled Mobile Assisted Reading Technology, for word comprehension. Anuj Kumar, Pooja Reddy, and Matthew Kam. In Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED ’11), Christchurch, New Zealand, June 29-July 1, 2011 (translated into Romanian by azoft)

When a Console Game Becomes CSCL: Play, Participatory Learning and 8-Bit Home Computing in India. Derek Lomas, Dixie Ching, Christopher Hoadley, Kishan Patel, and Matthew Kam. In Proceedings of ISLS Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL ’11), Hong Kong, July 4-8, 2011

Towards a Design Model for Women's Empowerment in the Developing World. Geeta Shroff, and Matthew Kam. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’11), Vancouver, Canada, May 7-12, 2011

Productive Oral Vocabulary Knowledge in Word Reading: An Intervention Study using Cellphone Games in Rural India. Anuj Kumar, Pooja Reddy, and Matthew Kam. Presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (AAAL ’11), Chicago, March 26-29, 2011

Rethinking Speech Recognition on Mobile Devices. Anuj Kumar, Anuj Tewari, Seth Horrigan, Matthew Kam, Florian Metze, and John Canny. Position paper for Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions, in Proceedings of ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI ’11), Palo Alto, February 13-16, 2011

Using Mobile Phones to Investigate the Effect of Productive Lexical Processing on Word Recognition in Rural India. Anuj Kumar, Pooja Reddy, and Matthew Kam. Presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF ’10), University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, October 14-17, 2010

An Exploratory Study of Unsupervised Mobile Learning in Rural India. Anuj Kumar, Anuj Tewari, Geeta Shroff, Deepti Chittamuru, Matthew Kam, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’10), Atlanta, Georgia, April 10-15, 2010 Best Paper Honorable Mention

Let's Play Chinese Characters - Mobile Learning Approaches via Culturally Inspired Group Games. Feng Tian, Fei Lv, Jingtao Wang, Hongan Wang, Wencan Luo, Matthew Kam, Vidya Setlur, Guozhong Dai, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’10), Atlanta, Georgia, April 10-15, 2010

Human-Computer Interaction for Development: The Past, Present and Future. Melissa Ho, Thomas Smyth, Matthew Kam, and Andy Dearden. In Information Technology and International Development (ITID), Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009

Reducing Dominance in Multiple-Mouse Learning Activities. Andrea Moed, Owen Otto, Joyojeet Pal, Udai Pawar Singh, Matthew Kam, and Kentaro Toyama. In Proceedings of Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL ’09), Rhodes, Greece, June 8-13, 2009

Improving Literacy in Rural India: Cellphone Games in an After-School Program. Matthew Kam, Anuj Kumar, Shirley Jain, Akhil Mathur, and John Canny. In Proceedings of IEEE/ACM Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Development (ICTD ’09), Doha, Qatar, April 17-19, 2009

Designing Digital Games for Rural Children: A Study of Traditional Village Games in India. Matthew Kam, Akhil Mathur, Anuj Kumar, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’09), Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-9, 2009 Best Paper Honorable Mention

Involving Local Undergraduates in Fieldwork. Matthew Kam. In ACM interactions, July-August 2008 issue (translated into Chinese by uiGarden for practitioners in China)

Designing E-Learning Games for Rural Children in India: A Format for Balancing Learning with Fun. Matthew Kam, Aishvarya Agarwal, Anuj Kumar, Siddhartha Lal, Akhil Mathur, Anuj Tewari, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS ’08), Cape Town, South Africa, February 25-27, 2008

Mobile Gaming with Children in Rural India: Contextual Factors in the Use of Game Design Patterns. Matthew Kam, Vijay Rudraraju, Anuj Tewari, and John Canny. In Proceedings of 3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference (DiGRA ’07), Tokyo, Japan, September 24-28, 2007

Localized Iterative Design for Language Learning in Underdeveloped Regions: The PACE Framework. Matthew Kam, Divya Ramachandran, Varun Devanathan, Anuj Tewari, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’07), San Jose, California, USA, April 28-May 3, 2007, pp. 1097-1106

Social Dynamics of Early Stage Co-Design in Developing Regions. Divya Ramachandran, Matthew Kam, Jane Chiu, John Canny, and James L. Frankel. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’07), San Jose, California, USA, April 28-May 3, 2007, pp. 1087-1096

Practical Considerations for Participatory Design with Rural School Children in Underdeveloped Regions: Early Reflections from the Field. Matthew Kam, Divya Ramachandran, Anand Raghavan, Jane Chiu, Urvashi Sahni, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC ’06), Tampere, Finland, June 7-9, 2006, pp. 25-32

The Case for Technology in Developing Regions. Eric Brewer, Michael Demmer, Bowei Du, Melissa Ho, Matthew Kam, Sergiu Nedevschi, Joyojeet Pal, Rabin Patra, Sonesh Surana, and Kevin Fall. In IEEE Computer, Volume 38, Number 6, June 2005, pp. 25-38

Lessons from Deploying the Remote Transaction System With Three Microfinance Institutions in Uganda. Matthew Kam, and Tu Tran. In Proceedings of UNIDO-UC Berkeley "Bridging the Divide" Conference, Berkeley, California, April 21-23, 2005.

Livenotes: A System for Cooperative and Augmented Note-Taking in Lectures. Matthew Kam, Jingtao Wang, Alastair Iles, Eric Tse, Jane Chiu, Daniel Glaser, Orna Tarshish, and John Canny. In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’05), Portland, Oregon, USA, April 5-7, 2005, pp. 531-540

Learning via Distributed Dialogue: Livenotes and Handheld Wireless Technology. Alastair Iles, Daniel Glaser, Matthew Kam, and John Canny. In Proceedings of Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL ’02), Boulder, Colorado, USA, January 7-11, 2002

 

We are committed to the highest standards of multidisciplinary collaboration and research. This means that we continue to publish in academic venues that span computer science, human-computer interaction, international development, learning sciences, language acquisition and videogame studies.

* a note about disciplinary differences: journal papers are generally viewed as the gold standard in academia for archival publications. However, given how fast technological innovations and trends supersede the lengthy review and publication process associated with journals, North American computer science communities adopt conference publications as the primary archival venue for the timely dissemination of peer-reviewed results.