J a m e s  D.  H o l l a n
Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science
Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0515

RESEARCH GROUPS and RESEARCH AFFILATIONS:
Distributed Cognition and Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory
Ubiquitous Computing and Social Dynamics Research Group
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
My research explores the cognitive consequences of computationally-based media. The goal is to understand the cognitive, computational, and social ecology of dynamic interactive media as the basis for designing computer-mediated interaction and communication. My interests span across cognitive ethnography, distributed and embodied cognition, human-computer interaction, multiscale information visualization, multimodal interaction, and software tools for visualization and interaction. Current research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Microsoft Research, the UC MICRO Program, and the Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Collaboratories Program. Recently completed research has been funded by California's Digital Media Innovation Program, Darpa, Intel, Microsoft, Nissan, NSF, and Sony. Email is the best way to contact me.
(NSF Bio  –  Full Bio)
recent research publications (Publication List)
Supporting Medical Conversations Between Deaf and Hearing Individuals with Tabletop Displays
Anne Marie Piper and James D. Hollan. CSCW 2008: ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work (PDF)
Tapping and Rubbing: Exploring New Dimensions of Tactile Feedback with Voice Coil Motors
Kevin A. Li, Patrick Baudisch, William G. Griswold, and James D. Hollan. UIST 2008: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (PDF)
A Diary Study of Mobile Information Needs
Timothy Sohn, Kevin A. Li, William G. Griswold, and James D. Hollan. CHI 2008: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (PDF)
Papiercraft: A Gesture-Based Command System for Interactive Paper
Chunyuan Liao, François Guimbretière, Ken Hinckley, and James D. Hollan. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 14, 4 (Jan. 2008), 1-27 (PDF)
SLAP: Silicone Illuminated Active Peripherals
Malte Weiss, Roger Jennings, Julie Wagner, Ramsin Khoshabeh, Jan Borchers, and James D. Hollan. IEEE Tabletops and Interactive Surfaces, October 1-3, 2008, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (PDF)
courses current academic year (Course List)
fall 2008 Cognitive Science 120: Human-Computer Interaction (class wiki)
Tues & Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM · Peterson 104
TA: Anne Marie Piper
IAs: Amanda Lazar and Anna Ostberg
Winter 2009 Cognitive Science 121: Human-Computer Interaction Programming Techniques (class wiki)
Tues & Thurs,
TA: Patrick Gallagher
IA:
Spring 2009 Sabbatical Leave