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
Division Council of Calit2

My research explores the cognitive consequences of computationally-based media. It is motivated by a belief that we are at the beginning of a paradigm shift in thinking about representational media, one that is starting to appreciate the importance of representations that are not only dynamic and interactive but that also adapt to the structure of tasks, the context of activities, and even our relationships with others. The goal is to understand the cognitive, computational, and social ecology of these dynamic interactive adaptive media.

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. My current work involves four intertwined activities: developing theory and methods, designing representations, implementing prototypes, and evaluating the effectiveness of systems and understanding the broader design space in which they are situated.

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.
(brief bio -  academic vitae)

current academic year (Course List)
Winter 2010 Cognitive Science 120: Human-Computer Interaction (class wiki)
Tues & Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM Cognitive Science 003
TA: Anne Marie Piper
IA: Matt Soave
Spring 2010 Cognitive Science 102C: Cognitive Design (class wiki)
Tues & Thurs
TA:
IAs:
recent research publications
Exploring the Accessibility and Appeal of Surface Computing for Older Adult Health Care Support
Anne Marie Pipoer, Ross Campbell, and James Hollan. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI2010), 2010, accepted. (PDF)
Engaging the Periphery for Communication on Mobile Phones
Lisa Cowan, William Griswold, Louise Barkhuus, and James Hollan. Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS), 2010 (PDF)
Setting the Stage for Embodied Activity: Small Group Discussion Around an Interactive Tabletop Display
Anne Marie Piper, Whitney Friedman, and James D. Hollan. In preparation (PDF)
Augmenting Interactive Tabletops with Translucent Tangible Controls
Malte Weiss, Jim Hollan, and Jan Borchers. Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays (Christian Müller-Tomfelde, Editor), in press (PDF)
Opportunities and Challenges for Augmented Environments: A Distributed Cognition Perspective
James D. Hollan and Edwin L. Hutchins. User Friendly Environments: From Meeting Rooms to Digital Collaborative Spaces ( S. Lahlou, Editor), in press (PDF)
Scaffolding Embodied Practices in Professional Education
Amaya Becvar and James D. Hollan. Mind, Culture, and Activity: An International Journal, in press (PDF)
Analyzing Multimodal Communication around a Shared Tabletop Display
Ann Marie Piper and James D. Hollan. Proceedings of the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW), September 9-11, 2009, Vienna, Austria, 283-302. (PDF)
Tabletop Displays for Small Group Study: Affordances of Paper versus Digital Materials
Ann Marie Piper and James D. Hollan. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI2009), 2009, 1227-1236. (PDF)
SLAP Widgets: Bridging the Gap Between Virtual and Physical Controls on Tabletops
Malte Weiss, Julie Wagner, Yvonne Jansen, Roger Jennings, Ramsin Khoshabeh, Jim Hollan, Jan Borchers. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI2009), 2009, 481-490. (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)
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, 2008, 433-442 (PDF)
Representational Gestures as Cognitive Artifacts for Developing Theories in a Scientific Laboratory
Amaya Becvar, James Hollan, and Edwin Hutchins. In Resources, Co-Evolution, and Artifacts: Theory in CSCW, Ackerman, M.S., Halverson, C.A., Erickson, T., and Kellogg, W.A. (Eds.), 2008, 117-143. (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)
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)
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)