Lonnie Chien
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science at Cornell Tech
I am an incoming Ph.D. student in computer science at Cornell University advised by Thijs Roumen.
My current research in human-computer interaction (HCI) explores embodied interaction and haptic feedback for wearable devices—in particular, how multimodal output (e.g., proprioception, tactile) can improve input capabilities and accuracy.
I received pre-doctoral training from Pedro Lopes at the University of Chicago, where I hold an MS in Computer Science. I received a BS in engineering and applied mathematics from Swarthmore College.
Recent News
- 2026.04 Accepted an admission offer to the Ph.D. in Computer Science at Cornell University!
- 2026.04 Presenting Embodied Devices at CHI 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2026.04 Presenting Embodied Devices at the People and Technology seminar at UChicago.
- 2026.03 Completed my M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Chicago.
- 2026.01 Embodied Devices paper was accepted to CHI 2026!
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- 2025.06 Received the Harper Award for Exceptional Performance in a Course in Usable Privacy and Security.
- 2024.09 Joined the Human-Computer Integration Lab at UChicago and began my Master's degree.
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