Human Centered Design Courses

When Design Equals Planning - Computational Approaches to Robot Design

Exploring the intersection of robot design and planning, this seminar discusses computational approaches to simplify design processes and make formal statements about design feasibility across various robotic systems.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Catalyzing AI Advances with Human-Centered Interactive Systems

Exploring interactive systems that bridge AI and human needs: aligning with values, assimilating intents, and augmenting abilities. Insights from UCLA's Xiang 'Anthony' Chen on human-centered AI design.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The State of Design Knowledge in Human-AI Interaction

Exploring challenges and progress in designing intelligent interactive systems, focusing on user control, mental models, and cognitive engagement with AI-powered interfaces.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rethinking Design for Accessibility

Explores innovative approaches to accessibility in technology design, emphasizing collaborative, situated, and enacted perspectives. Presents case studies that challenge traditional views and highlight social and political dimensions.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Human-Robot Interaction - Enhancing Human Performance with Autonomous Robots

Explore the future of human-robot collaboration with Stanford experts, discussing autonomous robots, enhancing human performance, and understanding human intent in collaborative design.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Human-AI Interaction Under Societal Disagreement

Explores Jury Learning, an interactive AI architecture enabling developers to consider diverse perspectives in machine learning, addressing societal disagreements in AI decision-making processes.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Applications of Generative Design for Fabrication in Healthcare Settings

Exploring generative design for healthcare fabrication, optimizing medical device creation through digital tools, and empowering clinicians with collaborative design systems for improved patient care.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - TechFail: From Intersectional Inaccessibility to Inclusive Design

Exploration of gaming technology accessibility, highlighting issues and potential solutions. Discusses inclusive design approaches and the impact on marginalized users, drawing from a decade-long ethnography.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Humanizing Robot Design - Aaron Edsinger of Hello Robot

Exploring the future of human-robot collaboration, focusing on safe, intuitive, and affordable robots designed to improve quality of life in various sectors, from eldercare to service industries.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Get in Touch: Tactile Perception for Human-Robot Systems

Explore advancements in tactile perception for robots, including sensor technologies, haptic perception, and applications in human-robot interaction and manipulation of deformable objects.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design Thinking and Innovation: An Interview with David Kelley

Explore innovation and design thinking with David Kelley, co-founder of IDEO and Stanford's d.school, as he shares insights on problem-solving and creativity in business and academia.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Leveraging Human Input to Enable Robust AI Systems

Explores techniques for incorporating human input into AI systems, focusing on maintaining uncertainty over human intent, generating risk-averse behaviors, and efficiently querying for additional input to improve performance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Considerations for Human-Robot Collaboration

Explore the future of human-robot collaboration, focusing on effective teamwork, contextual understanding, and the unique challenges of integrating robots into human-configured environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Towards Robust Human-Robot Interaction - A Quality Diversity Approach

Exploring diverse human-robot interaction scenarios using quality diversity algorithms to discover failure cases, improve scenario generation, and enhance understanding of complex systems.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design Thinking - What Is It and Why Should I Care?

Explore design thinking basics with Stanford experts. Learn to apply creative problem-solving techniques to work and personal challenges through real-time demonstrations and audience interactions.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video