Design Project

Irene Rae

Curriculum Vitae

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Madison, Wisconsin 53703

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United States of America

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Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, 2016 (anticipated)

Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Faculty Advisor: Professor Bilge Mutlu

Master of Science in Computer Science, 2012 (anticipated)

Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

HRI 2011 Young Pioneer

HRI 2011 Student Volunteer

Social Co-Chair for the Women in Computing student chapter, spearheading the initiative

to introduce outreach events to

undergraduates in computer science, granting them networking opportunities and

encouraging interest in post-g raduate

education.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Dean s List, 2001

School of Design, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Hands-on experience leading a multidisciplinary team which included both industrial

design and manufactur ing

engineering students in a manufacturing project; additionally, led a design team in a

presentation to Fisher Price.

Two years of leadership in Computer Science House with work on community service and

outreach events.

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Programming Languages

Advanced: PHP, SQL, CSS, XHTML

Pro! cient: Java, JavaScript

Familiar: Pascal, Ei! el, Basic, C++, Flash

Applications

Advanced: Photoshop, Illustrator

Pro! cient: vi, Postgres, Linux, Maya, SPSS, Eclipse, InDesign, Premiere, Dreamweaver

Familiar: NetBeans, Alias, LaTeX, Fireworks, Director, Freehand, Frontpage, Rhino,

SolidWorks, 3DSMax, Jmp

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Research Assistant, September 2010Present

Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, Department of Computer SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Webmaster 2006 to 2010

IceCube Research Center

University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Managed and coordinated all web resources and application development for an

international collaboration of 38

institutions.

Pioneered the brand identity of the project and designed 80% of materials for purposes

such as educa tion and outreach.

Completely restructured the information architecture of the project s web resources,

both internal and external, which

improved e$ ciency and increased the project s web presence and tra$ c.

Championed accessibility and usability on the external website, winning recognition

from the univ ersity Accessibility

and Usability Committee.

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Student Design Volunteer, September 2010 PresentHRI 2011 (in progress)

Lausanne, Switzerland

Designed the HRI 2011 conference program and best paper award certi# cate.

Student Web Volunteer, September 2010 Present

HRI 2011 and 2012 (in progress)

Modi# ed the layout of the HRI Journal website to # t with given design speci# cations.

Currently providing design and web support for the centralization of past and future

HRI conference websit es.

Student Design Volunteer, October 2010PresentDepartment of Computer SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Ongoing design input and organizational work toward the renovation of the Computer

Sciences building lobb y.

Head Coordinator, 2010

Cookie Brigade Volunteer Organization

Penny Arcade Exposition, Seattle, Washington

Penny Arcade Exposition East, Boston, Massachusetts

Planned, coordinated, and ran the Cookie Brigade, organizing thirty volunteers to raise

more tha n $11,000 in two

weekends for Child s Play, a charity for children s hospitals.

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Poster Presenter, March 2011 (anticipated)

HRI Young Pioneers Workshop2011, Lausanne, Switzerland

Title: You Lookin at Me?: Work in Progress on Robotic Social Cues

Conference Presenter, October 2006

Higher Education Web Developers, Rochester, New York

Title: Versatility and Usability: Getting Back to the Basics

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