Assistant Professor

gchidziw@utk.edu

Hope Chidziwisano is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and artificial intelligence. Specifically, he leverages human-centered approaches and his background in computer science to design, develop, and deploy novel technologies that can potentially solve some of the challenges facing resource-constrained areas. Hope’s research has received recognition from Google Research and ACM.

Hope was a fellow in the Data Science for Social Good program; a program affiliated with the University of Washington’s eScience Institute. He used his expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning to contribute to a project on identifying disinformation in online news articles. Hope has also participated in the Global Innovation Exchange program (University of Washington and Tsinghua University) where he practiced various human-centered design methods to develop novel sensing techniques, user-friendly interfaces, and cutting-edge computer technologies. Before joining UT Knoxville, Hope was a postdoctoral fellow in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Education

• PhD in Information and Media, Michigan State University
• MA in Information and Media, Michigan State University
• BSc in Computer Science and Physics, University of Malawi

Research Interests

• Human Computer Interaction
• Ubiquitous Computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Information and Communication Technologies for Development