By Pamela Wisniewski
/ August 4, 2021
MiSu Senior Design App
Congratulations to the Senior Design Team for delivering their final presentation on MiSu project. They designed and developed the MiSu v2, an innovative mobile app that allows smart homeowners to share limited control access to their smart home devices with outsiders. They presented this application to the Senior Design Faculty...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ July 13, 2021
Wisniewski talk on Cyber Safety
Dr. Wisniewski was given the honor of speaking at the Jenny Lin Foundation on the topic of cyber safety and protecting children online. The Jenny Lin foundation is a non profit organization born out the tragic murder of Jenny Lin at the age of 15. They have become a Bay...
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By Karla Badillo-Urquiola
/ July 1, 2021
Justice-centered Design
This past weekend, PhD Candidate Karla Badillo-Urquiola and Dr. Pamela Wisniewski, alongside their collaborators, held a workshop addressing Justice-Centered Design Engagements with Children and Teens. Congratulations on a successful and thought provoking workshop! Shout-out to STIR Lab members Afsaneh Razi, Neeraj Chatlani, Xavier Caddle, and Arianna Davis for attending! Here are...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ June 10, 2021
MOSafely I-Corp Summer Cohort
MOSafely, a project supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been accepted in the the UCF I-Corp Summer Cohort. MOSafely is an open-source community that leverages evidence-based research, data, and Artificial Intelligence to help youth and young adults engage more safely online. UCF has been selected by the National Science foundation...
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By Zainab Agha
/ May 14, 2021
STIR SDT Wins Best in Show
Congratulations to STIR Lab Senior Design Team for winning the "Best in Show" Award in the Senior Design Showcase! The Senior Design Team members Max Huebler, Mujahid Jaffer, Jody Kocis, Mary McIntosh and Ian Vickers received the highest award in the competition for designing “SafeLINC: A Youth-Suicide Prevention App,” with guidance from...
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By Zainab Agha
/ April 22, 2021
Alsoubai Passes Candidacy
Congratulations to STIR lab student Ashwaq Alsoubai on passing her Qualifying Review (QR) and Candidacy Examination for PhD in Computer Science this Spring! The Qualifying Review and Candidacy Examination are two important milestones in the PhD program in which the Graduate Committee evaluates the research and coursework progress of the...
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By Zainab Agha
/ April 9, 2021
Badillo Travel Award
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Karla Badillo-Urquiola on receiving the Gary Marsden Travel Award to attend CHI! The Gary Marsden Travel Awards aim to support undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early-career researchers in attending HCI conferences, events, and (for early-career researchers) mentorship meetings. This award provides virtual travel support for Karla...
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By Zainab Agha
/ April 2, 2021
Abaquita SURE Poster Award
Congratulations to STIR Lab student Denielle Abaquita on winning the SURE Poster Judge's Choice Award with a scholarship of $500! Denielle's poster is based on his undergraduate honors thesis, titled "Understanding the Challenges Child Welfare Workers Encounter Related to Promoting the Online Safety of Foster Youth". Grateful for his mentors...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ March 26, 2021
Matters of Diversity with Dr. B
Join Dr. Butler as he speaks with Dr. Candice Bridge, Dr. Pamela Wisniewski & Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard regarding matters of diversity.
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By Zainab Agha
/ March 8, 2021
Children and Screens Webinar
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Wisniewski on contributing to an article for the Children and Screens newsletter, about balancing the use of parental controls, monitoring apps and media plans to support healthy digital media use within families. The article is linked below: https://mailchi.mp/a82a7fe33187/how-parental-controls-apps-can-support-healthy-media-use Additionally, along with other experts, Dr. Wisniewski participated...
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By Zainab Agha
/ March 5, 2021
Wisniewski Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Wisniewski on receiving the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) Excellence in Research Award at the Assistant Professor level. The college awarded Dr. Wisniewski for her outstanding contributions in research and commitment to excellence in scholarly and creative activities. Dr. Wisniewski will receive a certificate from College of...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ March 2, 2021
2021 SURE Posters
This year the STIR Lab is proud to have multiple students participating in the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE). Each student is assigned to create a poster that displays research and information pertaining to their field of interest. This year we have the following posters along with its students:...
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By Zainab Agha
/ February 26, 2021
Women’s History Month
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Wisniewski who was honored by UCF Faculty Excellence for Women's History Month for her impact on campus and in the community. Being a mentor and advisor for eight PhD students and over thirty undergraduate students, including women and minorities, Dr. Wisniewski was recognized for her dedication to...
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By Zainab Agha
/ February 26, 2021
Rutkowski Defends Thesis
Congratulations to STIR Lab student Tara Rutkowski on successfully defending her Honors Undergraduate Thesis! Tara’s thesis, titled “Family Communication: Examining the Differing Perceptions of Parents and Teens Regarding Online Safety Communication” presents a statistical analysis discovering what factors impact a teen’s and parent’s views on family communication on online safety...
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By Zainab Agha
/ February 26, 2021
Congrats to Irina on her new job!
Congratulations to STIR Lab graduate and alumnus Irina Lediaeva on starting a new job as a User Experience Researcher at Globus.ai! Globus.ai is a Norwegian company that empowers people to do the work they love, while maximizing their potential by matching them to roles based on their skills and experience. Reflecting...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ January 22, 2021
Welcome Undergrad Researchers
The STIR Lab is happy to announce the joining of 33 new and returning undergraduate and 2 Masters students in Spring 2021 who will be actively participating in several ongoing adolescent online safety research at the lab. The following undergrads will be mentored by and work with PhD students and...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ December 16, 2020
Wisniewski IT Associate Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Wisniewski for taking on the post of Associate Chair of the Information Technology program at UCF. Dr. Wisniewski brings her work experience and academic training to the IT degree program, which seeks to prepare graduates for understating the technology underlying the data revolution and learning the...
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By Pamela Wisniewski
/ December 9, 2020
Wisniewski Podcast Feature
Dr. Wisniewski was recently featured on an episode of "The Philosophy of Now" podcast, created by ROOTS Media, which centers around conversations with thought leaders and innovators to learn about the journeys in their respective fields and what their philosophy in life is. Dr. Wisniewski discusses the path that lead...
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