Gillian Hayes

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Gillian Hayes
Academic background
EducationBS, Mathematics and Computer Science, 1997, Vanderbilt University
PhD, Computer Science, 2007, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thesis Documenting and understanding everyday activities through the selective archiving of live experiences (2007)
Academic work
Institutions Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Main interestshuman-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, assistive and educational technologies, and health informatics
Website gillianhayes.com

Gillian Rachael Hayes is an American computer scientist. She is the Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Professor in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division at UC Irvine.

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Early life and education

Hayes completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science in 1997 at Vanderbilt University and her PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. [1]

Career

Upon completing her PhD, Hayes joined the faculty at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences in 2007. [2] While working as an associate professor of informatics, she was named the inaugural holder of the Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Chair in Informatics. [3] In this role, she received one of three Advanced Research Fellowships awarded by The Jacobs Foundation to develop a framework for designing technologies for and with youth, as well as establish a structure for measuring the outcomes of these technological designs. [4] Upon returning to teaching, she was a finalist for the 2017 Community Engaged Scholar Award. [5]

Hayes was named the third Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division on September 1, 2019, replacing Frances Leslie. [2] In the same year, she was the recipient of the Social Impact Award as someone who "promotes the application of human-computer interaction research to pressing social needs." [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hayes and colleague Sharad Mehrotra were named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery for their outstanding scientific contributions that "propel the digital age." [7]

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References

  1. "Gillian R. Hayes". faculty.uci.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gillian Hayes named UCI vice provost for graduate education, dean of Graduate Division". news.uci.edu. July 23, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. Kissell, Ted B. (June 4, 2014). "Gillian Hayes first to hold new Kleist informatics chair". informatics.uci.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. "Hayes receives Jacobs Foundation Advanced Research Fellowship". informatics.uci.edu. January 22, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. "Hayes named finalist for 2017 Community Engaged Scholar Award". informatics.uci.edu. January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. "Informatics Professor Gillian Hayes Receives Social Impact Award". informatics.uci.edu. February 14, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  7. "Professors Gillian Hayes and Sharad Mehrotra Named Distinguished Members of the ACM". cs.uci.edu. December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.