Shawn Nikkila
Doctoral Student, Computer Science and Engineering
Shawn Nikkila is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a concentration in Arts, Media, and Engineering at Arizona State University. Shawn obtained his B.S. in Computer Science from Arizona State University in 2008 where he did some natural language processing work in the field of Bioinformatics with the BioAI research group. Shawn's current research interests include examining ways in which we can use technology to better understand aspects of our lives that are normally taken for granted. When not spending every waking hour working in front of a computer, he enjoys playing the piano, reading, and playing video games.
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S. Nikkila,
G. Patel,
H. Sundaram,
A. Kelliher,
A. Sabharwal.
Wind Runners: Designing a Game to Encourage Medical Adherence for Children with Asthma,
in
CHI '12 extended abstracts on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2012). May, 2012.
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A. Danielescu,
R. Spicer,
D. Tinapple,
A. Kelliher,
S. Nikkila,
S. Burdick.
Abstract Rendering of Human Activity in a Dynamic Distributed Learning Environment,
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Proceedings of ACM MM 2011. November, 2011.
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S. Nikkila,
S. Linn,
H. Sundaram,
A. Kelliher.
Playing in Taskville: Designing a Social Game for the Workplace,
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Proceedings of the Gamification: Using Game Design Elements in Non-Gaming Contexts Workshop, in conjunction with SIGCHI 2011. May, 2011.
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