Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Andrea Bunt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba where she co-directs the HCI lab. Her research interests are in the areas of human-computer interaction and intelligent interactive systems. Her work focuses on software learnability, online communities, improving computing experiences in rural and remote communities, and designing technologies for children and families. In 2018, she was a recipient of the CS-Can | Info-Can Young Researcher Award. Her research has also been acknowledged through a NSERC Accelerator Supplement (2015-2018), and paper awards at Graphics Interface 2017, ACM CHI 2012 and ACM IUI 2007. She teaches a range of courses at the University of Manitoba, including those in her area of specialization (HCI) and introductory programming courses.
Publications:
- Kiani, K., Cui, G., Bunt, A., McGrenere, J., and Chilana, P.(2019) Beyond “One-Size-Fits-All”: Understanding the diversity and challenges in how software newcomers discover and make use of external help resources, Proceedings of CHI 2019, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 340, 13 pages
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Dziubak, V., and Bunt, A. (2018) Prism: Enhancing graphic designers’ visual research with interactive search trails. Proceedings of DIS 2018, the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 1283-1294.
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Dziubak, V., Lafreniere, B., Grossman, T, Bunt, A., and Fitzmaurice, G. (2018) Maestro: Designing a system for real-time orchestration of 3D modeling workshops, Proceedings of UIST 2018, the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 287- 298.
- Dubois, P., Dziubak, V. and Bunt, A. (2017) Tell me more! Soliciting reader contributions to software tutorials. Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2017, pp. 16 – 23. [Winner of the “Best Student Paper” Award].
- Dziubak, V., Dubois, P., Bunt, A. and Terry, M. (2016) Switter: Supporting exploration of software learning materials on social media. Proceedings of DIS 2016, the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 1209-1220.
- Melvin, R., Bunt, A., Odour, E. and Neustaedter, C. (2015) The effect of signal expense and dependability on family communication in rural and northern Canada. Proceedings of CHI 2015, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 717-726.
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Bunt, A., Dubois, P., Lafreniere, B., Terry, M. and Cormack, D. (2014) TaggedComments: Promoting and integrating user comments in online application tutorials. Proceedings of CHI 2014, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 4037–4046.
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Hashish, Y., Bunt, A. and Young, J.E. (2014) Involving children in content control: A collaborative and education-oriented content filtering approach. Proceedings of CHI 2014, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1797-1806.
- Bunt, A., Terry, M. and Lank, E. (2013) Challenges and opportunities for mathematics software in expert problem solving. Human-Computer Interaction Journal, 28(3), pp. 222–264.
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Scarr, J., Cockburn, A. Gutwin, C. and Bunt, A. (2012) Improving command selection with CommandMaps, Proceedings of CHI 2012, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 257–266. [Winner of a “Best Paper” Award]
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Melvin, R. and Bunt, A. (2012) Designed for work, but not from here: Rural and remote perspectives on networked technology, Proceedings of DIS 2012, the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 176-185.
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Bunt, A., Lount, M., and Lauzon, C. (2012) Are explanations always important? A study of deployed, low-cost intelligent interactive systems, Proceedings of IUI 2012, the ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, pp. 169-178.
- Bunt, A., Conati, C. and McGrenere, J. (2007) Supporting interface customization using a mixed-initiative approach. Proceedings of IUI 2007, ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, pp. 92–101. [Winner of the “Best Paper” Award]
Courses taught
- COMP 7920: Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
- COMP 7920: Intelligent Interactive Systems
- COMP 4560: Industrial Project
- COMP 4520: Undergraduate Honours Project
- COMP 4020: Human-Computer Interaction II
- COMP 3020: Human-Computer Interaction I
- COMP 1020: Introductory Computer Science II
- COMP 1010: Introductory Computer Science I