Carnegie Mellon University

About MHCI

The Masters in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon — the longest-running and most impactful HCI program in the world.

The Program

CMU's MHCI was the first program in the world dedicated entirely to preparing professionals for careers in human-computer interaction, user experience design, and user-centered research. Completed over one calendar year (August through August), the curriculum blends service and design thinking with rigorous HCI training.

Each cohort brings together students with diverse backgrounds — design, social science, business, and computer science — guided by faculty who are actively driving and defining the field. The program holds STEM designation and has produced over 1,200 graduates since 1997.

What Makes It Distinctive

Capstone Project

A seven-month, research-and-design team project with a real industry client. Alumni consistently cite it as the most formative experience of the program.

Interdisciplinary Cohort

Students arrive from design, psychology, business, and engineering, bringing varied industry experience into every studio critique and research session.

Faculty Expertise

Professors draw from computer science, cognitive psychology, behavioral science, and design — many are actively publishing and practicing in the field.

Alumni Impact

Graduates work as UX researchers, experience designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, and engineers at organizations shaping technology worldwide.

About This Directory

This site is a community-maintained directory of MHCI alumni. It exists to make it easy to find and reconnect with fellow graduates — by graduation year, role, location, or skill. It is not affiliated with or operated by Carnegie Mellon University.

Profiles are created and controlled by alumni themselves. Only verified CMU email addresses can sign in, so every person in the directory is a real member of the community.

Join the Directory

Getting listed takes about two minutes and requires only your CMU Google account.

  1. 1

    Sign in with Google

    Click "Sign In" in the navigation bar and authenticate with your @andrew.cmu.edu or @alumni.cmu.edu Google account. No other accounts are accepted.

  2. 2

    Create or claim your profile

    After signing in you will be prompted to set up your profile. Add your graduation year, current role, location, and any skills or interests you want to share.

  3. 3

    You're listed

    Your public profile is immediately visible in the directory. You can edit or delete it at any time from your profile page.

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Contact

For questions, corrections, or requests to have your data removed, email christian@theanomalystudios.com.

For information about the MHCI program itself, visit the official CMU MHCI program page.