Spring 2026
COMPSCI 294 304 - LEC 304
Special Topics
Human-AI interaction
Bjoern Hartmann
Class #:30973
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
4
Enrolled: 42
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 46
Waitlist Max: 15
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 to 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 2 to 11 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Topics will vary from semester to semester. See Computer Science Division announcements.
Class Description
This is a graduate-level, research-focused course on Human-AI Interaction. Lectures will cover the evolving connections between HCI and AI research on a variety of topics, including: Mixed-Initiative Interaction, Natural Language Interactions, Sensing-Based Input, Co-Pilots/Co-Designers/Co-Creators, Explanations and Interpretability, Generative AI and the Arts, AI for Accessibility. Readings will cover a balance of foundational and recent HAI research literature. Students will read and critique papers and discuss them in class. Each student will co-lead at least one in-class discussion. Students will also design, conduct, and write up a HAI research project suitable for submission and peer review in small groups. Project ideas can be student initiated; we will also provide a number of promising project directions. Graduate students with a background in either Human-Computer Interaction or Artificial Intelligence will be best prepared for this course.
Class Notes
- Prerequisites: Suggested background in either HCI or AI
- No time conflicts
- An alternate final will be offered
- No time conflicts
- An alternate final will be offered
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Graduate students, excluding non-EECS MEng.
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None