Gillian Hayes Receives IPaT Distinguished Alumni Award

Gillian Hayes, who received her doctorate in computer science from Georgia Tech in 2007, was honored with the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) Distinguished Alumni Award. The IPaT award, a successor to the GVU Alumni Award, recognizes impactful research through people-centered technologies that help to shape the global future.

Her research interests are in human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, assistive and educational technologies, and health informatics. She designs, develops, deploys, and evaluates technologies to empower people to use collected data to address real human needs in sensitive and ethically responsible ways.

Hayes delivered IPaT’s distinguished alumni lecture on October 17, 2024 in the ballroom of the Technology Square Research Building. Her lecture, “Community-Engaged Research in Autism and ADHD Technologies,” explored the trajectory of her innovative work, sustained community research partnerships, and emphasized key milestones in the development of autism and ADHD technologies by her lab. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder that can affect a person's ability to function in daily life.

Hayes is the vice provost for academic personnel and the Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She holds joint appointments in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science, School of Education, and School of Medicine at UC Irvine.