Facts & Figures | Informatics @ the University of California, Irvine

Important milestones

January 2018: Master of Software Engineering established
January 2018: Founding of eSports Research Lab
January 2018: Founding of Participatory Learning Lab
April 2016: Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design established
September 2014: Informatics Ph.D. and M.S. established
July 2014: Transformative Play Lab established
October 2013: Center for Research in Sustainability, Collapse-Preparedness & Information Technology established
September 2012: Software Engineering Ph.D. and M.S. established
September 2012: Software Engineering B.S. established
June 2012: Intel Science and Technology Center for Social Computing established
January 2011: EVOKE Lab and Studio established
September 2010: Computer Game Science B.S. established
September 2009: Hana Ohana Lab established
September 2007: Business Information Management B.S. established
September 2004: Informatics B.S. established
July 2003: Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction (LUCI) established
December 2002: Department of Informatics founded

By the numbers

Professional recognition

American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: Geoffrey Bowker
American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) Fellow: Kai Zheng
American Psychological Association Fellow: Gary Olson
Association for Computer Machinery Fellow: Paul Dourish, Gary Olson, Judy Olson, Richard Taylor
Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Scientist: Cristina Lopes, David Redmiles, André van der Hoek
Association for Psychological Science Fellow: Gary Olson
British Computer Society Fellow: Paul Dourish
CHI Academy Member: Paul Dourish, Gloria Mark, Bonnie Nardi, Gary Olson, Judy Olson
IEEE/ACM Automated Software Engineering Fellow: David Redmiles, Debra Richardson
IEEE Faculty: Cristina Lopes
Jacobs Foundation Advanced Research Fellowship: Gillian Hayes
Mercator Fellowship from the German Research Foundation: Alfred Kobsa
National Academy of Engineering: Judy Olson

Notable achievements

2016: SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award, Gary Olson
2016: Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest, Crista Lopes
2014: NSF Career Award, James A. Jones
2014: Board of Scientific Counselors, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee, Bill Tomlinson
2013: Intel Early Career Faculty Award, Melissa Mazmanian
2011: ACM-W Athena Lecturer Award, Judy Olson
2009: ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Award, Richard Taylor
2009: Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware, André van der Hoek
2008: NSF Career Award, Gillian Hayes
2008: Sloan Research Fellowship, Bill Tomlinson
2007: Ludwig Fleck Prize, Geoffrey Bowker
2007: ASIST Best Information Science Book Award, Geoffrey Bowker
2007: NSF Career Award, Bill Tomlinson
2007: Kavli Fellow, National Academic of Sciences, Gillian Hayes
2006: CHI Lifetime Achievement Award, Gary Olson & Judy Olson
2006: Fulbright Fellowship, Gloria Mark
2006: Humboldt Research Award, Alfred Kobsa
2006: IBM Faculty Award, Paul Dourish
2004: NSF Career Award, Cristina Lopes
2004: Northeastern University Distinguished Alumni Award, Cristina Lopes
2002: NSF Career Award, Paul Dourish
2002: American Medical Informatics Society Diana Forsythe Award, Paul Dourish
2001: NSF Career Award, André van der Hoek
2001: NSF Career Award, Gloria Mark
2001: OC Metro’s “Ten Women Who Make a Difference in Orange County”, Debra Richardson
2000: XEROX Achievement Award, Cristina Lopes
1996: NSF Career Award, David Redmiles
1985: NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, Richard Taylor

UC Irvine recognition

2015: Instructional Technology Innovation Award, Bonnie Nardi and Bill Tomlinson
2014: UC Irvine Senate Distinguished Mid-Career Award for Research, Paul Dourish
2013: Emeritus Association Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring, Judy Olson
2013: Excellence in Teaching Award, David Kay
2010: Chancellor’s Professor, Richard Taylor
2009: Celebration of Teaching Award for Pedagogical Innovation, Gillian Hayes
2008: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, Gillian Hayes
2006: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, Bill Tomlinson
2005: Professor of the Year, André van der Hoek
2005: Excellence in Teaching Award, André van der Hoek
2004: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, Cristina Lopes
2002: TA Developer of the Year, David Kay
2002: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, André van der Hoek
2001: Excellence in Teaching Award, David Kay
2001: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, Alfred Kobsa
1998: Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, David Redmiles