I was born in Mashhad, the capital city of Khorasan - an ancient province of Iran and the birthplace of great poets Ferdowsi (935-1020 AD), Omar Khayyam (1048-1131 AD), and Akhavan Sales (1928-1990 AD). I studied engineering at Abadan Institute of Technology and UCLA, and, later, Computer Science and Cognitive Science in Indiana University, where I became a fargonaut at the Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition(CRCC). After teaching at IU's School of Informatics and the University of Redlands for a few years, I am back in beautiful Bloomington with Luddy.

Hamid R Ekbia
Professor of Informatics, Cognitive Science, and International StudiesDirector, Center for Research on Mediated Interaction
Computing Culture and Society Track Director
Email: hekbia@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855-3251
Office: Myles Brand Hall | Room: 229
Website: https://www.forabetterfuture.org
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer/Cognitive Science at Indiana University, 2003
- M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering/Applied Plasma Physics at UCLA, 1979
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at Abadan Institute of Technology, 1977
Courses Taught at Luddy
- I542 Foundations of HCI
Biography
Luddy Research Areas
- Data Science @Luddy
- HCI@Luddy
- Health@Luddy
- Computing, Culture, and Society
- Human Computer Interaction and Design
- Social Informatics