CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute

The ACM SIGCHI Awards and Recognitions highlight remarkable achievements in scholarship, service, mentorship and impact.

Congratulations to all of the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Awards recipients, including these awardees with ties to Carnegie Mellon and the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII).

-Lorrie Cranor, director of CMU’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute and affiliated faculty with the HCII, received the honor of 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award. This award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to the study of human-computer interaction, and honors a lifetime of innovation, leadership, and influence in the field.

Three current HCII faculty joined the ACM SIGCHI Academy as part of the Class of 2026. The CHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.
-Jeffrey P. Bigham, associate professor
-Laura Dabbish, professor
-Chris Harrison, associate professor

The awardees were recognized earlier this week at in Barcelona, Spain. Congratulations, all!