Nathan G. Freier (freien@rpi.edu)
Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction
Language, Literature, and Communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Office: Sage 4202
Office Hours: Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Phone: 518-276-2557
Email: freien@rpi.edu

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Nathan G. Freier is an Assistant Professor of HCI in the department of Language, Literature, and Communication at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  In 2007, he received his doctorate in Information Science from The Information School at the University of Washington.  In 2000, he received a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas, both from the University of Washington.  Nathan's research interests fit within the broad area of human-computer interaction with emphases on children's technologies, social robotics, and value sensitive design.  Nathan's dissertation explores how children develop socially and morally in the context of increased interactions with apparently intelligent, autonomous systems such as embodied conversational agents and social robots.  Other research interests include (a) social and moral development in the context of computer-mediated communication and immersive virtual environments, (b) value issues (e.g., privacy) in ubiquitous and location-enhanced computing, (c) children's information behavior, and (d) the cross-cultural impact of technology on child development.