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Dr. Jerry Alan Fails joined Boise State University in 2016 and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park in 2009, where he was an active member of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. Dr. Fails’ general area of research is Human-Computer Interaction, with a current focus on technologies that support children’s creativity, mobility, and collaboration. The primary goals of his current research is to leverage technology to encourage children to engage with their environment and with one another (two things technology is blamed for doing the exact opposite), and to engage children in generative activities as opposed to consumer oriented activities. As part of this, Dr. Fails leads a collaborative effort called Geotagger which enables children to make and share environmental observations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Associate Professor, Montclair State University
1 Jan 2014 → 1 Jan 2016
Assistant Professor, Montclair State University
1 Jan 2009 → 1 Jan 2014
Instructor, University of Maryland at College Park
1 Jan 2007 → …
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WORKSHOP: Doctoral Consortium at Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2024
Fails, J. A. (PI)
1/06/24 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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REU Site: Cloud Computing Security and Privacy
Yeh, J.-H. (PI) & Fails, J. A. (CoPI)
1/03/23 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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EAGER: DCL: SaTC: Enabling Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Evolutionary Insights into Digital Ecologies of Fear
House, K. V. (CoPI), Fails, J. A. (PI) & Ziker, J. (CoPI)
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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WORKSHOP: Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2020 Doctoral Consortium
Fails, J. A. (PI)
1/05/20 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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WORKSHOP: Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2019 Doctoral Consortium
Fails, J. A. (PI)
1/04/19 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Democratizing the Ethics of Emerging Technologies for Children
Schmuecker, S., Hourcade, J. P., Alper, M., Fails, J. A., Kawas, S. & Yarosh, S., 28 Aug 2024, Interactions, 31, 5, p. 32-37 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Evaluating the Use of Hypothetical 'Would You Rather' Scenarios to Discuss Privacy and Security Concepts with Children
Blinder, E. B., Chetty, M., Vitak, J., Torok, Z., Fessehazion, S., Yip, J., Fails, J. A., Bonsignore, E. & Clegg, T., 23 Apr 2024, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8, CSCW1, 165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Similarities and Differences in a set of Linked Multiple-site Design Sessions with Children
Read, J., Sim, G., Fails, J. A., Boden, M. A., Korte, J. L., Bhatnagar, S., Hope Borchardt, L., Constantin, A., Gavrilescu, D., Wilson, C., Good, J., Andries, V. & Eriksson, E., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. 519. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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How Readability Cues Affect Children's Navigation of Search Engine Result Pages
Pinney, C., Bettencourt, B. J., Fails, J. A., Kennington, C., Wright, K. L. & Pera, M. S., 17 Jun 2024, Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024. p. 62-69 8 p. (Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Incorporating Word-level Phonemic Decoding into Readability Assessment
Pinney, C., Kennington, C., Wright, K. L., Pera, M. S. & Fails, J. A., 2024, 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings. Calzolari, N., Kan, M.-Y., Hoste, V., Lenci, A., Sakti, S. & Xue, N. (eds.). p. 8998-9009 12 p. (2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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2003 - Outstanding Paper Award at IUI 2003 for Interactive Machine Learning
Fails, J. A. (Recipient), 2003
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Press/Media
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Designing for Uprooted Children: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
10/10/00
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement
Datasets
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Data for the Review of Gamified Fitness Tracker Apps
Neupane, A. (Data Collector), Hansen, D. (Data Collector), Sharma, A. (Data Collector) & Fails, J. A. (Data Collector), 1 Jan 2020
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/data/14
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