Erik Harpstead
Senior Systems Scientist at CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolErik Harpstead is a Senior Systems Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute with 13 years of experience building tools and methods that bridge game development and learning science. He specializes in educational game analysis and design, creating ways for researchers and developers to collaborate more closely and measure learning outcomes within gameplay. Erik’s background blends a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction with psychology and hands-on research internships (including at Microsoft), giving him a rare mix of technical, experimental, and domain expertise. Based in Pittsburgh, he is known for expanding and tailoring research software suites to meet the practical needs of learning scientists, translating classroom and lab insights into usable analysis tools.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Psychology, Japanese Language, Japanese History, Cross Cultural Comparative Psychology, Psychology, Japanese Language, Japanese History, Cross Cultural Comparative Psychology at Temple University Japan CampusPhD, Human-Computer Interaction, PhD, Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction InstituteBS, Psychology, BS, Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology
Github Skills (11)
agent8
architecture8
harness8
python8
machine-learning6
sequencing6
controlling6
scraper1
viewer1
sampling1
twitch1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
eharpste/Unity-Logger
Jan 2013 - Apr 2015
Contributions:10 commits, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
eharpste/molparser
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:13 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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