Anind Dey

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Anind K. Dey
Born	1970 (age 53–54) Canada
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology, Simon Fraser University
Known for	Context-aware computing, ubiquitous computing, human–computer interaction
Awards	Impact Award - UbiComp/ISWC 2021 Best Paper - MobiCASE, 2016 Inducted into CHI Academy, 2015
Scientific career
Fields	Human–computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, context-aware computing, human-centered computing
Institutions	University of Washington Information School
Doctoral advisor	Gregory Abowd

Anind Dey is a computer scientist. He is the Dean of the University of Washington Information School.^[1] Dey is formerly the director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests lie at the intersection of human–computer interaction and ubiquitous computing, focusing on how to make novel technologies more usable and useful. In particular, he builds tools that make it easier to build useful ubiquitous computing applications and supporting end users in controlling their ubiquitous computing systems.