Desney Tan

My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction and Brain-Computer Interfaces. Specifically, I spend most of my time understanding and building applications for large displays, multiple device systems, as well as wearable brain imaging devices. However, I am a somewhat schizophrenic researcher and have worked on projects in many other domains.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1996, after which I spent a couple of years building bridges and blowing things up in the Singapore Armed Forces. I later returned to Carnegie Mellon University, where I worked with Randy Pausch in his Stage 3 Research Group and earned my PhD in Computer Science in 2004. In 2007, I was honored as one of MIT Technology Review's Young Innovators Under 35 for my work in brain-computer interfaces.