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• Aug

  1

  Paula Kayongo Final Defense - Behavioral Information Design for Forecasting Dashboards: Equilibria, Mechanisms, and Calibration

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  1:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  Online platforms increasingly rely on information dashboards to influence decision-making in uncertain environments. Rideshare platforms use pricing dashboards to influence where and when drivers operate. Advertising platforms display auction dashboards to guide bidding behavior. Public agencies publish forecast dashboards to shape public responses to extreme weather or health risks. These dashboards function not as neutral displays but design artifacts that systematically structure information, influencing how users perceive and respond to it. By choosing what information to display and how to present it, designers can guide attention, influence trust, and steer behavior to align user actions with intended system outcomes. This dissertation investigates how strategic dashboard design influences decision-making and system outcomes in uncertain environments, particularly when decision makers operate under cognitive limitations and computational constraints.

  Through a series of behavioral experiments in strategic, auction, and forecast-based decision-making environments, I examine how dashboards influence user behavior and system outcomes. By systematically varying dashboard design features, i.e, information disclosure, uncertainty visualization, and feedback, I show that dashboards impact belief formation, shift strategic reasoning, and improve decision-making and inference. Collectively, these studies establish dashboard design as a key tool for shaping behavior and outcomes in information-mediated decision environments.

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  TIME Friday, August 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jan

  28

  CANCELLED - Public Lecture Series

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  4:00 PM

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  TBA

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  TIME Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Jan

  29

  Bagel Thursday

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  Join us for our monthly free bagels and coffee while mingling with fellow faculty and students.

  There will also be another informal discussion from hosted by CSPAC and CSSI on the topic "AI in Research".

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  TIME Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Feb

  2

  CS Seminar

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  Monday / CS Seminar
  February 2 / 12:00 PM
  Hybrid / Mudd 3514

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  Abstract
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  Biography
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  TIME Monday, February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Feb

  25

  CS Seminar

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  Wednesday / CS Seminar
  February 25 / 12:00 PM
  Hybrid / Mudd 3514

  Speaker
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  Talk Title
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  Biography
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  TIME Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Feb

  26

  Bagel Thursday

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  CS Community! Join us for our monthly free bagels and coffee while mingling with fellow faculty and students.

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  TIME Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)