I am a Professor of Information, courtesy of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, at the University of Washington (UW). My area of expertise is Human Computer Interaction (HCI) with an emphasis on mobile and accessible computing. I am a co-founder of the cross-campus DUB group and the MHCI+D degree. I am also the director of his ACE Lab and an associate director and former founding co-director of the CREATE Research Center. My PhD student is majoring in information science and computer science.
My research aims to scientifically understand people's interactions and experiences with computers and information, and to improve them by designing, building, and evaluating new interactive technologies. My specific research interests include input and interaction technologies, human performance measurement and modeling, HCI research and design methodologies, virtual reality, mobile computing, and accessible computing. We also developed new statistical methods and tools. I primarily consider myself a designer, inventor, computer scientist, and quantitative experimenter.
Some of my notable projects include competency-based design approaches to accessible technology design, the $ family of gesture recognizers, end-user induced design methods, slide rule design for accessible touchscreen gestures, and performing nonparametric statistical analysis. There's ARTool, pointing, etc. Magnifier assisted pointing and visual aid, and the versatile EdgeWrite text entry system.
Received the NSF CAREER Award in 2010. Received the SIGCHI Social Impact Award in 2017. In 2019 I enrolled in CHI Academy. In 2021, I was named his ACM Fellow for “contributions to human-computer interaction and accessible computing.”
I was also an entrepreneur. In 2012, I co-founded AnswerDash and served as its venture-backed CEO for about three years. In 2020, AnswerDash was acquired by CloudEngage. My interviews with the New York Times and Huffington Post feature some of my experiences from academia to being a startup co-founder.
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ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award 2017, ACM CHI Academy 2019, ACM Fellow 2021
