StreetReaderAI
2024 – Present
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About Us
The Makeability Lab is an advanced research lab in Human-AI directed by Professor Jon E. Froehlich in the Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington. We specialize in Human-Computer Interaction and applied machine learning for high-impact problems in accessibility, computational urban science, and augmented reality. To learn more, see our recent projects below and read our lab handbook.
Interested in working with us? If you are a current UW undergrad, UW MS student, or local Seattle high school student, please apply here. If you are a prospective PhD student, apply to the UW CSE PhD program and mention Professor Froehlich. Before applying, please read our lab handbook.
Recent Projects
AccessParkCV
2023 – Present
GeoQA^3
2024 – Present
RampNet
2025 – Present
SonoCraftAR
2025 – Present
Accessibility Scout
2024 – Present
FlyMeThrough
2024 – Present
Project Sidewalk
2012 – Present
Recent Papers
Street View for Whom? An Initial Examination of Google Street View’s Urban Coverage and Socioeconomic Indicators in the US
GeoIndustry 2025
Making Street View Accessible Using Context-Aware Multimodal AI: A Demo of StreetReaderAI
ASSETS 2025
"Where Can I Park?" Understanding Human Perspectives and Scalably Detecting Disability Parking from Aerial Imagery
ASSETS 2025
A Demo of GeoQA3 : Towards An Accessible AI-based Question-Answering System for Geoanalytics
ASSETS 2025
“Does the cafe entrance look accessible? Where is the door?” Towards Geospatial AI Agents for Visual Inquiries
ICCV CV4A11y Workshop 2025
Introduction to the First Workshop on Vision Foundation Models and Generative AI for Accessibility
CV4A11y 2025
Recent Videos
Recent Talks
"Where Can I Park?" Understanding Human Perspectives and Scalably Detecting Disability Parking from Aerial Imagery
Oct 26, 2025 | ASSETS
Denver, CO
RampNet: A Two-Stage Pipeline for Bootstrapping Curb Ramp Detection in Streetscape Images from Open Government Metadata
Oct 20, 2025 | ICCV CV4A11y Workshop
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
John O'Meara, Jared Hwang, Zeyu Wang, Mikey Saugstad, Jon E. Froehlich
SonoCraftAR: Towards Supporting Personalized Authoring of Sound-Reactive AR Interfaces by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users
Oct 08, 2025 | IDEATExR
Daejeon, South Korea
Jaewook Lee, Davin Win Kyi, Leejun Kim, Jenny Peng, Gagyeom Lim, Jeremy Zhengqi Huang, Dhruv Jain, Jon E. Froehlich
FlyMeThrough: Human-AI Collaborative 3D Indoor Mapping with Commodity Drones
Sep 30, 2025 | UIST 2025
Busan, South Korea
StreetReaderAI: Making Street View Accessible Using Context-Aware Multimodal AI
Sep 28, 2025 | UIST
Busan, Korea
Jon E. Froehlich, Alexander J. Fiannaca, Nimer Jaber, Victor Tsaran, Shaun K. Kane
Design and Fabrication for Tangible Interaction with Real-World Objects and Environments
May 09, 2025 | UMBC Seminar
Baltimore, MD
NightLight: Passively Mapping Nighttime Sidewalk Light Data for Improved Pedestrian Routing
Apr 29, 2025 | CHI 2025
Yokohama, Japan
Sponsors
Makeability Lab research is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. Our research findings, opinions, and/or recommendations may not reflect their views.
