Arnavi Chheda-Kothary

PhD Student, Computer Science

University of Washington

Arnavi Chheda-Kothary is currently a PhD Student in the Makeability Lab. Arnavi has been in the lab for 2.8 years. They contributed to 2 projects: AltGeoViz and ArtInsight, as well as 5 publications. During their time in the lab, Arnavi mentored 2 Makeability Lab students: Chris Sanders and Kevin Xiao.

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Projects (2/2)

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ArtInsight

2023 – Present

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AltGeoViz

2024 – Present

Papers (5/5)

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GeoVisA11y: An AI-based Geovisualization Question-Answering System for Screen-Reader Users

CHI 2026 | Best Paper Award

Chu Li, Rock Pang, Arnavi Chheda-Kothary, Ather Sharif, Henok Assalif, Jeffrey Heer, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF arXiv doi Cite GeoVisA11y

Thumbnail for: A Demo of GeoQA3 : Towards An Accessible AI-based Question-Answering System for Geoanalytics

A Demo of GeoQA3 : Towards An Accessible AI-based Question-Answering System for Geoanalytics

ASSETS 2025

Chu Li, Rock Pang, Arnavi Chheda-Kothary, Ather Sharif, Henok Assalif, Jeffrey Heer, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF doi Cite GeoVisA11y

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ArtInsight: Enabling AI-Powered Artwork Engagement for Mixed Visual-Ability Families

IUI 2025

Arnavi Chheda-Kothary, Ritesh Kanchi, Chris Sanders, Kevin Xiao, Aditya Sengupta, Melanie Kneisel, Jacob Wobbrock, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF arXiv doi Cite Code ArtInsight

Thumbnail for: Engaging with Children’s Artwork in Mixed Visual-Ability Families

Engaging with Children’s Artwork in Mixed Visual-Ability Families

ASSETS 2024 | Best Paper Award

Arnavi Chheda-Kothary, Jacob Wobbrock, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF arXiv doi Cite ArtInsight

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AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

IEEE VIS 2024

Chu Li, Rock Pang, Ather Sharif, Arnavi Chheda-Kothary, Jeffrey Heer, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF arXiv doi Cite Talk AltGeoViz

Videos (3/3)

GeoVisA11y: An AI-based Geovisualization Question-Answering System for Screen-Reader Users

YouTube Paper GeoVisA11y Apr 17, 2026

ArtInsight: Enabling AI-Powered Artwork Engagement for Mixed Visual-Ability Families

YouTube Paper ArtInsight Mar 24, 2025

AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

YouTube Paper AltGeoViz Oct 13, 2024