Chu Li

PhD Student, Computer Science

University of Washington

I am an HCI researcher with a background in urban planning and design, currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Washington. I am interested in advancing urban science through interactive technology.

Bio last updated: January 01, 2024

Recent Projects

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GeoVisA11y

2024 – Present

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AltGeoViz

2024 – Present

DIAM system overview. (A) The DJI Avata drone used to scan indoor spaces. (B) Indoor accessibility mapping result, green part shows detected doors. (C) DIAM use a few-shot fine-tuned instance segmentation model to detect accessibility related facilities. (D) DIAM also estimates camera position and fly trajectory to help locate detected facilities

DIAM: Drone-based Indoor Accessibility Mapping

2024 – Present

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FlyMeThrough

2024 – Present

Recent Papers

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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

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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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"Where Can I Park?" Understanding Human Perspectives and Scalably Detecting Disability Parking from Aerial Imagery

ASSETS 2025

Jared Hwang, Chu Li, Hanbyul Kang, Maryam Hosseini, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF arXiv doi Cite Code Talk AccessParkCV

Videos

Accessibility for Whom? Perceptions of Mobility Barriers Across Disability Groups and Implications for Designing Personalized Maps

YouTube Paper Accessibility for Whom? Apr 26, 2025

AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

YouTube Paper AltGeoViz Oct 13, 2024

BusStopCV: A Real-time AI Assistant for Labeling Bus Stop Features in Streetscape Imagery

YouTube Paper Oct 23, 2023

Recent Talks

Slide preview for: AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

Oct 13, 2024 | IEEE VIS

St. Pete Beach, Florida

PDF PPTX Paper AltGeoViz

Slide preview for: LabelAId: Just-in-time AI Interventions for Improving Human Labeling Quality and Domain Knowledge in Crowdsourcing Systems

LabelAId: Just-in-time AI Interventions for Improving Human Labeling Quality and Domain Knowledge in Crowdsourcing Systems

May 14, 2024 | CHI 2024

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

PDF PPTX LabelAId

Slide preview for: “I never realized sidewalks were a big deal”: A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Audit Using Project Sidewalk

“I never realized sidewalks were a big deal”: A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Audit Using Project Sidewalk

May 09, 2024 | CHI 2024

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

PDF PPTX Project Sidewalk + Community Science

Slide preview for: Scalable Techniques to Study the Equitable Distribution and Condition of US Sidewalks

Scalable Techniques to Study the Equitable Distribution and Condition of US Sidewalks

Dec 14, 2022 | ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)

Tacoma, Washington

PDF Project Sidewalk