Chu Li

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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LabelAId

2023 – Present

The Oradell Girl Scouts presenting to the town council

Project Sidewalk + Community Science

2021 – Present

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Project Sidewalk

2012 – Present

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AltGeoViz

2024 – Present

Recent Papers

Towards Fine-Grained Sidewalk Accessibility Assessment with Deep Learning: Initial Benchmarks and an Open Dataset

ASSETS 2024 To Appear

Alex Liu, Kevin Wu, Minchu Kulkarni, Mikey Saugstad, Peyton Rapo, Jeremy Freiburger, Maryam Hosseini, Chu Li, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF | doi | Citation | Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment • Project Sidewalk

The Future of Urban Accessibility: The Role of AI

ASSETS To Appear

Jon E. Froehlich, Chu Li, Maryam Hosseini, Fabio Miranda, Andres Sevtsuk, Yochai Eisenberg

PDF | doi | Citation

AltGeoViz: Facilitating Accessible Geovisualization

IEEE VIS 2024 To Appear

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

PDF | doi | Citation | AltGeoViz

Videos

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

YouTube | Paper

Talks
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

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

May 9, 2024 | CHI 2024

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

PDF | PPTX | Project Sidewalk + Community Science

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

Dec. 14, 2022 | ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)

Tacoma, Washington

PDF | Project Sidewalk

We design, build, and evaluate new interactive tools and techniques to address pressing societal challenges. Makeability refers both to how our technological innovations make new abilities possible for humans as well as our educational mission to help students gain new abilities as they learn and grow through research, invention, and human-centered design.

Recent News

Aug. 09, 2024

"AI-Powered AR Accessibility" Talk at Apple Research

June 25, 2024

Chu Li Gives Invited Talk at NYU VIDA

June 24, 2024

Xia and Daniel off to Adobe for the Summer

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