HandSight
2013 – 2018
Lee Stearns
PhD Student, Computer Science
University of Maryland
Lee Stearns was a PhD Student in the Makeability Lab for 5.4 years (May 2013 to Aug 2018). Lee contributed to 2 projects: HandSight and TouchCam, as well as 12 publications. During their time in the lab, Lee mentored 8 Makeability Lab students, including Andrew Matuza, Alexander Medeiros, and Harry Vancao.
Projects
TouchCam
2014 – 2018
Recent Papers
Design of an Augmented Reality Magnification Aid for Low Vision Users
ASSETS 2018
Applying Transfer Learning to Recognize Clothing Patterns Using a Finger-Mounted Camera
ASSETS 2018
HandSight: A Touch-Based Wearable System to Increase Information Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
UMD CS PhD Dissertation 2018
Videos
Talks
Design of an Augmented Reality Magnification Aid for Low Vision Users
Oct 22, 2018 | ASSETS'18
Galway, Ireland
HandSight: A Touch-Based Wearable System to Increase Information Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
Aug 01, 2018 | PhD Defense, Computer Science
University of Maryland, College Park
Interactive Computational Tools for Accessibility
Nov 07, 2016 | Diversity in Computing Summit 2016
College Park, Maryland
Uran Oh, Ladan Najafizadeh, Meethu Malu, Manaswi Saha, Lee Stearns
Evaluating Haptic and Auditory Guidance to Assist Blind People in Reading Printed Text Using Finger-Mounted Cameras
Oct 26, 2016 | ASSETS 2016
Reno, Nevada