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Project Tokyo uses an adapted HoloLens and real-time computer vision to recognize people's faces. This image shows a blind person wearing the HoloLens (augmented reality head-mounted display) and looking at a nearby person's face.

Project Tokyo: Using AI to Help Blind People Identify Faces

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Jan 28, 2020

Five lab members standing in front of Din Tai Fung

Happy Chinese New Year!

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Jan 27, 2020

Google Tech Talk title slide showing a picture of someone in a wheelchair with the talk title on top

Manaswi Gives Google Tech Talk on Project Sidewalk

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Jan 22, 2020

Four Papers Accepted to CHI2020!

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Dec 09, 2019

Playing Codenames

Makeability Lab Thanksgiving!

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Nov 30, 2019

HomeSound lead graduate student Dhruv Jain standing with Professor Ed Lazowska

HomeSound Wins People's Choice Award

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Nov 20, 2019

Galen Weld and Jon Froehlich holding the awards

Deep Learning for Sidewalk Accessibility Awarded 'Best Student Paper' at ASSETS'19

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 29, 2019

Venkatesh showing our UITalk poster at ASSETS'19

Venkatesh Presents UITalk Poster

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 29, 2019

Image showing an opening slide at ASSETS'19 with Jeff Bigham visible on the stage

Two ASSETS'19 Papers Nominated for Best Paper

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 28, 2019

Poster setup at the National MS Society luncheon

Aileen Zeng Presents Project Sidewalk at National MS Society Luncheon

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 23, 2019

Liang He giving talk at UIST'19 on Ondule

Liang He Gives UIST'19 Talk on Ondulé

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 22, 2019

Aileen and Manaswi at Grace Hopper

Makeability Labbers at Grace Hopper

BY Jon E. Froehlich • Oct 03, 2019

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