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

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

Tacoma, Washington

Chu Li

Kinergy: Creating 3D Printable Motion using Embedded Kinetic Energy

Nov. 2, 2022 | UIST'22

Bend, OR

Liang He

PDF | PPTX | Kinergy

Crowd + AI Tools for Scalable Sidewalk Assessment

Dec. 13, 2021 | Spatial Data Science Symposium 2021

Virtual

PDF | PPTX | Accessibility-Infused Maps | Project Sidewalk | AccessVis

Designing Interactive Computational Tools for Understanding Urban Accessibility at Scale

May 28, 2021 | PhD Generals Exam

Virtual

PDF | Accessibility-Infused Maps | Project Sidewalk | AccessVis

A bibliometric analysis of citation diversity in accessibility and HCI research

May 10, 2021 | CHI2021

Virtual

Lucy Lu Wang

PDF | Paper | Accessibility Literature Survey

Sound Sensing and Feedback Techniques for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

March 12, 2021 | Carnegie Mellon University, HCII Lecture

Virtual

PDF | PPTX | HoloSound | HomeSound | SoundWatch

Sound Sensing and Feedback Techniques for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

Feb. 18, 2021 | UW Speech and Hearing Center

Virtual

PDF | PPTX | HoloSound | HomeSound | SoundWatch

Sound Sensing and Feedback Techniques for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

Dec. 11, 2020 | UW General exam

Virtual

SoundWatch: Exploring Smartwatch-based Deep Learning Approaches to Support Sound Awareness for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

Oct. 28, 2020 | ASSETS 2020

Virtual

PDF | PPTX | SoundWatch

Evaluating Smartwatch-based Sound Feedback for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users Across Contexts

May 10, 2020 | CHI 2020

Virtual

Steven Goodman

PDF | PPTX | SoundWatch

Project Sidewalk: Mapping the Accessibility of the Physical World at Scale using Interactive Computational Tools

Jan. 22, 2020 | Google Tech Talk

Seattle, WA

Field Deployment of a Smarthome Sound Awareness System for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Users

Nov. 13, 2019 | UW Qualifying exams

University of Washington

PDF | PPTX | Video | HomeSound

Autoethnography of a Hard of Hearing Traveler

Oct. 29, 2019 | ASSETS 2019

Pittsburgh, PA

PDF | PPTX | Deaf Travel Autoethnography

Deep Learning for Automatically Detecting Sidewalk Accessibility Problems Using Streetscape Imagery

Oct. 29, 2019 | ASSETS'19

Pittsburgh, PA

Galen Weld

PDF | PPTX | Deep Learning for Sidewalk Assessment

Ondulé: Designing and Controlling 3D Printable Springs

Oct. 22, 2019 | UIST 2019 Technical Paper Talk

New Orleans

Liang He

PDF | PPTX | Video | Paper | Ondulé

Project Sidewalk: Mapping the Accessibility of the Physical World at Scale using Interactive Computational Tools

Sept. 30, 2019 | WSRO 2019 Keynote

Spokane, WA

PDF | PPTX | Project Sidewalk

Exploring Sound Awareness in the Home for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

May 10, 2019 | CHI 2019

Glasgow, UK

PDF | PPTX | HomeSound

Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals’ Preferences for Wearable and Mobile Sound Awareness Technologies

May 10, 2019 | CHI 2019

Glasgow, UK

Project Sidewalk: A Web-based Crowdsourcing Tool for Collecting Sidewalk Accessibility Data at Scale

May 7, 2019 | CHI'19

Glasgow, UK

PDF | PPTX | Project Sidewalk

Thermporal: An Easy-to-Deploy Temporal Thermographic Sensor System to Support Residential Energy Audits

May 4, 2019 | CHI'19

Glasgow, UK

PDF | PPTX | Paper | Thermporal

Design of an Augmented Reality Magnification Aid for Low Vision Users

Oct. 22, 2018 | ASSETS'18

Galway, Ireland

Lee Stearns

PDF | PPTX | Paper | HandSight | AR Magnification

Towards Accessible Conversations in a Mobile Context for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Oct. 22, 2018 | ASSETS 2018

Galway, Ireland

PDF | PPTX | SlideShare | Paper | AR Captioning

HCI + Computational Fabrication

Oct. 16, 2018 | CSE510 Advanced Topics in HCI Guest Lecture

University of Washington, Seattle

A Rapid Tour of My Explorations in E-Textiles

Oct. 9, 2018 | HCDE539: Physical Computing and Prototyping Guest Lecture

University of Washington, Seattle

Project Sidewalk: Mapping the Accessibility of the World through Google Street View

Oct. 9, 2018 | Change Seminar

University of Washington, Seattle

PDF | PPTX | Project Sidewalk | Accessibility-Infused Maps

Touchcam: Realtime Recognition of Location-specific On-body Gestures to Support Users With Visual Impairments

Oct. 8, 2018 | UbiComp 2018

Singapore

Uran Oh

PDF | PPTX | HandSight | On-Body Interaction | TouchCam

A Large-Scale Analysis of YouTube Videos Depicting Everyday Thermal Camera Use

Sept. 5, 2018 | MobileHCI 2018

Barcelona, Spain

PDF | PPTX | SlideShare | Paper | Pervasive Thermography

Designing and Evaluating Next-Generation Thermographic Systems to Support Residential Energy Audits

Aug. 1, 2018 | PhD Defense, Computer Science

University of Maryland, College Park

PDF | PPTX | Paper | Pervasive Thermography

HandSight: A Touch-Based Wearable System to Increase Information Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Aug. 1, 2018 | PhD Defense, Computer Science

University of Maryland, College Park

Lee Stearns

PDF | PPTX | Paper | HandSight

Hybrid Spaces and Third Places for Scientizing with Mobile, Wearable, and Community Technologies

July 30, 2018 | American Association of Physics Teachers Conference

Washington DC

Scaffolding Wearable-Based Scientific Inquiry for Inquiry for Early Learners

June 23, 2018 | ICLS 2018

London, UK

Virginia Byrne

PDF | PPTX | Paper | BodyVis

BodyVis: Live Physiological Sensing & Visualization Tools

June 23, 2018 | ICLS 2018

London, UK

Scaffolding Wearable-Based Scientific Inquiry for Early Learners

April 13, 2018 | AERA 2018

New York City, New York

Virginia Byrne

Hybrid Spaces and Third Places for Scientizing with Mobile, Wearable, and Community Technologies

March 20, 2018 | ATLAS Institute Seminar Series

University of Colorado, Boulder

Hybrid Spaces & Third Places: For Scientizing with Mobile, Wearabile, & Community Technologies

Feb. 13, 2018 | DUB Talk

University of Washington, Seattle

Nicholas Bolten, Manaswi Saha

Designing 3D-Printed Deformation Behaviors Using Spring-Based Structures: An Initial Investigation

Nov. 15, 2017 | UW CSE Affiliates 2017

Paul G. Allen Center

Liang He

PDF | Ondulé

Bridging the Pedestrian Accessibility Informational Gap: User-Facing Applications and Large-Scale Virtual Auditing

Nov. 15, 2017 | UW CSE Affiliates 2017

Seattle, WA

A Rapid Tour of My Explorations in E-Textiles

Nov. 7, 2017 | HCDE539: Physical Computing and Prototyping Guest Lecture

University of Washington, Seattle

PDF | PPTX | Social Fabric Fitness | MakerWear | BodyVis

Evaluating Wrist-Based Haptic Feedback for Non-Visual Target Finding and Path Tracing on a 2D Surface

Oct. 30, 2017 | ASSETS 2017

Baltimore, MD

Jonggi Hong

PDF | PPTX | HandSight

Making with a Social Purpose

Oct. 13, 2017 | DUB Retreat

University of Washington, Seattle

BodyVis: E-textiles for Body Learning and Scientific Inquiry

Oct. 5, 2017 | Digital Media and Learning Conference 2017

Irvine, CA

Making with a Social Purpose

June 7, 2017 | UMD CS Staff Talk

University of Maryland, College Park

Project Sidewalk: Assessing Urban Accessibility using Crowdsourcing and Google Street View

May 25, 2017 | HCIL Symposium 2017

College Park, Maryland

Exploring Novice Approaches to Smartphone-based Thermographic Energy Auditing: A Field Study

May 9, 2017 | CHI2017

Denver, Colorado, USA

PDF | Paper | Pervasive Thermography

Live Physiological Sensing and Visualization Ecosystems: An Activity Theory Analysis

May 6, 2017 | CHI 2017

Denver, Colorado

Designing Wearable Technologies, and the Experiences Around Them, for Children's Body Learning

April 24, 2017 | Human-Centered Computing Fika

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Leyla Norooz

Making with a Social Purpose

April 13, 2017 | HCDE Invited Talk

University of Washington, Seattle

Making With a Social Purpose

April 11, 2017 | UW CSE Colloquium

University of Washington, Seattle

Making with a Social Purpose

April 6, 2017 | Lecture Series at the Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences

LTS Auditorium, College Park, MD

Transforming STEM Learning Through Wearables

April 4, 2017 | STEAM Salon Lecture Series

University of Maryland, College Park

PDF | PPTX | MakerWear | BodyVis

MakerWear: A Tangible Approach to Interactive Wearable Creation for Children

March 7, 2017 | Design Field Notes

University of California, Berkeley

Majeed Kazemitabaar

PDF | MakerWear

Project Sidewalk: Characterizing Physical World Accessibility At Scale

Feb. 8, 2017 | WalkHackNight II

Arlington, Virginia

Interactive Computational Tools for Accessibility

Nov. 7, 2016 | Diversity in Computing Summit 2016

College Park, Maryland

Meethu Malu, Ladan Najafizadeh, Uran Oh, Manaswi Saha, Lee Stearns

PDF | HandSight | Project Sidewalk

Characterizing Physical World Accessibility at Scale

Nov. 3, 2016 | GroupSight @ HCOMP2016

Austin, Texas

Kotaro Hara

Soheil Behnezhad, Liang He, Majeed Kazemitabaar, Manaswi Saha

Tech+Design: Interaction Design for a Purpose

Nov. 3, 2016 | Technica: Tech+X Talk Series

University of Maryland, College Park

PDF | Project Sidewalk | MakerWear

Evaluating Haptic and Auditory Guidance to Assist Blind People in Reading Printed Text Using Finger-Mounted Cameras

Oct. 26, 2016 | ASSETS 2016

Reno, Nevada

Lee Stearns

PDF | PPTX | SlideShare | HandSight

Scientizing Daily Life with New Social, Mobile, & Wearable Technologies

Oct. 23, 2016 | National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT)

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Scientizing Daily Life with New Social, Mobile, & Wearable Technologies

Oct. 9, 2016 | Learning Sciences Colloquium

Northwestern University

MakerWear: Early Explorations of Wearable Construction Kits for Children

Sept. 25, 2016 | Maker Faire Silver Spring 2016

Silver Spring, Maryland

Majeed Kazemitabaar

PDF | MakerWear

Social Fabrics: Designing Wearable Electronics Textiles for Interaction, Introspection, and Inquiry

Aug. 10, 2016 | Under Armour Lighthouse Partner Meeting

College Park, Maryland

PDF

Scientizing Daily Life with New Social, Mobile, & Wearable Technologies

July 16, 2016 | Saint James

North Carolina

SharedPhys: Live Physiological Sensing, Whole-Body Interaction, and Large-Screen Visualizations to Support Shared Inquiry Experiences

June 22, 2016 | IDC2016

Manchester, UK

Seokbin Kang

PDF | BodyVis

“That's Your Heart!”: Live Physiological Sensing & Visualization Tools for Life-Relevant & Collaborative STEM Learning

June 20, 2016 | ICLS 2016

Singapore

Leyla Norooz

Jon E. Froehlich, Majeed Kazemitabaar

Evaluating Angular Accuracy of Wrist-based Haptic Directional Guidance for Hand Movement

June 1, 2016 | Proceedings of GI 2016

Victoria, British Columbia, CA

Jonggi Hong

PDF | PPTX | HandSight

MakerWear: Early Explorations of Wearable Construction Kits for Children

May 26, 2016 | 33rd Annual HCIL Symposium

College Park, Maryland

Social Fabrics: Designing Wearable Electronics Textiles for Interaction, Introspection, and Inquiry

May 12, 2016 | CS Corporate Affiliates Day

College Park, Maryland

PDF

Scientizing Daily Life with New Social, Mobile, & Wearable Technologies

Dec. 11, 2015 | Center for Research on Learning and Technology Speaker Series

Indiana University, Bloomington

Social Fabrics: Designing Wearable Electronics Textiles for Interaction, Introspection, and Inquiry

May 28, 2015 | 32nd Annual HCIL Symposium

College Park, Maryland

MakerShoe: Towards an E-Textile Construction Kit to Support Creativity, Playful Making, and Self-Expression

May 28, 2015 | HCIL Symposium 2015

College Park, Maryland

Majeed Kazemitabaar

PDF | MakerWear

Understanding the Role of Thermography in Energy Auditing: Current Practices and the Potential for Automated Solutions

April 22, 2015 | CHI2015

Seoul, Republic of Korea

PDF | Video | SlideShare | Pervasive Thermography

Head-Mounted Display Visualizations to Support Sound Awareness for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

April 20, 2015 | CHI 2015

Seoul, Korea

PDF | PPTX | GlassEar

BodyVis: A New Approach to Body Learning Through Wearable Sensing and Visualization

April 19, 2015 | CHI'15

Seoul, Korea

Leyla Norooz

PDF | PPTX | Video | Paper | BodyVis

Making with a Social Purpose

March 24, 2015 | Keynote Talk at the Symposium and Hackathon in Social Media and Interaction

Emmanuel College, Cambridge University

Making with a Social Purpose

March 18, 2015 | American University

Washington DC

Characterizing Physical World Accessibility at Scale Using Crowdsourcing, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning

Oct. 29, 2014 | Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) Seminar Series, Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Social Fabrics: Designing Wearable Electronics Textiles for Interaction, Introspection, and Inquiry

Oct. 22, 2014 | Science and Technology Society: College Park Scholars

College Park, Maryland

Making with a Social Purpose

Oct. 17, 2014 | CS Fall Research Seminar Series

College Park, Maryland

Social Fabrics: Designing Wearable Electronics Textiles for Interaction, Introspection, and Inquiry

Oct. 16, 2014 | National Academy of Sciences: D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

Washington DC

Making in the Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL)

May 29, 2014 | 31st Annual HCIL Symposium

College Park, Maryland

Social Fabric Fitness: The Design and Evaluation of Wearable E-Textile Displays to Support Group Fitness

May 1, 2014 | CHI2014

Toronto, Canada

PDF | SlideShare | Social Fabric Fitness

Making+Health: Social Fabric Fitness

April 21, 2014 | Maker Movement in Health

Indiana University (via Skype)

Making with a Social Purpose

March 27, 2014 | Science and Technology Society: College Park Scholars

College Park, Maryland

Making in the HCIL

March 24, 2014 | Talk to CS Department External Review Committee

College Park, Maryland

Making with a Social Purpose

Feb. 12, 2014 | Human Factors and Applied Cognition Seminar Series, George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

Making with a Social Purpose

Dec. 10, 2013 | Segal Design Institute Seminar Series, Northwestern University

Evanston, Illionois

Leah Findlater, Jon E. Froehlich

Go Mobile! Designing Accessible Mobile Experiences

Nov. 8, 2013 | Enabled by Design-athon

Washington DC

Making with a Social Purpose

Nov. 1, 2013 | CS Corporate Affiliates Day

College Park, MD

Making with a Social Purpose

Oct. 25, 2013 | CS Fall Research Seminar

College Park, MD

Making with a Social Purpose

Oct. 4, 2013 | Undergraduate Research Friday Afternoon Research Talk

College Park, MD

Improving Public Transit Accessibility for Blind Riders by Crowdsourcing Bus Stop Landmark Locations with Google Street View

Oct. 1, 2013 | Proceedings of ASSETS 2013

Bellevue, Washington

Kotaro Hara

PDF | PPTX | Paper | Crowdsourcing Bus Stop Landmarks

Making with a Social Purpose

Sept. 29, 2013 | Silver Spring Mini Maker Faire

Silver Spring, MD

If You Build It, They Will Come: Reflecting on the Successes (and Failures) of Building the HCIL Hackerspace

Sept. 12, 2013 | HCIL Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series

College Park, MD

If You Build It, They Will Come: Reflecting on the Successes (and Failures) of Building a Collaborative Workspace to Support Creativity, Experimentation, and Making

July 30, 2013 | Digital Societies and Social Technologies Summer Institute

College Park, MD

Gamifying Green

May 22, 2013 | 30th Annual HCIL Symposium

College Park, Maryland

Sensing and Predicting the Pulse of the City through Shared Bicycling

Dec. 5, 2012 | Spatio-temporal Data Mining for a Better Understanding of Human Mobility. The Bicycle Sharing System (BSS) Case Study

Paris, France

Reflections of Ourselves: Sensing and Feedback to Inform Everyday Human Behavior

Nov. 29, 2012 | University of Colorado: Joint Colloquium between Computer Science and the Environmental Design Program

Boulder, Colorado

Applying Iterative Design to the Eco-Feedback Design Process

Nov. 13, 2012 | Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change 2012

Sacramento, California

Sensing and Visualizing Human Behavior Through City Infrastructure

July 23, 2012 | SESYNC Workshop on Visualization Technologies to Support Research on Human-Environment Interactions

Annapolis, Maryland

Under Pressure: Transforming the Way We Think About and Use Water in the Home

July 3, 2012 | The Center for Language and Speech Processing, Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

PDF | PPTX | HydroSense

The Design and Evaluation of Prototype Eco-Feedback Displays for Fixture-Level Water Usage Data

June 5, 2012 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Baltimore, Maryland

PDF | PPTX | HydroSense

Reflections of Ourselves: Sensing and Feedback to Inform Everyday Human Behavior

May 22, 2012 | 29th Annual HCIL Symposium

College Park, Maryland

The Design and Evaluation of Prototype Eco-Feedback Displays for Fixture-Level Water Usage Data

May 9, 2012 | 30th international conference on Human factors in computing systems (CHI'12)

Austin, Texas

Mazhengmin Bai, Leah Findlater, Jon E. Froehlich, Fabia Fu, James Landay, Eric Larson, Marilyn Ostergren, Shwetak Patel, Josh Peterson, Solai Ramanathan, Inness Wragg

PDF | PPTX | SlideShare | HydroSense

Rethinking the Composition of Computer Science

April 21, 2012 | 22nd Annual High School Programming Contest at the University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland

Sensing and Feedback of Everyday Activities to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors

Feb. 17, 2012 | Virginia Tech, North Capital Region

Falls Church, Virginia