Research
Studying how people, societies, and technology shape one another to create more equitable and effective computing experiences.
Telepresence robots allow remote users to freely explore a space they are not in, and provide a physical embodiment in that space. However, they lack a compelling representation of the remote user in the local…
Researcher Meredith Ringel Morris discusses three projects highlighted at CHI 2018 which focus on improving technology for people with low-vision or blindness. Topics include featured paper Caption Crawler, Rich representations of visual content for screen…
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices are a critical technology for people with disabilities that affect their speech. One challenge with AAC systems is their inability to portray aspects of nonverbal communication that typically accent,…
Graduate students are often coached to pursue a career in higher education, yet the number of available tenure-track positions falls far short of the number of candidates looking to fill them. In reality, about 14…
Exploring how to make remote and hybrid telepresence meetings engaging, effective, adaptive, and inclusive.
From data dignity to quadratic voting, join economist and best-selling author Glen Weyl for an exploration of radical solutions to societal decision-making in the wake of unprecedented technological change. Speakers: E. Glen Weyl, Rana Foroohar…
