Leah Findlater, Associate Director

I am interested in how to create technologies that adapt to accommodate individual user needs and preferences, whether to improve basic interactions such as touchscreen text entry or more complex tasks such as working with machine learning models. My research goal is to ensure that the next generation of computing technologies are designed to meet the needs of the broadest range of users. Affiliations: Associate Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering Adjunct Associate Professor, Allen School of Computer Science &…

James Fogarty, Associate Director

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James Fogarty, CREATE Associate Director and Allen School faculty member

My broad research interests are in Human-Computer Interaction, User Interface Software and Technology, and Ubiquitous Computing. My focus is on developing, deploying, and evaluating new approaches to the human obstacles surrounding widespread everyday adoption of ubiquitous sensing and intelligent computing technologies. Affiliations: Professor, Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Contact Fogarty faculty page jfogarty@cs.uw.edu 206-685-8081 Google Scholar Research highlights Large-Scale Android Accessibility Analyses Fogarty’s research group is leading the largest-known open analyses of the accessibility of Android apps, thus…

Jon Froehlich, Associate Director

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Jon Froehlich, CREATE Associate Director and Allen School faculty member

My research focuses on designing, building, and evaluating interactive technology that addresses high value social issues such as environmental sustainability, computer accessibility, and personalized health and wellness. Affiliations: Associate Professor, Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Contact Froehlich faculty page jonf@cs.washington.edu Google Scholar Research highlights Real-time captioning and sound awareness support With advances in wearable computing and machine learning, Leah Findlater and I have been investigating new opportunities for real-time captioning and sound awareness support for people who are…

Kat Steele, Associate Director

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My research focuses upon using novel computational and experimental tools to understand human movement and improve treatment and quality of life of individuals with cerebral palsy, stroke, and other neurological disorders. My research strives to connect engineering and medicine to create solutions that can advance our understanding of human ability, but also translate research results to the clinic and daily life. Affiliations Albert S. Kobayashi Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering Neuromechanics & Mobility Lab AMP Lab HuskyADAPT and AccessEngineering Contact Steele faculty…