HCII Seminar Series - Misha Sra
Speaker
Misha Sra
John and Eileen Gerngross Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara
When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305
Video
Video link
Description
"Design of Human-AI Systems to Augment Human Potential"
At the Human-AI Integration Lab (HAL), we design, build, and study human-AI systems that amplify human potential by enhancing cognitive, creative, physical, and social capabilities. This talk will explore the challenges of developing these systems while addressing the unpredictability of AI and the complexity of human behavior. I will present our recent work on generative AI for learning and well-being, as well as AI systems that augment creativity, improve accessibility, and provide physical task guidance in mixed reality. The talk will conclude with my lab's vision to transform AI into a universal tool for augmenting human potential
Speaker's Bio
Misha Sra is the John and Eileen Gerngross Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she directs the Human-AI Integration Lab in the Computer Science department. Misha received her PhD from the MIT Media Lab in 2018, advised by Prof. Pattie Maes in the Fluid Interfaces Group. She has published at the most selective HCI, VR, and machine learning venues such as CHI, UIST, IEEE VR, CVPR, ECCV and EMNLP where she received four best paper awards and honorable mentions. MIT selected her as an EECS Rising Star in 2018. In 2023, she was awarded an NSF CAREER Award for her work in Human-AI Interaction design. Her research has received extensive coverage from leading media outlets (e.g., from MIT News, The Verge, PCMag) and has drawn the attention of industry research, such as Toyota Research, Samsung Research, and Unity 3D.
Speaker's Website
https://sites.cs.ucsb.edu/~sra/
Host
David Lindlbauer