Faculty Projects

The mission of the National Tutoring Observatory is to capture and study great teachers and tutors in one-on-one and small-group settings to uncover the “secret sauce” of effective teaching. By partne ...

Community and organizational policies are typically designed in a top-down, centralized fashion, with limited input from impacted stakeholders. This can r Community and organizational policies are typically designed in a top-down, centralized fashion, with limited input from impacted stakeholders. This can result in policies that are misaligned with com ...

With recent advancements in the capabilities of Text-to-Image (T2I) AI models, product designers With recent advancements in the capabilities of Text-to-Image (T2I) AI models, product designers have begun experimenting with them in their work. However, T2I models struggle to interpret abstract la ...

Video editing is a creative and complex endeavor and we believe that there is potential for reim Video editing is a creative and complex endeavor and we believe that there is potential for reimagining a new video editing interface to better support the creative and exploratory nature of video edi ...

Spatial audio in Extended Reality (XR) provides users with better awareness of where virtual ele Spatial audio in Extended Reality (XR) provides users with better awareness of where virtual elements are placed, and efficiently guides them to events such as notifications, system alerts from differ ...

There are numerous complex tasks in everyday life, from cooking to medical self-care, that involve a series of atomic steps. Properly executing these step There are numerous complex tasks in everyday life, from cooking to medical self-care, that involve a series of atomic steps. Properly executing these steps can be challenging, particularly for novices ...

Extended Reality (XR) interfaces offer engaging user experiences, but their effective design requir Extended Reality (XR) interfaces offer engaging user experiences, but their effective design requires a nuanced understanding of user behavior and preferences. This knowledge is challenging to obtain ...

Echo of the Abyss is a Virtual Reality (VR) experience that uses animal guides and immersive environments to cultivate a sense of kinship towards marine l Echo of the Abyss is a Virtual Reality (VR) experience that uses animal guides and immersive environments to cultivate a sense of kinship towards marine life. It emphasises the impact of design elemen ...

Recent advancements in AI foundation models have made it possible for them to be utilized off-the-shelf for creative tasks, including ideating design conc Recent advancements in AI foundation models have made it possible for them to be utilized off-the-shelf for creative tasks, including ideating design concepts or generating visual prototypes. However, ...

AI tools are increasingly deployed in community contexts. However, datasets used to evaluate AI are typically created by developers and annotators outside AI tools are increasingly deployed in community contexts. However, datasets used to evaluate AI are typically created by developers and annotators outside a given community, which can yield misleading ...

Online mental health support communities have grown in recent years for providing accessible mental and emotional health support through volunteer counsel Online mental health support communities have grown in recent years for providing accessible mental and emotional health support through volunteer counselors. Despite millions of people participating ...

Community rules play a key part in enabling or constraining the behaviors of members in online communities. However, little is unknown regarding whether a Community rules play a key part in enabling or constraining the behaviors of members in online communities. However, little is unknown regarding whether and to what degree changing rules actually affe ...

In the art of video editing, sound is really half the story. Through formative interviews with professional editors (N=10), we found that the manual task In the art of video editing, sound is really half the story. Through formative interviews with professional editors (N=10), we found that the manual task of adding sounds to video can be challenging. ...

Recent developments in explainable AI (XAI) aim to improve the transparency of black-box models. However, empir Recent developments in explainable AI (XAI) aim to improve the transparency of black-box models. However, empirically evaluating the interpretability of these XAI techniques is still an open challenge ...

Overdose due to opioid misuse and abuse is currently a critical public health issue in the United States and worldwide. Machine learning (ML) approaches h Overdose due to opioid misuse and abuse is currently a critical public health issue in the United States and worldwide. Machine learning (ML) approaches have been developed and deployed to help medica ...

Humans easily miss events in their surroundings due to limited short-term memory and field of view. This happens, for example, while watching an instructo Humans easily miss events in their surroundings due to limited short-term memory and field of view. This happens, for example, while watching an instructor's machine repair demonstration or conversing ...

Data Navigator is a JavaScript library that allows for navigation of data structures. Data Navigator makes png, svg, canvas, and even webgl graphics acces Data Navigator is a JavaScript library that allows for navigation of data structures. Data Navigator makes png, svg, canvas, and even webgl graphics accessible to a wide array of assistive technologie ...

Smartphone apps collect and send a great deal of data about us to third-party websites, but what are they collecting and where are they sending it? Smartphone apps collect and send a great deal of data about us to third-party websites, but what are they collecting and where are they sending it? The CHIMPS Lab research group analyzed the data coll ...

Online mental health communities (OMHCs) have emerged in recent years as an effective and accessible way to obtain peer support, filling crucial gaps of t Online mental health communities (OMHCs) have emerged in recent years as an effective and accessible way to obtain peer support, filling crucial gaps of traditional mental health resources. However, t ...

Chartability is a set of heuristics (testable questions) for ensuring that data visualizations, systems, and interfaces are accessible. Chartability is or Chartability is a set of heuristics (testable questions) for ensuring that data visualizations, systems, and interfaces are accessible. Chartability is organized into principles with testable criteria ...