Focus
My research interest is in user interfaces for ubiquitous computing applications. The ubiquitous computing vision is a world in which computers are embedded in everyday objects and become part of everyday activities. My focus is on two types of ubicomp user interfaces: (1) mobile interfaces for users who are also involved in an eyes-busy, hands-busy task, such as operating a vehicle and (2) multi-touch table interfaces.
My research is part of the Project54 effort at UNH, which addresses ubicomp in the law enforcement setting. This twelve year, multi-million dollar effort, on which I am the principal investigator, has resulted in the design and deployment of the Project54 system. The Project54 system integrates in-car devices, provides a single user interface for interaction with these devices and allows the integration of mobile police units into an agency-wide data network. The Project54 system is deployed in over 1,000 law enforcement vehicles, primarily in New Hampshire.
Service:
2012
- General chair: AutomotiveUI 2012
- Reviewer: NSF, ETRA 2012, MobileHCI 2012, NordiCHI 2012
2011
- Co-editor: Theme Issue of the Springer Journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Applications in the Car
- Co-organizer: Cognitive Load and In-Vehicle Human-Machine Interaction workshop at AutomotiveUI 2011
- Co-organizer: User Experience in Cars workshop at Interact 2011
- Co-organizer: 5th Workshop on Speech in Mobile and Pervasive Environments at MobileHCI 2011
- Program committee: Industrial Case Studies at MobileHCI 2011, TEI 2011
- Reviewer: IEEE Computer, Interact 2011, MobileHCI 2011, UIST 2011, AutomotiveUI 2011, IUI 2012, NIJ
2010
- Technical program co-chair: AutomotiveUI 2010
- Co-organizer: Automotive User Interfaces: Human Computer Interaction in the Car CHI 2010 SIG
- Co-organizer: 4th Workshop on Speech in Mobile and Pervasive Environments at MobileHCI 2010
- Organizer: First Responder Technology Workshop at UNH
- Program committee: IEEE IV 2010
- Reviewer: IEEE Pervasive Computing, International Journal of ITS Research, NSF, CHI 2011
My collaborators:
- Peter Heeman – Peter and I are interested in creating advanced spoken dialogue systems. We believe this design can be inspired by behaviors observed in human dialogues. Peter and I have recently completed an NSF project on multi-threaded spoken dialogues.
- Tom Miller – Tom is the co-PI of the Project54 effort at UNH. We collaborate on various aspects of this effort, from work on handheld computers, to multi-touch surfaces to in-car user interfaces.
- Tim Paek – Tim and I work on exploring in-car speech user interfaces.
PhD students:
- Zeljko Medenica – Zeljko works with me and Tim on exploring in-car user interfaces and their effects on driving.
- Oskar Palinko – Oskar works with me on exploring in-car user interfaces and their effects on driving.
Former PhD student:
- Alexander Shyrokov – Alex worked with me and Peter on multi-threaded dialogues.