Due to the increasing cost of Ph.D. students, decreasing funding rates, and current size of the ACE Lab,
I will not be taking new Ph.D. students until, at the earliest, academic year 2026-2027.
TypeAnywhere
Zhang, M.R., Zhai, S. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2022).
TypeAnywhere: A QWERTY-based text entry solution for ubiquitous computing.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22).
New Orleans, Louisiana (April 30-May 5, 2022).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 339.
Longitudinal analysis of mobile app accessibility
Fok, R., Zhong, M., Ross, A.S., Fogarty, J. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2022).
A large-scale longitudinal analysis of missing label accessibility failures in Android apps.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22).
New Orleans, Louisiana (April 30-May 5, 2022).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 461.
Ga11y
Zhang, M.R., Zhong, M. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2022).
Ga11y: An automated GIF annotation system for visually impaired users.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22).
New Orleans, Louisiana (April 30-May 5, 2022).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 197.
Accessibility of data visualizations
Sharif, A., Chintalapati, S.S., Wobbrock, J.O. and Reinecke, K. (2021).
Understanding screen-reader users' experiences with online data visualizations.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21).
Virtual Event (October 18-22, 2021).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 14.
ART contrasts (ART-C)
Elkin, L.A., Kay, M., Higgins, J. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2021).
An aligned rank transform procedure for multifactor contrast tests.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '21).
Virtual Event (October 10-14, 2021).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 754-768.
Accessibility of digital artboards
Schaadhardt, A., Hiniker, A. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2021).
Understanding blind screen-reader users' experiences of digital artboards.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '21).
Yokohama, Japan (May 8-13, 2021).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 270.
Voicemoji
Zhang, M.R., Wang, R., Xu, X., Li, Q., Sharif, A. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2021).
Voicemoji: Emoji entry using voice for visually impaired people.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '21).
Yokohama, Japan (May 8-13, 2021).
New York: ACM Press. Article No. 37.
Lexical vs. semantic emojis
Zhang, M.R., Mariakakis, A., Burke, J. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2021).
A comparative study of lexical and semantic emoji suggestion systems.
Proceedings of iConference 2021. Beijing, China (March 17-31, 2021).
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12645.
Switzerland: Springer, pp. 229-247.
Survey of gesture elicitation studies
Villarreal-Narvaez, S., Vanderdonckt, J., Vatavu, R.-D. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2020).
A systematic review of gesture elicitation studies: What can we learn from 216 studies?
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS '20).
Eindhoven, Netherlands (July 6-10, 2020).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 855-872.
Gedit
Zhang, M.R. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2020).
Gedit: Keyboard gestures for mobile text editing.
Proceedings of Graphics Interface (GI '20).
Toronto, Ontario (May 28-29, 2020).
Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Information Processing Society. Article No. 45.
Gedit demo
Zhang, M.R. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2020).
Gedit: Keyboard gestures for mobile text editing.
Proceedings of Graphics Interface (GI '20).
Toronto, Ontario (May 28-29, 2020).
Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Information Processing Society. Article No. 45.
Addressing situational impairments in mobile HCI
Talk given on February 15, 2019 at Stanford University's Seminar on People, Computers, and Design.
2017 ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award
Talk given on May 9, 2017 at ACM CHI in Denver, Colorado for the award.
Wobbrock, J.O. (2017).
Ability-based design: Elevating ability over disability in accessible computing.
Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17).
Denver, Colorado (May 6-11, 2017). New York: ACM Press, pp. 5-7.
Dwell-based gaze typing
Mott, M.E., Williams, S., Wobbrock, J.O. and Morris, M.R. (2017).
Improving dwell-based gaze typing with dynamic, cascading dwell times.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17).
Denver, Colorado (May 6-11, 2017).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 2558-2570.
"Slide to Unlock"
featuring our work on Smart Touch.
Part of an interactive feature
for the University of Washington Be Boundless Campaign. April 3, 2017.
Gesture elicitation agreement
Vatavu, R.-D. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2016).
Between-subjects elicitation studies: Formalization and tool support.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '16).
San Jose, California (May 7-12, 2016).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 3390-3402.
Pointing endpoint prediction
Pasqual, P.T. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2014).
Mouse pointing endpoint prediction using kinematic template matching.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '14).
Toronto, Ontario (April 26-May 1, 2014).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 743-752.
Gesture accuracy measures
Vatavu, R.-D., Anthony, L. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2013).
Relative accuracy measures for stroke gestures.
Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI '13).
Sydney, Australia (December 9-13, 2013).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 279-286.
Access Lens
Kane, S.K., Frey, B. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2013).
Access Lens: A gesture-based screen reader for real-world documents.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '13).
Paris, France (April 27-May 2, 2013).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 347-350.
Q-methodology for HCI
O'Leary, K., Wobbrock, J.O. and Riskin, E.A. (2013).
Q-methodology as a research and design tool for HCI.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '13).
Paris, France (April 27-May 2, 2013).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 1941-1950.
$P gesture recognizer
Vatavu, R.-D., Anthony, L. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2012).
Gestures as point clouds: A $P recognizer for user interface prototypes.
Proceedings of the ACM Int'l Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI '12).
Santa Monica, California (October 22-26, 2012).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 273-280.
Perkinput
Azenkot, S., Wobbrock, J.O., Prasain, S. and Ladner, R.E. (2012).
Input Finger Detection for nonvisual touch screen text entry in Perkinput.
Proceedings of Graphics Interface (GI '12).
Toronto, Ontario (May 28-30, 2012).
Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Information Processing Society, pp. 121-129.
Portico
Avrahami, D., Wobbrock, J.O. and Izadi, S. (2011).
Portico: Tangible interaction on and around a tablet.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '11).
Santa Barbara, California (October 16-19, 2011).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 347-356.
Access Overlays
Kane, S.K., Morris, M.R., Perkins, A.Z., Wigdor, D., Ladner, R.E., and Wobbrock, J.O. (2011).
Access Overlays: Improving non-visual access to large touch screens for blind users.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '11).
Santa Barbara, California (October 16-19, 2011).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 273-282.
Enhanced area cursors
Findlater, L., Jansen, A., Shinohara, K., Dixon, M., Kamb, P., Rakita, J. and Wobbrock, J.O. (2010).
Enhanced area cursors: Reducing fine-pointing demands for people with motor impairments.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '10).
New York, NY (October 3-6, 2010).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 153-162.
Bonfire
Kane, S.K., Avrahami, D., Wobbrock, J.O., Harrison, B., Rea, A., Philipose, M. and LaMarca, A. (2009).
Bonfire: A nomadic system for hybrid laptop-tabletop interaction.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '09).
Victoria, British Columbia (October 4-7, 2009).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 129-138.
EyeWrite
Wobbrock, J.O., Rubinstein, J., Sawyer, M.W. and Duchowski, A.T. (2008).
Longitudinal evaluation of discrete consecutive gaze gestures for text entry.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA '08).
Savannah, Georgia (March 26-28, 2008).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 11-18.
"Speaking in Pictures"
featuring our work on
VoiceDraw
VoiceDraw
Harada, S., Wobbrock, J.O. and Landay, J.A. (2007).
VoiceDraw: A voice-driven hands-free drawing application.
Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '07).
Tempe, Arizona (October 15-17, 2007).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 27-34.
Trackball EdgeWrite
Wobbrock, J.O. and Myers, B.A. (2006).
Trackball text entry for people with motor impairments.
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '06).
Montreal, Quebec (April 22-27, 2006).
New York: ACM Press, pp. 479-488.
WebThumb
Wobbrock, J.O., Forlizzi, J., Hudson, S.E. and Myers, B.A. (2002).
WebThumb: Interaction techniques for small-screen browsers.
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '02).
Paris, France (October 27-30, 2002). New York: ACM Press, pp. 205-208.