I’m a PhD student at UW-Madison working with Yuhang Zhao studying human-computer interaction (HCI) in the madAbility Lab. I've also been a TA for CS 559: Computer Graphics with Eftychios Sifakis (Fall 23) and Young Wu (Spring 24). Before Wisconsin, I earned my BS in CS from The University of Texas at Austin alongside certifications in Digital Arts & Media and immersive technologies. There, I worked with Amy Pavel on live video accessibility for screenreader users and Erin Reilly using augmented reality for young adult skin cancer prevention.
My primary research interests include human-computer interaction (HCI), extended reality (AR / VR / MR / XR), and accessibility (a11y). I am also interested in computer vision & graphics, immersive video (livestreams, 360° cameras, projection mapping), education (including ai-assisted learning (AIAL)), communications (from advertising to foreign languages), esports, and healthcare. Currently, I'm developing novel methods to make extended reality platforms more accessible to people with disabilities.
Outside of work, I track all the music I listen to on last.fm. I also enjoy longboarding, cooking, backpacking, watching YouTube videos, language learning, achievement hunting, and moderating online communities.
Ru Wang, Zach Potter, Yun Ho, Daniel Killough, Linda Zeng, Sanbrita Mondal, Yuhang Zhao
System using eyetracking to augment passages of text, supporting low vision peoples'
reading challenges (e.g., line switching and difficult word recognition).
Daniel Killough, Amy Pavel
Making live video more accessible to blind users by crowdsourcing audio descriptions
for
real-time playback. Crowdsourced descriptions with 18 sighted community experts and
evaluated
with 9 blind participants.