🔔 NEW: We are now offering $10 compensation for every valid survey response! Spread the word and contribute to a more inclusive community! 🤗
Fill out the screening form here:
📢Calling all mobility aid users. We just launched our most ambitious
@projsidewalk
study yet. We need 100+ participants who use mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, scooters for an online survey. You'll look at images of sidewalk barriers. See
Meet Chu Li, a PhD Student from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science. Chu will be leading a session on Project Sidewalk, a research project centered around using data for accessible design in sidewalks, streets, and building façades.
#wiad2023
#wiadseattle2023
#wayfinding
Episode 1⃣2⃣ with incredible
@Chimichurrichu
from
@makeabilitylab
is hitting all podcast platforms next Friday. Tune in to listen to her research at the intersection of accessibility and urban design and her contributions to
@projsidewalk
.
1⃣ LabelAId is an AI intervention system for improving human labeling quality and domain knowledge in crowdsourcing systems. This talk will be on Tuesday at 4:30 PM in Knowledge Workers and Crowdworkers.
📢Calling all mobility aid users. We just launched our most ambitious
@projsidewalk
study yet. We need 100+ participants who use mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, scooters for an online survey. You'll look at images of sidewalk barriers. See
📢Calling all prospective students: my group is looking for new PhD students interested in urban accessibility with background in data science, GIS, and/or computer vision. See: for more!
Together, let's transform the future of urban access! 🏙👩🦯👩🦽👩🦼🛴🚴♂️
Project Sidewalk featured on PTS—Taiwanese public broadcast television. Grateful to our local partners in Taiwan and our collaborators as we continue to expand accessibility assessments of pedestrian infrastructure across the world!
It was lovely reconnecting with old friends and meeting researchers whose work I admire. As a junior researcher this is the best conference experience I can ask for. Till the next time! 🤗
Thanks to the awesome student mentors, especially
@Danli1uo
, with whom I exchanged emails like penpals. Those emails about her PhD life inspired me to look forward to what lay ahead.
Thanks to
@manaswisaha
for sharing her own experience and projects, which have confirmed my passion for working at the intersection of HCI and urban planning.
2⃣ “I never realized sidewalks were a big deal” is a case study of a community-driven sidewalk audit in Oradell, NJ, using Project Sidewalk. This talk will be on Wednesday at 2:30 PM in Universal Accessibility.
Immense gratitude to my advisor
@jonfroehlich
for tirelessly rehearsing with me and refining my presentations. Also grateful to my wonderful co-author Zhihan, conference roommate
@hasulooo
for invaluable feedback. 🙏🏻
Working in a lively HCI community at the vibrant heart of Singapore! SMU HCI is offering multiple fully-funded PhD positions in the fields of accessibility, visualization, human-AI interaction, AR/VR, health, and HRI. 🌐 More info see 🧵. RT appreciated.
Lastly, a special thanks to
@Carryveggies
, whose blog post 'tips for non-traditional applicants to CS grad school' really helped in 'demystifying the application process', and motivated me to 'take the leap' in pursuing a PhD in HCI.
As well as my lovely Oradell project team: Katrina Ma,
@MikeySaugstad
, Kie Fujii, Molly Delaney, Yochai Eisenberg, Delphine Labbé, Judy Shanely, Devon Snyder, Florian Thomas and again my amazing advisor
@jonfroehlich
.🙏
@jonfroehlich
@jaewook_jae
@uwcse
Yeah I was pretty jealous seeing you three having tacos in the sun while I was stuck inside because of the snow 😜but I’m pretty sure we’ll have plenty of chances in the future🤗
Special shout out to
#chi2022
Asteroids buddies
@J_Chris_Li
@vivaomauricio
for offering unlimited technical and emotional support during my application season.
Project Sidewalk from
@UW
is conducting an online image survey on sidewalk accessibility for users of mobility aids (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.)!
Reward: 1 in 30 respondents will have a chance to win $50
To participate fill out this screening form:
@manaswisaha
I watched the presentation online! Awesome talk congrats!!!🎉🥳👏 Thank you for all the excellent work and I look forward to continuing it! 🤓🙌🏻
Coming from a design background, this transition was anything but easy. This wouldn't have been possible without the wonderful people around me, so here is my gratitude thread.💛
Thanks to my terrific supervisor from
@UofTInfoFaculty
--
@firthisaword
, who always encouraged me to hone my programming and writing skills, and offered the most encouraging words at times of self-doubt.
@jaewook_jae
Just caught up on
@SiyouPei
’s presentation… incredible work and such a lovely talk! 🤩Best of luck with your ImageExplorer presentation later today! 🤓🙌
@bryanhaoenwang
Not sure if the story would turn out the same if you weren’t my first CS course TA.😆 Will leave you my secret Toronto food guide reciprocate the favour!