People

Leadership

Kristen Shinohara
Associate Professor, School of Information
585-475-6197

Research areas: Accessibility for graduate students with disabilities, teaching accessibility, accessible design

Garreth Tigwell
Assistant Professor, School of Information
585-475-6451

Research areas: Accessibility, Human-Computer Interaction, Supporting Designers for Accessible Design

Faculty

Matt Huenerfauth
Dean, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
585-475-7203

Research areas: Computer accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, captioning technologies, American Sign Language technologies

Hidy Kong
Assistant Professor, School of Information
585-475-2471

Research areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Visualization, Assistive Technology

Ji Hwan Park
Assistant Professor, Interactive Games and Media
Roshan Peiris
Assistant Professor, School of Information
Tae Oh
Professor, School of Information
585-475-7642

Research areas: Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Assistive Technology, Accessibility, Internet of Things (IoT), Security, Mobile Device and Sensor Networks, Vehicular Networks, and Data Analytics

Elissa Weeden
Associate Professor, School of Information
585-475-6733

Research areas: Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Computing Education

Ph.D. Students


Sarah Andrew

Ph.D. Student, Computing and Information Sciences

Personal website
sa2941@rit.edu
Research Areas: Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Accessibility


Ester Chen

Ph.D. Student, Computing and Information Sciences

Personal website
esterchen@mail.rit.edu
Research Areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Visualization, Accessibility


Paul Ezeamii

Ph.D. Student, Computing and Information Sciences

Personal Website
pe3814@rit.edu
Research Areas: ADHD, Neurodiversity, Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, Computing Education

MS Students


Andrew Ratayczak

MS-HCI Graduate Research Assistant
Personal Website
ajr2558@rit.edu
Research Interests: user experience research, accessibility, blind/visually impaired, digital art, self-expression, disability joy, AR/VR, haptic rendering

CAIR Alumni

  • Chanchal Agrawal - Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Accessibility.
  • Akhter Al Amin - Accessibility, Human Computer Interaction, Machine Learning.
  • AbdulRhman Al Khanifer - Requirements engineering, situational awareness designs and metrics, accessibility, human computer interaction, usability and user experience.
  • Sedeeq Al-khazraji - Human Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Motion Capture Data Analysis, Modeling American Sign Language.
  • Khaled Albusays - Software Engineering Requirements, Accessibility, Human-Computer Interaction, Technologies for People who are Visually Impaired.
  • Stefan Aleksic - Human computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Oliver Alonzo - Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, especially research on technologies for users who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Jason Antal - Programming, Accessibility for People who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Technology/policy integration
  • Miko Arayata - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Nicole Baldwin - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Niharika Bandla - Software development.
  • Dymen Barkins - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility.
  • Larwan Berke - Human Computer Interaction, Animation Technologies, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Daniel Boaitey - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Alex Bowen - Web Development, Blind user accessibility, Usability, Programming Education.
  • Alessandra David Brandao - Human computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Neckeya Brown - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Keith Cahalane - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Christopher Caulfield - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Rachel Celestine - Research on the Efficacy of Various Methods of Training Computing Undergraduates on Computing Accessibility.
  • Piper Chester - Human Computer Interaction, specifically pertaining to Accessibility and Usability.
  • Paula Conn - Human computer interaction, accessibility, technologies for people with aphasia.
  • Briana Davis - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Becca Dingman - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Abhay Dixit - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Randolph Duke II - Usability testing and user experience (UX) design and research.
  • Jason Durek - American Sign Language linguistic analyst, Automatic Speech Recognition Technologies, Sign Language Technologies.
  • Vivekanand Elango - Human computer Interaction (Currently Mobile), Accessibility, psychology (Behavioral) and implementation framework.
  • Ruiwen Fan - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Programming, Wearables and IoT.
  • Shuishi Fang - Research on eye-tracking interaction with low-cost hardware for accessibility applications.
  • Lexa Frail - Sociolinguistics, accessibility, linguistically analyzing videos of signers to identify and match key grammatical features both on the hands and on the face.
  • Anupama Garani - Design and development of user interface for designing ASL animation signs and sentences.
  • Badri Ghimire - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Abraham Glasser - Accessible technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, with a focus on automatic speech recognition.
  • Jigar Gohel - Machine learning, Motion Capture Data Analysis, Modeling American Sign Language.
  • Harshad Golwalkar - Game engine programming and 3D animation technologies for producing virtual human animations of American Sign Language (ASL).
  • Jonathan Gomes - Analyzing videos of ASL students and native signers in order to identify linguistic constructions or production errors.
  • Alexis Gordon - Human-computer interaction, accessibility, usability testing.
  • Taylor Gotfrid - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Usability Testing, Prototyping.
  • Megan Gross - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Chen Guo - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Yuqing Guo - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Blind and Visually Impaired.
  • Dhananjai ("Jai") Hariharan - Use of eye-tracking technologies in usability experiments; analysis of data from eye-tracking, motion-capture, and other human sensors.
  • Taylor Harris - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Kira Hart - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Saad Hassan - Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval.
  • David Hoppough - Analyzing videos of native ASL users in order to identify language variations related to ethnic backgrounds.
  • Adrienne Howad - Linguistically analyzing videos and motion-data of American Sign Language (ASL).
  • Velvet Howland - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Cole Inniss - User-Experience, Product Design, Accessibility, and Inclusivity.
  • Erin Ireland - Linguistically analyzing videos to identify and match key grammatical features both on the hands and on the face.
  • Afifi Ishak - Designing American Sign Language (ASL) animation for stimuli in experimental studies with ASL signers.
  • Nayeri Jacobo - Design of method cards to improve accessible design; hidden interfaces.
  • Spandana Jaggumantri - Studying the user experience of linguistic contributors and designing the movements of a single ASL sign.
  • Xiaofu Jin - Assistive Technology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning.
  • Sushant Kafle - Human Computer Interaction, Computational Linguistics, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Manisha Kamarushi - Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility.
  • Abhishek Kannekanti - Studying/analyzing accessibility challenges and user experiences to create authoring tool for ASL animations.
  • Ben Kassman - Using stat analysis techniques to develop requirements for software for students using ASL
  • Anmol Kaur - Evaluation studies and video recording sessions involving ASL students.
  • Amelia Keller - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility.
  • Alex Kramer - Mobile Web Applications and Integration for Supporting Scheduling and Logistics for User-Based Studies of Accessibility.
  • Alexandria LeClerc - Usability and Accessibility in Creating Intuitive Systems for a Diverse Set of Users
  • Sooyeon Lee - Human-computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Dara Levy - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Ben Leyer - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), collecting sign language linguistic data.
  • Jessica Li - Subtle gaze guidance for accessible captioning.
  • Jinlan Li - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Stephanie Ludi - Software engineering (requirements, testing), human-computer interaction (modeling, usability testing, accessibility), mobile Systems, computer science education.
  • Wenhao Luebs - Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Usability Testing.
  • Matthew Luettgen - Eye-tracking based magnification for people with low-vision.
  • Aakash Maddi - Design of accessible and productivity tools; Currently working on designing software tools for students using text-simplification reading-assistance software.
  • Vaishnavi Mande - Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, Accessibility, Programming.
  • Sunny Manduva - Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing, Design for Social Accessibility.
  • Sabarinathan Masilamani - Human-computer Interaction, Specialized in wearables especially smartwatches and glass, User Experience Design and Research, Web and Mobile Engineer
  • Natalie Maus - Eye-tracking based magnification for people with low-vision.
  • Grace McPherson - Designing applications that make learning in the classroom accessible and enhance their educational experience
  • Kellie Menzies - Experimental and Survey Studies, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Jennifer Meyers - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Abhishek Suhas Mhatre - Analyzing human behavior and use of computer systems using eye-tracking.
  • Rezylle (Rez) Milallos - Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility.
  • Ashley Miller - Software testing, Accessibility, Evaluation of the efficacy of instructional methods for promoting accessibility awareness among computing bachelors degree students.
  • Joshua Miller - Sonification, Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility.
  • Amelia Milling - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • GuanZi Min - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Sarah Morgenthal - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Kellie Mullaney - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), collecting sign language linguistic data.
  • Jade Myers - Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, especially research on technologies for 3D printing of prosthetics.
  • Diego Navarro - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Hugo Nicolau - Human-computer interaction, accessibility, wearables, and mobile interfaces, focusing on the design, development, and evaluation of novel interaction techniques for people with disabilities.
  • Aditya Padhye - Studying the user experience of linguistic contributors and designing a new interface for ASL animation software.
  • Nidhi Palan - Evaluation of the efficacy of instructional methods for promoting accessibility awareness among computing bachelors degree students.
  • Cashmere Pascual - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Kasmira Patel - Experiments involving deaf and hard-of-hearing research participants; experimental user study design and conduct.
  • Rohan Patel - Understanding how accessibility is perceived by technology professionals in the tech industry.
  • Brian Penly - Gathering requirements for educational software for students learning American Sign Language (ASL); evaluation studies and video recording sessions involving ASL students.
  • Sree Pillutla - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience.
  • Konce Quispe - Accessibility, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing.
  • Marlena Rauber - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Jaron Rehkop - Accessibility for People who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
  • Aiko Resendiz - Linguistically analyzing videos to identify and match key grammatical features both on the hands and on the face.
  • Nicholas Rudar - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Madison Russell - Human-computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Dalton Rutledge - Subtle gaze guidance for accessible captioning.
  • Daniel Saavedra - Enable better communication between hearing and DHH by utilizing access technology.
  • Jake Schwall - Linguistically analyzing videos of American Sign Language (ASL), accessibility for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Catherine Seita - Accessibility for People who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
  • Matt Seita - Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
  • Binit Shah - Human computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Parin Shah - Human computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Rahul Shah - Instructional technology, automatic captioning, access technology for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
  • Utsav Shah - Game engine programming, 3D Animation Technology, Accessibility.
  • Jeremy Sheffield - Analyzing videos of ASL for language variations, gender differences, and occurrences of epenthesis and deletion in signs
  • Max Shengelia - Human-computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Christine Singh - Creating sign language stimuli in support of linguistic and neuropsychology studies, linguistically analyzing videos of ASL.
  • Kimberly Sookoo - Accessibility for students who are visually impaired, Human-computer interaction.
  • Abigail Spring - Improving the technologies used to make real time communication between deaf/hard of hearing and hearing easier.
  • Manu Suresh - Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility, especially research on technologies for users who are blind or who have low vision, including smart canes for blind users.
  • Shreya Tadas - Human computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Tomomi Takeuchi - Human-Computer Interaction, Global Communication, International Design, Language Accessibility
  • Vinita Tibdewal - Conducting research on security and privacy issues for people who identify as deaf or hard of hearing.
  • Eric Tong - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Gillian Trommer - Linguistically analyzing videos of ASL signers, improving feedback mechanisms, making ASL recording and feedback software more user friendly.
  • Caleb Van Der Werf - Game engine programming and 3D animation technologies for producing virtual human animations of American Sign Language (ASL).
  • Saish Vaniyamparambath - Studying the user experience of linguistic contributors and designing a new interface for our ASL animation software, Studying the User Experience of web, mobile and tablet apps developed for the visually impaired.
  • Yiwen (Molly) Wang - Human-computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Matthew Watkins - Human-computer interaction, accessibility.
  • Stacey Watson - Usable and accessible computing security and privacy, computing education, and broadening participation in computing.
  • Andre Webster - Collecting linguistic data necessary to support the training of models of text-complexity for reading-assistant software.
  • Mackenzie Willard - American Sign Language linguistic analyst, coordination of researchers conducting the linguistic annotation of ASL video data.
  • Peter Yeung - Human-Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, Accessibility for People who are Deaf or Hard-of-hearing.
  • Melissa Young - Accessibility, Human Computer Interaction.
  • Qiwen Zhao - Human-computer interaction, accessibility, usability testing, effective methods of teaching accessibility.