Research Statement
I am working to build computer systems that are able to assess a user’s current performance characteristics and automatically adapt to them. While this research has the possibility to affect many people, I am focusing on making computers more accessible to individuals with motor impairments using a mouse. Some of the technical problems I am tackling in this work include understanding how pointing performance differs in the real world and the laboratory, and how to detect and capture these behaviors in an application and operating system independent way.
Publications
Detecting User Needs and Adapting User Interfaces to Them
- A. Hurst, J. Mankoff, S.E. Hudson, Understanding Pointing Problems in Real World Computing Environments In proc. ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS) (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2008). ACM Press, New York, NY. [PDF]
- A. Hurst, S.E. Hudson, J. Mankoff, S. Trewin, Automatically Detecting Pointing Performance. In ACM conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI '08) (Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2008). ACM Press, New York, NY. [PDF]
- A. Hurst, J. Mankoff, A. K. Dey, S. E. Hudson. Dirty Desktops: Using a Patina of Magnetic Mouse Dust To Make Common Interactor Targets Easier To Select. In Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Symposium on User interface Software and Technology UIST '07(Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 2007). ACM Press, New York, NY. [PDF]
- A. Hurst, S. E. Hudson, J. Mankoff, Dynamic Detection of Novice vs. Skilled Use Without a Task Model, in proc. ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (San Jose, CA, 2007), 271-280. [PDF]
- S. Carter, A. Hurst, J. Mankoff, J. Li, Dynamically Adapting GUISs to Diverse Input Devices, in proc. ACM SIGACCESS Conf. on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS), (Portland, OR, 2006), 63-70. [PDF]
Fabric Interfaces
- A. Hurst, J. Zimmerman, M. Peeters, Fabric-circle-slider: Prototype Exploring the Interaction Aesthetic of Contextual Integration. in Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces (DPPI) (Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2005).
- A. Hurst, J. Zimmerman, Evaluating a Fabric Device Controller. in Workshop W14: Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Affective Interfaces. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Portland, OR, 2005), [PDF]
Chair Research
- A. Hurst, J. Zimmerman, C. Atkeson, J. Forlizzi, Late breaking results: posters: The Sense Lounger: Establishing a Ubicomp Beachhead in Elders' Homes. in Extended Abstracts, ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Portland, OR, 2005). [POSTER]
- N. Jafarinaimi, J. Forlizzi, A. Hurst, J. Zimmerman, Late breaking results:07.
ACM Press, New York, NY.
short papers: Breakaway: an ambient display designed to change human behavior. in Extended Abstracts, ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Portland, OR, 2005).
- J. Forlizzi, C. DiSalvo, J. Zimmerman, B. Mutlu, A. Hurst, The SenseChair: The Lounge Chair as an Intelligent Assistive Device for Elders in Designing for User eXperience (DUX), (San Francisco, CA, 2005). [PDF]
Designing Living Information Displays
- D. Holstius, J. Kembel, A. Hurst, P. Wan, J. Forlizzi, Infotropism: living and robotic plants as interactive displays. in Proceedings of the 2004 conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques (DIS), (Caimbridge, MA,2004). [PDF]
Computer Vision Applications
- T. Starner, B. Leibe, D. Minnen, T. Westeyn, A. Hurst, J. Weeks, Computer Vision-Based Gesture Tracking, Object Tracking, and 3D Reconstruction for Augmented Desks. in Machine Vision and Applications, 2003. [PDF]
Museum Guidebooks
- R.E. Grinter, P.M. Aoki, A. Hurst, M.H. Szymanski, J.D. Thornton, and A.Woodruff, Revisiting the Visit: Understanding How Technology Can Shape the Museum Visit. in Proc. ACM Conf. on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2002), (New Orleans, LA, 2002), 146-155.
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- P.M. Aoki, R.E. Grinter, A. Hurst, M.H. Szymanski, J.D. Thornton, and A. Woodruff, Sotto Voce: Exploring the Interplay of Conversation and Mobile Audio Spaces. in Proc. ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Minneapolis, MN, 2002), 431-438.
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- A. Woodruff, P.M. Aoki, R.E. Grinter, A. Hurst, M.H. Szymanski, and J.D. Thornton, Eavesdropping on Electronic Guidebooks: Observing Learning Resources in Shared Listening Environments. in Proc. 6th Int'l Conf. on Museums and the Web (MW), (Boston, MA, 2002), 21-30. [PDF]
- A. Woodruff, M.H. Szymanski, P.M. Aoki, and A. Hurst, The Conversational Role of Electronic Guidebooks. in Proc. 3rd Int'l Conf. on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp), (Atlanta, GA, 2001), 187-208.
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- A. Woodruff, P.M. Aoki, A. Hurst, and M.H. Szymanski, Electronic Guidebooks and Visitor Attention. in Proc. 6th Int'l Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting (ICHIM), (Milan, Italy, 2001), 437-454.
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- P.M. Aoki, A. Hurst, and A. Woodruff, Tap Tips: Lightweight Discovery of Touchscreen Targets, in Extended Abstracts, ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Seattle, WA, 2001), 237-238
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- A. Woodruff, P.M. Aoki, A. Hurst, and M.H. Szymanski, The Guidebook, the Friend, and the Room: Visitor Experience in a Historic House. in Extended Abstracts, ACM SIGCHI Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), (Seattle, WA, 2001), 273-274. [PDF]
Research Groups
HCII: Human Computer Interaction Institute , Carnegie Mellon University
Sotto Voce, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Incorporated
Contextual Computing Group (CCG), Georgia Institute of Technology
Resume
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