Jacob O. Wobbrock
http://faculty.washington.edu/wobbrock/wobbrock [at] u.washington.edu
Faculty
Information School, Computer Science & Engineering
Keywords: human-computer interaction, user interface technology, input techniques, interaction techniques, accessible computing, mobile computing, surface computing, text entry, target acquisition, gesture, human performance with computing systems
Jacob O. Wobbrock is an Assistant Professor in the Information School and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. His research interests involve both inventing new interactive technology and studying human use of technology, often for people with disabilities. Dr. Wobbrock directs the AIM Research Group comprising students from information and computer science. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, Dr. Wobbrock received his Ph.D. from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He also received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Symbolic Systems and Computer Science, respectively, from Stanford University. Dr. Wobbrock is a PI or Co-PI on four National Science Foundation grants, including a CAREER award. He is also the only researcher to hold three best paper awards from the ACM CHI conference, the premier conference in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). His web site is at http://faculty.washington.edu/wobbrock/. The AIM Research Group web site is at
http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/.
Awards:
- National Science Foundation CAREER award 2010-2015
- 3 CHI best paper awards 2006-2008
- CHI best paper nomination 2009
- MobileHCI best paper award 2008
- ASSETS best paper award 2004
- Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award 2006
- Winner, NISH National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation and Design 2005 (Runner-up 2008, Honorable Mention 2009)
- National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow 2004
Projects
Publications
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Activity Analysis Enabling Real-Time Video Communication on Mobile Phones for Deaf Users Neva Cherniavsky, Jaehong Chon, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Richard E. Ladner and Eve A. Riskin Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Bonfire: A nomadic system for hybrid laptop-tabletop interaction Shaun K. Kane, Daniel Avrahami, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Beverly Harrison, Adam D Rea, Matthai Philipose and Anthony LaMarca Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Freedom to roam: A study of mobile device adoption and accessibility for people with visual and motor disabilities Shaun K. Kane, Chandrika Jayant, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Richard E. Ladner ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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TapSongs: Tapping Rhythm-Based Passwords on a Single Binary Sensor Jacob O. Wobbrock Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2009. Note (PDF) |
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Exploring the design of accessible goal crossing desktop widgets Eun Kyoung Choe, Kristen Shinohara, Parmit Chilana, Morgan Dixon and Jacob O. Wobbrock Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009. Work in Progress (PDF) |
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Longitudinal study of people learning to use continuous voice-based cursor control Susumu Harada, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Jonathan Malkin, Jeff Bilmes and James A. Landay Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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The Angle Mouse: Target-agnostic dynamic gain adjustment based on angular deviation Jacob O. Wobbrock, James Fogarty, Sean S. Liu, Shunichi Kimuro and Susumu Harada Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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User-defined gestures for surface computing Jacob O. Wobbrock, Meredith Ringel Morris and Andrew D. Wilson Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Goal crossing with mice and trackballs for people with motor impairments: Performance, submovements, and design directions Jacob O. Wobbrock and Krzysztof Z Gajos ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2008. Journal Paper (PDF) |
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Slide Rule: Making Mobile Touch Screens Accessible to Blind People Using Multi-Touch Interaction Techniques Shaun K. Kane, Jeffrey P. Bigham and Jacob O. Wobbrock ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2008. Full Paper (PDF) |
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VoiceLabel: Using Speech to Label Mobile Sensor Data Susumu Harada, Jonathan Lester, Kayur Patel, T. Scott Saponas, James Fogarty, James A. Landay and Jacob O. Wobbrock International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces, 2008. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Getting Off the Treadmill: Evaluating Walking User Interfaces for Mobile Devices in Public Spaces Shaun K. Kane, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Ian Smith The International Conference Series on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, 2008. Full Paper (PDF) |
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An Error Model for Pointing Based on Fitts' Law Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ed Cutrell, Susumu Harada and I. Scott MacKenzie Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2008. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Improving the Performance of Motor-Impaired Users with Automatically-Generated, Ability-Based Interfaces Krzysztof Z Gajos, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Daniel S. Weld Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2008. Full Paper (PDF) |
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TrueKeys: Identifying and correcting typing errors for people with motor impairments Shaun K. Kane, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Mark Harniss and Kurt L. Johnson International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, 2008. Short Paper (PDF) |
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A comparison of area pointing and goal crossing for people with and without motor impairments Jacob O. Wobbrock and Krzysztof Z Gajos ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Automatically Generating User Interfaces Adapted To User's Motor And Vision Capabilities Krzysztof Z Gajos, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Daniel S. Weld Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Barrier Pointing: Using Physical Edges to Assist Target Acquisition on Mobile Device Touch Screens Jon E. Froehlich, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Shaun K. Kane ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |
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Gestures without libraries, toolkits or training: A $1 recognizer for user interface prototypes Jacob O. Wobbrock, Andrew D. Wilson and Yang Li Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |
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VoiceDraw: Hands-Free Voice-Driven Drawing Program for People With Motor Impairments Susumu Harada, Jacob O. Wobbrock and James A. Landay ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |
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WebinSitu: A Comparative Analysis of Blind and Sighted Browsing Behavior Jeffrey P. Bigham, Anna C. Cavender, Jeremy T. Brudvik, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Richard Ladner ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Assistive Technologies, 2007. Full Paper (PDF) |