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IdeaWall - HCI Research

Research Assistant @ UC Davis Visualization Lab • 2015-2016 (1 year 2 months)

Research assistant on ACM CSCW paper about AI-augmented creative collaboration. Contributed to user studies, Mandarin-to-English copyediting, and publication process for IdeaWall system.

HCI Research Real-time Processing User Studies Data Visualization Academic Writing
Case Study

Research Project

Published: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW '17)

Overview

Research assistant at UC Davis Visualization Lab working on IdeaWall, an intelligent system that augments verbal creative collaboration with real-time visual stimuli.

Contributions

User Studies

  • Conducted and facilitated user testing sessions
  • Helped coordinate study with 24 participants across 12 groups
  • Collected and documented research data

Publication Support

  • Mandarin-to-English copyediting for international collaboration
  • Assisted with paper revision and submission process
  • Contributed to getting paper accepted at competitive HCI venue

Technical Support

  • Assisted with real-time speech processing and information extraction system
  • Supported web search integration for contextual materials
  • Helped develop visual display system with three cognitive strategies

Research Impact

  • Junior author on paper demonstrating effectiveness of AI-assisted collaboration tools
  • Contributed to validating three cognitive strategies for visual facilitation
  • Helped establish foundation for future intelligent groupware systems

Skills Developed

  • Research methodology and user testing
  • Academic writing and publication process
  • Cross-cultural collaboration and translation
  • Human-computer interaction design
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