This is my old graduate student webpage. I am now a faculty member in the CS department at
the University of Maryland, College Park. Please visit my
new webpage there, which is still under construction but is more up-to-date.
about me
News update! I am excited to announce that I will be starting as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park in computer science in January, 2012. I will also be a member of the fantastic Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL), one of the oldest academic HCI research labs in the country. I am a PhD candidate and Microsoft Research Graduate Fellow in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) at the University of Washington advised by Professors James Landay and Shwetak Patel. I was recently selected as the 2010 Student Innovator of the Year at the UW College of Engineering. I am also a founding member of two key interdisciplinary research groups on campus: the Ubiquitous Computing Lab, which focuses on advanced sensing systems and enabling novel human-computer interactions and dub, a group that includes students and faculty from Computer Science, the Information School, Human Centered Design and Engineering, dxArts, and other departments interested in design, interaction, and computer interfaces. I have my Master's degree in Information and Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine where I was advised by Paul Dourish.Download short (98 word) and long (161 word) bio here.
research interests
I am interested in building and studying interactive technology that addresses high value social issues such as computer accessibility, environmental sustainability, and healthcare. My dissertation topic is on promoting sustainable behaviors through automated sensing and feedback technology. Work related to this topic can be found on my publications page and my research blog. In the past, I've worked on prototypes to assist physically disabled users with mobile touch screen interfaces (Barrier Pointing), cell phone applications that combine sensing, machine learning, and activity inference to create awareness of personal habits such as fitness (UbiFit) and travel patterns (UbiGreen), and novel visualizations of code repository data to reveal social relationships that exist in open source codebases (Augur). Much of my work is motivated by the notion that technology can be an incredibly powerful tool, allowing scientists to explore behaviors and social phenomena in ways that were previously not possible and empowering users to express themselves, learn and share information, and connect with one another using novel communication mediums and means. If you're looking for information on the MyExperience project please see http://myexperience.sourceforge.net and related publications here. We are always looking for collaborators, if you're interested in using MyExperience or working on the project, e-mail us at myexperience-team@lists.sourceforge.net.contact information
| E-mail: | jonfroehlich@gmail.com |
| Office: |
CSE 440 (I recently moved from CSE510) CSE 603 (HCI Lab) |
| Address: |
Jon Froehlich University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering 185 Stevens Way, PAC 101 Box 352350 Seattle, WA 98195 |
| Directions: |
Campus Map of the Paul Allen Center By Car By Public Transit Building Directory |
| Telephone: |
206.697.9483 (Cell) |
Jon Froehlich is a PhD candidate in HCI at UW studying
persuasive technology,
personal informatics,
urban informatics ("smart cities"), mobile health, and
environmental sustainability.
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