Allen School professor Jon Froehlich receives SIGCHI Societal Impact Award for addressing accessibility challenges through HCI and AI

As the director of the University of Washington’s Makeability Lab, Allen School professor and alum Jon Froehlich (Ph.D., ‘11) utilizes human-computer interaction (HCI) and machine learning to tackle high-impact socially relevant problems. Already, his work has led to improved city planning and sidewalk infrastructure across the globe, and he has developed technologies that have enabled blind and low-vision users to prepare meals, participate in sports and even engage with children’s artwork. “Our work aims to transform how humans interact in...