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

As the director of the Allen School’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 enable blind and low-vision users to prepare meals, participate in sports and even engage with children’s artwork. The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) recently honored Froehlich with its SIGCHI Societal Impact Award , which recognizes mid-career to senior researchers whose HCI work “demonstrates social benefit.” Read more →