Conference

November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024
Categories

AI, Data, Community – CSCW 2024 trip report

By Shaomei Wu The ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) has been the home for community-driven, socially conscious research on computing technologies and their impact on the global society. Several of my previous work on AI-powered accessibility innovations were published on CSCW, such as the Automatic […]
Do you like it?
Read more
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024
Categories

CHI 2024 Trip Report

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is one of the biggest, most renowned research conference on Human Computer Interactions – and, according to the president of ACM during the conference opening speech, “the only ACM conference that includes 'human’ in it’s name”. As we study and […]
Do you like it?
Read more
February 20, 2024
February 20, 2024
Categories

Science without Walls – AImpower’s presentation at AAAS 2024 Annual Meeting

By Shaomei Wu I was very excited to speak at American Association for Advancements in Science’s Annual Meeting last week in Denver, with the support and sponsorship from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This year’s meeting theme is “Science without Walls”, which aligns so well with AImpower.org’s mission to dismantle […]
Do you like it?
Read more
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
Categories

Stuttering and Video Conferencing: Strategies and Best Practices

We report our experience hosting the "Claim Your Virtual Presence" workshop at National Stuttering Association (NSA) conference, and share the strategies and best practices for inclusive video conferencing.
Do you like it?
Read more
April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Categories

Stuttering and Voice-activated AI: Panel Reflections

I recently attended the “Voice-Activated AI for Stuttered Speech Convergence Symposium” organized by Michigan State University, Friends, and West Michigan University. I was honored to speak at Sociotechnical Challenges in Voice-Activated AI Panel with a fantastic group of panelists and participants from academic, industry, and nonprofits. It was an incredible […]
Do you like it?
Read more
January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023
Categories

“Break the invisible wall” – upcoming talk about challenges and opportunities for people who stutter to participate in academic conferences

Post-OSS updates and reflections (1/24/2023) I tried out the format of doing the “live” presentation with a recorded talk (slides) today, and it worked surprisingly well, especially for virtual meetings! How it works: What I like about this format: I am so glad that we tried out this format – […]
Do you like it?
Read more
January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
Categories

Publishing our research at CHI 2023

We are excited to share that, our research with the stuttering community on their videoconferencing experience has been accepted by the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’23)! Our paper, titled “‘The World is Designed for Fluent People’: Benefits and Challenges of Videoconferencing Technologies for People […]
Do you like it?
Read more