Various stakeholders have called for human oversight of algorithmic processes, as a means
to mitigate the possibility for automated discrimination and other social harms. This is even …

Public displays are being increasingly used to entice citizen participation, yet their content
often lacks the true voice of local inhabitants. This paper investigates the potential of …

User-generated content plays a pivotal role in the current social media. The main focus,
however, has been on the explicitly generated user content such as photos, videos and …

Humans identify each other by analyzing physical characteristics primarily using sight to find
identifying features. Similarly, those in the biometric AI field work to create AI to analyze …

The world is full of physical interfaces that are inaccessible to blind people, from microwaves
and information kiosks to thermostats and checkout terminals. Blind people cannot …

People often do not receive the engagement or responses they desire when they share on
broad social media platforms. Sharers are hesitant to share trivial accomplishments, and the …

This dissertation describes a series of studies conducted to explore why people use
information visualizations during their non-work time (casual InfoVis) and which factors are …

This study is the first attempt to investigate altruistic use of interactive public displays in
natural usage settings as a crowdsourcing mechanism. We test a non-paid crowdsourcing …

The majority of systems using public displays to foster awareness have focused on providing
information across remote locations or among people who are loosely connected and lack …

Applications of biometrics in various societal contexts have been increasing in the United
States, and policy debates about potential restrictions and expansions for specific biometrics …