Recent Projects

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HandSight

2013 – Present

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Project Sidewalk

2012 – Present

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GlassEar

2014 – Present

This is the thumbnail image for the project Scalable Thermography

Scalable Thermography

2014 – Present

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BodyVis

2012 – Present

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Rainbow

2017 – Present

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Ondulé

2017 – Present

This is the thumbnail image for the project MakerWear

MakerWear

2012 – Present

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Recent Papers

TRB 2024

Jon E. Froehlich

Another test of pubs

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Jon E. Froehlich

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Jon E. Froehlich

Applying Transfer Learning to Recognize Clothing Patterns Using a Finger-Mounted Camera

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Lee Stearns, Leah Findlater, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF | doi | Citation | HandSight

A Feasibility Study of Using Google Street View and Computer Vision to Track the Evolution of Urban Accessibility

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Ladan Najafizadeh, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF | Citation | Project Sidewalk

Towards Accessible Conversations in a Mobile Context for People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Dhruv Jain, Rachel Franz, Leah Findlater, Jackson Cannon, Raja Kushalnagar, Jon E. Froehlich

PDF | Citation | GlassEar

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Recent Videos

Design of an Augmented Reality Magnification Aid for Low Vision Users

YouTube | Paper

Prototyping and Simulating Complex Systems with Paper Craft and Augmented Reality: An Initial Investigation

YouTube | Paper

Designing 3D-Printed Deformation Behaviors Using Spring-Based Structures: An Initial Investigation

YouTube | Paper

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Recent Talks

HandSight: A Touch-Based Wearable System to Increase Information Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Aug. 1, 2018 | PhD Defense, Computer Science

University of Maryland, College Park

PDF | PPTX | HandSight

Designing and Evaluating Next-Generation Thermographic Systems to Support Residential Energy Audits

Aug. 1, 2018 | PhD Defense, Computer Science

University of Maryland, College Park

PDF | PPTX | Scalable Thermography

Hybrid Spaces and Third Places for Scientizing with Mobile, Wearable, and Community Technologies

July 30, 2018 | American Association of Physics Teachers Conference

Washington DC

PDF | PPTX | BodyVis

Scaffolding Wearable-Based Scientific Inquiry for Inquiry for Early Learners

June 23, 2018 | ICLS 2018

London, UK

PDF | PPTX | BodyVis

BodyVis: Live Physiological Sensing & Visualization Tools

June 23, 2018 | ICLS 2018

London, UK

PDF | PPTX | SlideShare | BodyVis

Scaffolding Wearable-Based Scientific Inquiry for Early Learners

April 13, 2018 | AERA 2018

New York

PDF | PPTX | BodyVis

Hybrid Spaces and Third Places for Scientizing with Mobile, Wearable, and Community Technologies

March 20, 2018 | ATLAS Institute Seminar Series

University of Colorado, Boulder

PDF | PPTX | BodyVis

Hybrid Spaces & Third Places: For Scientizing with Mobile, Wearabile, & Community Technologies

Feb. 13, 2018 | DUB Talk

University of Washington, Seattle

PDF | PPTX | BodyVis

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Sponsors

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We design, build, and evaluate new interactive tools and techniques to address pressing societal challenges. Makeability refers both to how our technological innovations make new abilities possible for humans as well as our educational mission to help students gain new abilities as they learn and grow through research, invention, and human-centered design.