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I am a Research Science Lead on gesture learning program for next generation wearable devices at Meta Reality Labs Research. I also hold a professorship and recently completed 2 terms as a Canada Research Chair at Ontario Tech University in computer science since. In that role, I manage a team of 10-15 staff and student researchers across all levels of study, from undergraduate interns to postdoctoral fellows and visiting research associates. My university research program follows two main branches - Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization.My HCI work focuses on interaction design, including incorporating novel interaction devices, eye-tracking, pen+touch, and virtual/augmented reality into interactive scenarios to make systems more responsive to user needs and environmental context. I envision a future where underspecified interactions are resolved by machine learning and sensor systems that can accurately 'guess' a user's intent and resolve these ambiguities through observing implicit interaction signals. My information visualization research program as Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization bridges the areas of Computational Linguistics and Information Visualization, with a particular focus on document content visualization, using information visualization to reveal uncertainty within linguistic data, and understanding relationships among linguistic datasets. I also create novel interaction techniques and guidance for information visualization, and I am investigating visual ways to explain the outcomes of machine learning and to communicate about uncertainty within AI systems.I value diversity in all forms and strive to create an academic environment that creates a sense of community which supports diverse learners and staff to achieve their academic and research goals. More info and publications can be found on my lab website http://vialab.ca

Listed skills include Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Information Visualization, Natural Language Processing, and 20 others.