Contact Information
Ph.D. Candidate, Human-Computer Interaction Everyday Computing Lab GVU Center School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology Technology Square Research Building 332 (student area) 85 5th Street NW Atlanta, GA 30332-0760 USAResearch Interests
My primary interest is the development of novel user interface techniques that embrace the potential of emerging technologies but that are also grounded in theories of human cognition and studies of real-world work practice. As a result, my research lies at the intersection of three sub-disciplines of human-computer interaction: user interface software and technology (UIST), computer-supported cooperative work, (CSCW) and ubiquitous computing (Ubicomp).
My dissertation research explores the implications of foregrounding activity in user interface design. More specifically, I am interested in the ways that novel user interface design can respond to the challenges raised by transitioning from document- and application-centric models of computing to activity-centric paradigms while still providing fluid computing experiences that reflect real-world knowledge work practices. My primary contributions are systems that instantiate activity-based user interface designs; three specific systems that embody this research agenda include Kimura, the sharing palette, and Giornata.
Job Search Materials
Amy and I will be graduating in spring 2008, and are beginning our search for human-computer interaction-oriented research positions in industrial research labs and academia. My job search materials can be found here:
Here are some selected publications that reflect my research interests and style of work:
- Voida, S., Mynatt, E.D. & MacIntyre, B. (2007). Supporting activity in desktop and ubiquitous computing. In V. Kaptelinin & M. Czerwinski (Eds.), Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: Designing integrated digital work environments. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. PDF
- Voida, S., Edwards, W.K., Newman, M.W., Grinter, R.E. & Ducheneaut, N. (2006). Share and Share Alike: Exploring the User Interface Affordances of File Sharing. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘06, pp. 221–230), Montréal, Québec, April 22–27. PDF
- Voida, S., Mynatt, E.D., MacIntyre, B. & Corso, G.M. (2002, July–September). Integrating physical and virtual context to support knowledge workers. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 1(3), 73–79. PDF
Fall 2007 Update
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Destination: Calgary
Amy and I have accepted one-year postdoctoral research positions working with Saul Greenberg and Sheelagh Carpendale in the Interactions Lab at the University of Calgary. We had the opportunity to visit with faculty and students in the lab recently and are very much looking forward to taking on some exciting new research projects in such a dynamic and collaborative environment!
We're now in the process of wrapping up loose ends at Georgia Tech and anticipate starting work at Calgary in mid-November.
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Research Update
Development on the Giornata system is now winding down and multiple versions of the prototype have been deployed in everyday use since mid-March. I will be presenting a demonstration of the Giornata’s interface design at the upcoming UIST conference, which will be held in Newport, Rhode Island later this fall. A short video demonstrating the features of the Giornata system is now available (MOV), and additional publications–as well as a dissertation document–are currently in the pipeline. (Check back soon for more details!)
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Posters co-chair for UIST 2007 conference
I have moved up the conference hierarchy a bit and am co-chairing the UIST 2007 posters committee with ECL alum Joe Tullio of Motorola Labs. This year, the Posters program accepted 13 terrific submissions, and I want to thank all of the members of the UIST ‘07 Posters review committee for doing such a great job in providing very detailed feedback to all of the authors who submitted in this category.
