Sotabase

Career

· Professor, University of Toronto2025–
· Chief Scientist, AXL: Human Potential, AI Superpowered2024–
· Associate Professor, University of Toronto2021–2025
· Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Autodesk2018–2023
· Science Advisor And Co-Founder, Chatham Labs (acquired by Facebook)2018–2020
· Assistant Professor, University of Toronto2018–2021
· Distinguished Research Scientist, Autodesk2008–2018
· Research Internship, Microsoft2007–2007
· Research Internship, Microsoft2005–2005

Publications (204)

The bubble cursor: enhancing target acquisition by dynamic resizing of the cursor's activation area
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2005
568
cited
YouMove: enhancing movement training with an augmented reality mirror
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2013
336
cited
A survey of software learnability: metrics, methodologies and guidelines
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2009
319
cited
Studying the effect of AI Code Generators on Supporting Novice Learners in Introductory Programming
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2023
305
cited
GamiCAD: a gamified tutorial system for first time autocad users
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2012
259
cited
The design and evaluation of selection techniques for 3D volumetric displays
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2006
256
cited
CodeAid: Evaluating a Classroom Deployment of an LLM-based Programming Assistant that Balances Student and Educator Needs
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
234
cited
Experimental Evaluation of Sketching on Surfaces in VR
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2017
219
cited
SymbiosisSketch: Combining 2D & 3D Sketching for Designing Detailed 3D Objects in Situ
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2018
211
cited
Duet: exploring joint interactions on a smart phone and a smart watch
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2014
206
cited
Chronicle: capture, exploration, and playback of document workflow histories
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2010
199
cited
Screen2Words: Automatic Mobile UI Summarization with Multimodal Learning
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2021
198
cited
Pointing at trivariate targets in 3D environments
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2004
192
cited
Multi-finger gestural interaction with 3D volumetric displays
ACM Transactions on Graphics · 2004
187
cited
Loki: Facilitating Remote Instruction of Physical Tasks Using Bi-Directional Mixed-Reality Telepresence
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2019
166
cited
Exploring the Effects of Environment Density and Target Visibility on Object Selection in 3D Virtual Environments
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces · 2007
162
cited
Magic finger: always-available input through finger instrumentation
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2012
155
cited
Creating principal 3D curves with digital tape drawing
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2002
149
cited
Promptify: Text-to-Image Generation through Interactive Prompt Exploration with Large Language Models
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2023
149
cited
CommunityCommands: command recommendations for software applications
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2009
148
cited
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