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Assist. Prof. at @uchicago & @uchicagocs. Human Computer Integration Lab (Prev: PhD w/ Patrick Baudisch at HPI) https://t.co/1D3lVkP1GK & https://t.co/fcDfrD0hpw
Oct 13, 2020 7 tweets 10 min read
Our #AdaLovelaceDay became a #Adaweek2020 which starts today with this exciting plenary with Jingyi Li (jingyi.me), Gabriella Johnson (gabriellamjohnson.com), Constanza Piña Pardo (corazonderobota.wordpress.com), and Ari Melenciano (ariciano.com)! 1/7 Please register at: eventbrite.com/e/ada-lovelace…

Join us on the livestream today at 3PM (CST):

Check all speakers at: ada2020.plopes.org 2/7
Feb 14, 2020 6 tweets 10 min read
@nytimes on our Wearable Microphone Jammer (see it in action here: ). it uses ultrasound to disable surrounding microphones from recording you; lead by Heather Zheng & @ravenben with Yuxin Chen, Huiying Li, @tengshanyuan, Steven Nagels and I ->#chi2020 1/N @nytimes @ravenben @tengshanyuan Here's how it works: sandlab.cs.uchicago.edu/jammer/ The engineering behind it allows us to get an awesome jamming coverage by making it #wearable : (1) any small movement decreases the impact of the typical blind spots that ultrasonic jammers have; and, (2) it jams in many directions!