Scholar
Lucy Jiang
Google Scholar ID: -XzH6PkAAAAJ
PhD Student, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
219
H-index
9
i10-index
9
Publications
17
Co-authors
13
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Co-authored three research papers as an undergraduate with Dr. Leah Findlater.
- Co-founded an AI-driven audio description startup and conducted user research.
- Recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award from UW CSE.
- Published work at top-tier venues including ASSETS (2022, 2023, 2024) and CHI (2024, 2025).
- Awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP).
Research Experience
- Conducts accessibility research in the Inclusive Design Lab at UW, focusing on accessibility of subjective information—e.g., urban/public art accessibility for blind and low vision people, and interface techniques to evaluate disability bias in AI-generated images.
- Collaborating with Dr. Julie Kientz on improving diversity in HCI research recruitment from both researcher and participant perspectives.
- Working with Dr. Brett Oppegaard (University of Hawaii) on evaluating generative AI systems for audio description writing feedback.
- At Cornell, led video accessibility projects: 360° video accessibility (ASSETS 2023), contextual video accessibility across viewing scenarios (CHI 2024), and ADHD-focused video accessibility (CHI 2025).
- Collaborated on research about hate/harassment on social media (CHI 2024/2025) and invisible disability representation in social VR avatars (ASSETS 2024).
- Served as a Cornell Tech Siegel PiTech Impact Fellow (2024) with the Design Trust for Public Space.
