Eytan Adar
Scholar

Eytan Adar

Google Scholar ID: 4tMapHYAAAAJ
Professor, University of Michigan
Human Computer InteractionHCIHuman-AI InteractionVisualizationSocial Media
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
6,707
 
H-index
41
 
i10-index
89
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
138
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Advised numerous PhD students now working at US Postal Commission, Midjourney, RAND, Stitch Fix, Google, Apple, Stanford, etc.
  • Published 'Feminist Interaction Techniques: Deterring Non-Consensual Screenshots with Interaction Techniques' at UIST'24
  • Published 'One vs. Many: Comprehending Accurate Information from Multiple Erroneous and Inconsistent AI Generations' at FAccT'24
  • Published 'Causal Pattern Diagrams in Science Texts Support Explanation' at ICLS'24
  • Published 'Authors' Values and Attitudes Towards AI-bridged Scalable Personalization of Creative Language Arts' at CHI'24 (Honorable Mention Award)
  • Published 'PromptPaint: Steering Text-to-Image Generation Through Paint Medium-like Interactions' at UIST'23
  • Published 'Artinter: AI-powered Boundary Objects for Commissioning Visual Arts' at DIS'23
  • Published 'Roboviz: A Game-Centered Project for Information Visualization Education' and 'Affective Learning Objectives for Communicative Visualizations' at VIS'22
  • Published 'Sensible AI: Re-imagining Interpretability and Explainability using Sensemaking Theory' at FAccT'22
  • Published 'Artist Support Networks: Implications for Future Creativity Support Tools' at DIS'22
  • Published 'Composites: A Tangible Interaction Paradigm for Visual Data Analysis in Design Practice' at AVI'22
  • Published 'TaleBrush: Sketching Stories with Generative Pretrained Language Models' and 'Solving Separation-of-Concerns Problems in Collaborative Design of Human-AI Systems through Leaky Abstractions' at CHI'22
Research Experience
  • Worked as a researcher at HP Labs' Information Dynamics Group and Xerox PARC before grad school
  • Affiliated with the MISC (HCI-focused) and MIDAS research groups
  • Co-founder of ICWSM and has chaired it multiple times
  • Served as Co-General Chair for WSDM and Co-Program Chair for UIST
  • Research group funded by NSF, IARPA, NIH, the U.S. Department of Education, Adobe, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and Yahoo
Background
  • Professor of Information and Computer Science at the University of Michigan
  • Research lies at the intersection of HCI and AI
  • Research interests include large-scale behavioral modeling (e.g., search, social network evolution, learning, meme and rumor spread, programming, text production and consumption)
  • Focuses on integrating AI technologies into user-facing interfaces and visualization
  • Works at internet scale, covering language, creativity, data/text mining, visualization, and social network analysis