Jacob O. Wobbrock

Jacob O. Wobbrock is an American researcher and professor of information at the University of Washington.^[1] Wobbrock is specialised in human-computer interaction (HCI). Wobbrock's research concerns input and interaction techniques, human performance measurement and modeling, HCI research and design methods, virtual reality, mobile computing, and accessible computing.^{[citation needed]}

Jacob O. Wobbrock
Wobbrock in 2016
Born	(1976-01-15) January 15, 1976 (age 49)
Alma mater	Stanford University (B.S., M.S.), Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields	Human-computer interaction, mobile computing, computer accessibility
Institutions	University of Washington
Doctoral advisor	Brad A. Myers (Ph.D.)
Other academic advisors	Terry Winograd (M.S.), Thomas Wasow (B.S.)
Website	faculty.washington.edu/wobbrock/

Biography

Wobbrock was raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon and graduated from Lake Oswego High School. He attended Stanford University, where he received his undergraduate degree in Symbolic Systems in 1998, as well as his master's degree in Computer Science in 2000.^{[citation needed]} He obtained his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University in 2006. During his studies at Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University, Wobbrock worked at Silicon Valley startups DoDots and Google.^[2]

Career

Wobbrock was the co-founder of the software company AnswerDash, along with fellow professor Amy J. Ko and then-Ph.D. student Parmit Chilana, where he served as CEO from 2012 to 2015. After leaving AnswerDash, Wobbrock returned to his academic position at the University of Washington but remained an AnswerDash Board Observer.^[3]

Wobbrock is currently director of the Advanced Computing Experiences Laboratory (ACE Lab), an associate director and founding Co-Director Emeritus of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) research center, and a founding member of the DUB Group as well as the MHCI+D degree program at the University of Washington.^[4]

Personal life

Wobbrock lives in Seattle, Washington and is married to Alison Wobbrock (née Pawluskiewicz), niece of Polish composer Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

• 2024 ACM UIST Lasting Impact Award^[5][6]
• 2022 ACM ICMI Ten-Year Technical Impact Award^[7]
• 2021 ACM Fellow^[8]
• 2019 ACM SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award^[9]
• 2019 ACM CHI Academy^[10]
• 2018, 2021 AMiner's #1 Most Influential Scholar in HCI
• 2017 ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award^[11]
• 2010 National Science Foundation CAREER Award^[12]
• 2006 Distinguished Dissertation Award, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University^[13]
• 2005, 2008, 2009 NISH National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation and Design^[14]
• 1998 Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in Humanities and Creative Arts, Stanford University^[15][16]

External links

• ACE Lab
• ACM ICMI Ten-Year Technical Impact Award
• Jacob O. Wobbrock's official website