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Books, Editted Volumes, and Book Chapters

[b.4]

Brain-Computer Interaction: Applying our Minds to Human-Computer Interaction   [Amazon.com Hardcopy] [Springer-Verlag Softcopy] [Chapter 1 Preview]
Desney S Tan, Anton Nijholt (eds)
(2010) Springer-Verlag: London. ISBN 987-1-84996-271-1, e-ISBN 978-1-84996-272-8

[b.3]

Human-Machine Interface 
Desney S Tan
Encyclopedia of Perception (ed. E Bruce Goldstein)

[b.2]

Supporting Human Memory with a Personal Digital Lifetime Store  [scanned pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski, Gordon Bell, Emma Berry, Jim Gemmell, Steve Hodges, Narinder Kapur, Brian Meyers, Nuria Oliver, George Robertson, Ken Wood
(2007) Personal Information Management: Challenges and Opportunities (eds. William Jones and Jaime Teevan), University of Washington Press, pp.90-107

[b.1]

 

New Frontiers in Desktop Task Management 
George Robertson, Greg Smith, Patrick Baudisch, Mary Czerwinski, Eric Horvitz, Brian Meyers, Daniel Robbins, Desney S Tan
(2007) Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: Designing Integrated Digital Work Environments (eds. Victor Kaptelinn and Mary Czerwinski), MIT Press

Journal Articles

[J.11]

Emerging Input Technologies for Always-Available Mobile Interaction  [pdf] [link]
Dan Morris, Scott Saponas, Desney S Tan
(2011) Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction, 4(4), pp. 245-316

[J.10]

Personalization via Friendsourcing  [pdf]
Michael Bernstein, Desney S Tan, Greg Smith, Mary Czerwinski , Eric Horvitz
(2010) ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction

[J.9]

Brain-Computer Interfacing for Intelligent Systems  [pdf]
Anton Nijholt, Desney S Tan, Gert Pfurcheller, Clemens Brunner, José del R Millán, Brendan Allison, Bernhard Graimann, Florin Popescu, Benjamin Blankertz, Klaus-Robert Müller
(2008) IEEE Intelligent Systems, 23(3), pp.72-79

[J.8]

Using Job-Shop Scheduling Tasks for Evaluating Collocated Communication  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Darren Gergle, Regan Mandryk, Kori Inkpen, Melanie Kellar, Kirstie Hawkey, Mary Czerwinski
(2008) Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (Special Issue on User-Centered Design and Evaluation of Services for Human-Human Communication and Collaboration), 12(3), pp. 255-267

[J.7]

 

AdaptiviTree: Adaptive Tree Visualization for Tournament-Style Brackets  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Greg Smith, Bongshin Lee, George G. Robertson
(2007) IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 13(6), pp.1113-1120

[J.6]

FacetMap: A Scalable Search and Browse Visualization  [pdf]
Greg Smith, Mary Czerwinski, Brian Meyers, Daniel Robbins, George Robertson, Desney S Tan
(2006) IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 12(5), pp. 797-804

[J.5]

 

An Exploration of User Interface Designs for Real-time Panoramic Photography  [pdf]
Patrick Baudisch, Desney S Tan, Drew Steedly, Eric Rudolph, Matt Uyttendaele, Chris Pal, Richard Szeliski
(2006) Australian Journal of Information Systems, 13(2), pp. 151-166

[J.4]

Large Displays Enhance Optical Flow Cues and Narrow the Gender Gap in 3D Virtual Navigation  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski, George Robertson
(2006) Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48(2), pp.318-333

[J.3]

Physically Large Displays Improve Performance on Spatial Tasks  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Darren Gergle, Peter Scupelli, Randy Pausch
(2006) ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 13(1), pp. 71-99

[J.2]

Large Display User Experience  [pdf]
George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski, Patrick Baudisch, Brian Meyers, Dan Robbins, Greg Smith, Desney S Tan
(2005) IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 25(4), pp. 44-51

[J.1]

 

Developing a Generic Augmented-Reality Interface  [pdf]
Ivan Poupyrev, Desney S Tan, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nebuji Tetsutani
(2002) IEEE Computer 35(3), pp. 44-50

Conference Papers and Notes (Peer Reviewed and Archival)

[C.66]

Benevolent Deception in Human Computer Interaction  [pdf]
Eytan Adar, Desney S Tan, Jaime Teevan
(2013) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
(Best Paper Nominee)

[C.65]

Foveated 3D Graphics  [pdf]
Brian Guenter, Mark Finch, Steven Drucker, Desney Tan, John Snyder
(2012) ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, published in Transactions on Graphics, 31(6), article 164.

[C.64]

An Ultra-Low-Power Human Body Motion Sensor Using Static Electric Field Sensing  [pdf]
Gabe Cohn, Sidhant Gupta, Tien-Jui Lee, Dan Morris, Joshua Smith, Matthew Reynolds,
Desney S Tan, Shwetak Patel
(2012) Ubicomp 2012 International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
(Best Paper Award)

[C.63]

A masking study of key-click feedback signals on a virtual keyboard  [pdf]
Jin Ryong Kim, Xiaowei Dai, Xiang Cao, Carl Picciotto, Desney S Tan, Hong Z Tan
(2012) EuroHaptics 2012, pp. 247-257

[C.62]

Learning to Learn: Algorithmic Inspriations from Human Problem Solving  [pdf]
Ashish Kapoor, Bongshin Lee, Desney S Tan, Eric Horvitz
(2012) AAAI 2012

[C.61]

Performance and Preferences: Interactive Refinement of Machine Learning Procedures  [pdf]
Ashish Kapoor, Bongshin Lee, Desney S Tan, Eric Horvitz
(2012) AAAI 2012

[C.60]

Market User Interface Design  [pdf]
Sven Seuken, David Parkes, Eric Horvitz, Kamal Jain, Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan
(2012) Electronic Commerce 2012

[C.59]

Humantenna: Using the Body as an Antenna for Real-Time Whole-Body Interaction  [pdf]
Gabe Cohn, Dan Morris, Shwetak Patel, Desney S Tan
(2012) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp.1901-1910
(Best Paper Nominee)

[C.58]

SoundWave: Using the Doppler Effect to Sense Gestures  [pdf]
Sidhant Gupta, Dan Morris, Shwetak Patel, Desney S Tan
(2012) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp.1911-1914

[C.57]

GyroTab: A Handheld Device that Provides Reactive Torque Feedback  [pdf]
Akash Badshah, Sidhant Gupta, Dan Morris, Shwetak Patel, Desney S Tan
(2012) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 3153-3156

[C.56]

Using Mobile Phones to Present Medical Information to Hospital Patients  [pdf]
Laura Pfeifer Vardoulakis, Amy Karlson, Dan Morris, Greg Smith, Justin Gatewood, Desney S Tan
(2012) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1411-1420

[C.55]

Enabling Concurrent Dual Views on Common LCD Screens  [pdf]
Seokhwan Kim, Xiang Cao, Haimo Zhang, Desney S Tan
(2012) CHI 2012 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 2175-2184
(Best Paper Nominee)

[C.54]

Effective End-User Interaction with Interactive Machine Learning  [pdf]
Saleema Amershi, James Fogarty, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
(2011) AAAI 2011 Special Track on New Scientific and Technical Advances in Research (NECTAR)

[C.53]

Your Noise is My Command: Sensing Gestures Using the Body as an Antenna  [pdf]
Gabe Cohn, Dan Morris, Shwetak Patel, Desney S Tan
(2011) CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 791-800
(Best Paper Award)

[C.52]

Characterizing Patient-Friendly “Micro-Explanations” of Medical Events  [pdf]
Lauren Wilcox, Dan Morris, Desney S Tan, Justin Gatewood, Eric Horvitz
(2011) CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 29-32

[C.51]

Physician Attitudes About Patient-Facing Information Displays at an Urban Emergency Department  [pdf]
Lauren Wilcox, Justin Gatewood, Dan Morris, Desney S Tan, Eric Horvitz, Steven Feiner
(2010) American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium (AMIA), pp. 887-891

[C.50]

Using Multiple Models to Understand Data  [pdf]
Kayur Patel, Steven Drucker, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
(2011) 22nd Interactional Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), pp. 1723-1728

[C.49]

Identifying Opportunities for Inpatient-Centric Technology  [pdf]
Meredith Skeels, Desney S Tan
(2010) 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symsposium, pp. 580-589

[C.48]

Personal Identification Method of Robot with Whole-Body Sensing Mechanism  [pdf]
Junichi Arakawa, Toshiaki Tsuji, Desney S Tan
(2010) 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, pp. 1590-1595

[C.47]

Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface  [pdf]
Chris Harrison, Desney S Tan, Dan Morris
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 453-462
(Best Paper Award)

[C.46]

Designing Patient-Centric Information Displays for Hospitals  [pdf]
Lauren Wilcox, Dan Morris, Desney S Tan, Justin Gatewood
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 2123-2132
(Best Paper Nominee)

[C.45]

Making Muscle-Computer Interfaces More Practical  [pdf]
T. Scott Saponas, Desney S Tan, Dan Morris, James Landay
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 851-854

[C.44]

Interactive Optimization for Steering Machine Classification  [pdf]
Ashish Kapoor, Bongshin Lee, Desney S Tan, Eric Horvitz
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1343-1352

[C.43]

Examining Multiple Potential Models in End-User Interactive Concept Learning  [pdf]
Saleema Amershi, James Fogarty, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1357-1360

[C.42]

Hidden Markets: UI Design for a P2P Backup Application  [pdf]
Sven Seuken, Kamal Jain, Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski
(2010) CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 315-324

[C.41]

Automatic Classification of Daily Fluid Intake  [pdf]
Jonathan Lester, Desney S Tan, Shwetak Patel, A.J. Brush
(2010) 4th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
(Best Paper Award)

[C.40]

Enhancing Input On and Above the Interactive Surface with Muscle Sensing  [pdf]
Hrvoje Benko, Dan Morris, Scott Saponas, Desney S Tan
(2009) ACM Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces

[C.39]

iSee: Interactive Scenario Explorer for Online Tournament Games  [pdf]
Greg Smith, Desney S Tan, Bongshin Lee
(2009) International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology

[C.38]

Enabling Always-Available Input with Muscle-Computer Interfaces  [pdf]
Scott Saponas, Desney S Tan, Dan Morris, Ravin Balakrishnan, Jim Tuner, James Landay
(2009) 22nd ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 167-176

[C.37]

Overview-Based Example Selection in Mixed-Initiative Interactive Concept Learning  [pdf]
Saleema Amershi, James Fogarty, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
(2009) 22nd ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 247-256

[C.36]

Collabio: A Game for Annotating People within Social Networks  [pdf]
Michael Bernstein, Desney S Tan, Greg Smith, Mary Czerwinski, Eric Horvitz
(2009) 22nd ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 97-100

[C.35]

Optically Sensing Tongue Gestures for Computer Input  [pdf]
Scott Saponas, Daniel Kelly, Desney S Tan, Babak Parviz
(2009) 22nd ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 177-180

[C.34]

Designing Novel Image Search Interfaces by Understanding Unique Characteristics and Usage  [pdf]
Paul Andre, Ed Cutrell, Greg Smith, Desney S Tan
(2009) Interact 2009 Conference on Human Computer Interaction, pp.340-353

[C.33]

Towards Technologies that Support Family Reflections on Health  [pdf]
Andrea Grimes, Desney S Tan, Dan Morris
(2009) Group 2009 Conference, pp. 311-320

[C.32]

EnsembleMatrix: Interactive Visualization to Support machine Learning with Multiple Classifiers  [pdf]
Justin Talbot, Bongshin Lee, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
(2009) CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1283-1292

[C.31]

FacetLens: Exposing Trends and Relationships to Support Sensemaking within Faceted Datasets  [pdf]
Bongshin Lee, Greg Smith, George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan
(2009) CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1293-1302

[C.30]

Complementary Computing for Visual Tasks: Meshing Computer Vision with Human Visual Processing  [pdf]
Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan, Pradeep Shenoy, Eric Horvitz
(2008) IEEE Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, pp. 29-38

[C.29]

Combining Brain Computer Interfaces with Vision for Object Categorization  [pdf]
Ashish Kapoor, Pradeep Shenoy, Desney S Tan
(2008) IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)

[C.28]

CueFlik: Interactive Concept Learning in Image Search  [pdf]
James Fogarty, Desney S Tan, Ashish Kapoor, Simon Winder
(2008) CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 29-38

[C.27]

Demonstrating the Feasibility of Using Forearm Electromyography for Muscle-Computer Interfaces  [pdf] 
T Scott Saponas, Desney S Tan, Dan Morris, Ravin Balakrishnan
(2008) CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 515-524

[C.26]

 

Feasibility and Pragmatics of Classifying Working Memory Load with an Electroencephalograph  [pdf]
David Grimes, Desney S Tan, Scott Hudson, Pradeep Shenoy, Rajesh Rao
(2008) CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 835-844
(Best Paper Nominee)

[C.25]

Human-Aided Computing: Utilizing Implicit Human Processing to Classify Images  [pdf]
Pradeep Shenoy, Desney S Tan
(2008) CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 845-854

[C.24]

IMPROMPTU: A New Interaction Framework for Supporting Collaboration in Multiple Display Environments and its Field Evaluation for CO-located Software Development  [pdf]
Jacob Biehl, William Baker, Brain Bailey, Desney S Tan, Kori Inkpen, Mary Czerwinski
(2008) CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 939-948

[C.23]

 

InkSeine: In Situ Search for Active Note Taking  [pdf]
Ken Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Raman Sarin, Patrick Baudisch, Ed Cutrell, Michael Shilman, Desney S Tan
(2007) CHI 2007 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 251-260

[C.22]

An Evaluation of Extended Validation and Picture-in-Picture Phishing Attacks  [pdf]
Collin Jackson, Dan Simon, Desney S Tan, Adam Barth
(2007) Usable Security

[C.21]

 

Using a Low-Cost Electroencephalograph for Task Classification in HCI Research  [pdf]
Johnny C Lee, Desney S Tan
(2006) 19th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 81-90

[C.20]

 

CueTIP: A mixed-Initiative Interface for Correcting Handwriting Errors  [pdf] [mov]
Michael Shilman, Desney S Tan, Patrice Simard
(2006) 19th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 323-332

[C.19]

 

Phosphor: Explaining Transitions in the User Interface using Afterglow Effects  [pdf]
Patrick Baudisch, Desney S Tan, Maxime Collomb, Dan Robbins, Ken Hinckley, Maneesh Agrawala, Shengdong Zhao, Gonzalo Ramos
(2006) 19th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, pp. 169-178

[C.18]

Tumble! Splat! Helping Users Access and Manipulate Occluded Content in 2D Drawings  [pdf]
Gonzalo Ramos, George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan, Patrick Baudisch, Ken Hinckley, Maneesh Agrawala, Daniel Robbins
(2006) Advanced Visual Interfaces 2006, pp. 428-435

[C.17]

Exploring the Design Space for Adaptive Graphical User Interfaces [pdf]
Krzysztof Gajos, Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan, Daniel Weld
(2006) Advanced Visual Interfaces 2006, pp. 201-208

[C.16]

Clipping Lists and Change Borders: Improving Multitasking Efficiency with Peripheral Information Design  [pdf]
Tara Matthews, Mary Czerwinski, George Robertson, Desney S Tan
(2006) CHI 2006 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 989-998

[C.15]

Spy-Resistant Keyboard: More Secure Password Entry on Public Touch Screen Displays  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Pedram Keyani, Mary Czerwinski.
(2005) OZCHI 2005 Conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group of the Human Factors Society of Australia

[C.14]

Panoramic Viewfinder: Providing a Real-time Preview to Help Users Avoid Flaws in Panoramic Pictures  [pdf]
Patrick Baudisch, Desney S Tan, Drew Steedly, Eric Rudolph, Matt Uyttendaele, Chris Pal, Richard Szeliski
(2005) OZCHI 2005 Conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group of the Human Factors Society of Australia

[C.13]

Physically Large Displays Improve Path Integration in 3D Virtual Navigation Tasks  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Darren Gergle, Peter Scupelli, Randy Pausch
(2004) CHI 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 439-446

[C.12]

Effects of Visual Separation and Physical Discontinuities when Distributing Information across Multiple Displays  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski
(2003) OZCHI 2003 Conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group of the Ergonomics Society of Australia, pp. 184-191

[C.11]

Women Go With the (Optical) Flow  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski, George Robertson
(2003) CHI 2003 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 209-215

[C.10]

With Similar Visual Angles, Larger Displays Improve Performance on Spatial Tasks  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Darren Gergle, Peter Scupelli, Randy Pausch
(2003) CHI 2003 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 217-224

[C.9]

Women Take a Wider View  [pdf]
Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan, George Robertson
(2002) CHI 2002 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 195-202

[C.8]

Design and Evaluation of an Individually Simulated Mobility Model in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Shuheng Zhou, Jiann-min Ho, Janek Mehta, Hideaki Tanabe
(2002) Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference 2002

[C.7]

The Infocockpit: Providing Location and Place to Aid Human Memory  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Jeanine K Stefanucci, Dennis R Proffitt, Randy Pausch
(2001) Workshop on Perceptive User Interfaces 2001, pp. 1-4

[C.6]

The Best of Two Worlds: Merging Virtual and Real for Face-to-Face Collaboration  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Ivan Poupyrev, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nobuji Tetsutani
(2001) IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, pp. 861-864

[C.5]

Tiles: A Mixed Reality Authoring Interface  [pdf]
Ivan Poupyrev, Desney S Tan, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nebuji Tetsutani
(2001) INTERACT 2001 Conference on Human Computer Interaction

[C.4]

Exploring 3D Navigation: Combining Speed-coupled Flying with Orbiting  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski
(2001) CHI 2001 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 418-425

[C.3]

Developing Graphical User Interfaces for Robotic Motion Planning Simulations
Desney Tan, Robert J Szczerba, John J Uhran Jr.
(1996) Eighth Annual Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference

[C.2]

A Hierarchical Structure as a Method for Engineering Education
Desney S Tan, Robert J Szczerba, John J Uhran Jr.
(1996) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

[C.1]

The World Wide Web – An Interactive Educational Environment  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Robert J Szczerba, John J Uhran Jr.
(1996) Tenth Annual Midwest Computer Conference

Extended Abstracts, Workshops, Public Demonstrations (Non-Archival)

[c.24]

Skinput: Appropriating the Skin as an Interactive Canvas  [pdf]
Chris Harrison, Desney Tan, Dan Morris
(2011) Communications of the ACM , 54(8), pp. 111-118

[c.23]

Market User Interface Design  [pdf]
Sven Seuken, David Parkes, Eric Horvitz, Kamal Jain, Mary Czerwinski, Desney Tan
(2011) 2nd Conference on Auctions, Market Mechanisms, and Their Applications

[c.22]

Parkinson's Disease Impacts Egocentric Route Learning with Relative Sparing of Allocentric Navigation 
Katherine Possin, Roland Fernandez, Gail Kang, Lauren Gritzer, Yuri Dabaghian, Norbert Schuff, Annabelle Singer, Desney S Tan, Bruce Miller, Joel Kramer
 (2011) Abstract at 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology

[c.21]

Interfaces on the Go: Enabling Mobile Micro-Interactions with Physiological Computing  [pdf]
Desney Tan, Dan Morris, and Scott Saponas
 (2010) ACM Crossroads Magazine, June 2010

[c.20]

Hidden Market Design: A Peer-to-Peer Backup Market  [pdf]
Sven Seuken and David Parkes, Denis Charles, Max Chickering, Mary Czerwinski, Kamal Jain, Sidd Puri, Desney S Tan
(2010) National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Market Design Group Meeting

[c.19]

Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare  [website]
Gillian Hayes, Desney S Tan
 (2010) Organizers: Invited Workshop at CHI 2010 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

[c.18]

Brain, Body and Bytes: Phychophysiological User Interaction  [pdf]
Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Regan Mandryk, Desney S Tan, Lennart Nacke, Robert Jacob
 (2010) Organizers: Workshop at CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

[c.17]

Designing for End-User Interactive Concept Learning in CueFlik  [pdf]
Saleema Amershi, James Fogarty, Ashish Kapoor, Desney S Tan
 (2009) Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) Workshop on Analysis and Design of Algorithms for Interactive Machine Learning

[c.16]

Investigating Web Search Strategies and Forum Use to Support Diet and Weight Loss  [pdf]
mc shraefel, Ryen White, Paul Andre, Desney S Tan
(2009) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2009 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 3829-3834

[c.15]

Predictability and Accuracy in Adaptive User Interfaces  [pdf]
Krzysztof Gajos, Katherine Everitt, Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski, Daniel Weld
(2008) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1271-1274

[c.14]

Brain-Computer Interfaces for Human-Computer Interaction and Games  [pdf] [workshop site]
Anton Nijholt, Desney S Tan, Brendan Allison, Jose del R Millan, Bernhard Graimann, Melody Moore Jackson
(2008) Organizers: Workshop at CHI 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 3925-3928

[c.13]

Health-OS: A Position Paper  [pdf]
Darko Kirovski, Nuria Oliver, Mike Sinclair, Desney S Tan
(2007) Poster at the 1st International Workshop on Systems and Networking Support for Healthcare and Assisted Living Environments (HealthNet07)

[c.12]

 

Playing with your Brain: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Games  [pdf] [workshop site]
Anton Nijholt, Desney S Tan (organizers)
(2007) Organizers: Brainplay Workshop at Advances in Computer Entertainment 2007

[c.11]

 

Understanding Memory Triggers for Task Tracking  [pdf]
AJ Brush, Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski
(2007) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2007 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 947-950.

[c.10]

Large Display Research Overview  [pdf]
Mary Czerwinski, George Robertson, Brian Meyers, Greg Smith, Daniel Robbins, Desney S Tan
(2006) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2006 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 69-74

[c.9]

Panoramic Viewfinder: Providing a Real-time Preview to Help Users Avoid Flaws in Panoramic Pictures  [pdf]
Patrick Baudisch, Desney S Tan, Drew Steedly, Eric Rudolph, Matt Uyttendaele, Chris Pal, Rick Szeliski
(2005) Demonstration at Eighteenth Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

[c.8]

 

WinCuts: Manipulating Arbitrary Window Regions for More Effective Use of Screen Space  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Brian Meyers, Mary Czerwinski
(2004) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1525-1528

[c.7]

Effects of Visual Separation and Physical Discontinuities when Distributing Information across Multiple Displays  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski
(2003) Short paper at INTERACT 2003 Ninth IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 9-16

[c.6]

Information Voyeurism: Social Impact of Physically Large Displays on Information Privacy  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Mary Czerwinski
(2003) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2003 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 748-749

[c.5]

Pre-emptive Shadows: Eliminating the Blinding Light from Projectors  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Randy Pausch
(2002) Interactive poster at CHI 2002 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 682-683

[c.4]

Kinesthesis Aids Human Memory  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Jeanine K Stefanucci, Dennis R Proffitt, Randy Pausch
(2002) Extended Abstracts at CHI 2002 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 806-807

[c.3]

On-demand, In-place Help for Augmented Reality Environments  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Ivan Poupyrev, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nobuji Tetsutani
(2001) Poster at Ubicomp 2001

[c.2]

The Best of Two Worlds: Merging Virtual and Real for Face-to-Face Collaboration  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Ivan Poupyrev, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nobuji Tetsutani
(2000) Presented at Shared Environments to Support Face-To-Face Collaboration Workshop, ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 2000

[c.1]

A Tangible Augmented Reality Interface for Prototyping Aircraft Instrument Panels
Ivan Poupyrev, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Desney S Tan, Holger Regenbrecht
(2000) Public Demonstration at IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR) 2000

PhD Proposal and Dissertation

[PhD.2]

Exploiting the Cognitive and Social Benefits of Physically Large Displays  [pdf]
Desney S Tan
(2004) PhD Dissertation, Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Technical Report CMU-CS-04-154

[PhD.1]

Exploiting the Cognitive and Social Benefits of Physically Large Displays  [pdf]
Desney S Tan
(2003) PhD Dissertation Proposal, Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

Technical Reports

[TR.4]

 

A Job-Shop Scheduling Task for Evaluating Coordination during Computer Supported Collaboration  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Darren Gergle, Mary Czerwinski
(2005) Microsoft Research TR-2005-107

[TR.3]

On-demand, In-place Help for Augmented Reality Environments  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Ivan Poupyrev, Mark Billinghurst, Hirokazu Kato, Holger Regenbrecht, Nobuji Tetsutani
(2001) Georgia Institute of Technology Technical Report GIT-GVU-TR-01-17

[TR.2]

Simulation of Shortest Path Planning Algorithms Based on the Framed-Octree Data Structure
Desney S Tan, James T Herro, Robert J Szczerba
(1996) University of Notre Dame CSE Technical Report, 96-36

[TR.1]

Simulation of Euclidean Shortest Path Planning Algorithms Based on the Framed-quadtree Data Structure  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, James T Herro, Robert J Szczerba
(1996) University of Notre Dame CSE Technical Report, 95-26

Other Publications and Work

[O.6]

ACM 人机交互国际会议 (CHI 2011)  [pdf]
陈瑞龙 (Desney S Tan)
(2011) Communications of the China Computer Federation, 7(10), pp. 54-56

[O.5]

Enabling Mobile Micro-Interactions with Physiological Computing  [pdf]
Desney S Tan, Dan Morris, T Scott Saponas
(2010) ACM XRDS, 16(4), pp. 30-34

[O.4]

"See the Future" Marketing Video (Microsoft Research)  [website/video]
Actors: Sumit Basu, Georg Petschnigg, Desney Tan. Produced by: Southdown Creative.
(2007) 32nd Annual Silver Telly Awards for Copywriting, Use of Humor, Employee Communications; Bronze Telly Award for Corporate Image; 2007 Aurora Platinum Best of Show Awards for Writing, Company Meeting

[O.3]

The Names of the Game  [pdf]
Desney S Tan
(1996) Technical Review: University of Notre Dame Engineering Magazine, 49(3)

[O.2]

Technovations: Digital Dove, LCD Monitors, and Signpost 101  [pdf]
Desney S Tan
(1995) Technical Review: University of Notre Dame Engineering Magazine, 47(5)

[[O.1]

A Morning in the Life of a Pioneering Domer
Desney S Tan
(1995) Technical Review: University of Notre Dame Engineering Magazine, 46(2) ["Most Creative Article" award at Engineering College Magazines Association (ECMA) National Conference]

Patents

[P...]

>30 inventions patent-pending

[P.14]

Supporting User Multitasking with Clipping Lists
Tara Matthews, George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski, Desney Tan
United States Patent #8108785, granted 31 Jan 2012

[P.13]

Activity Centric Granular Application Functionality
Steven Macbeth, Roland Fernandez, Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Nuria Oliver, Oscar Murillo, Elin Pedersen
United States Patent #7970637, granted 28 Jun 2011

[P.12]

Activity Centric Domain Scoping
Steven Macbeth, Roland Fernandez, Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Nuria Oliver, Oscar Murillo
United States Patent #7836002, granted 16 Nov 2010

[P.11]

Creating and Managing Activity-Centric Workflow
Steven Macbeth, Roland Fernandez, Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Nuria Oliver, Oscar Murillo, Elin Pedersen, Mary Czerwinski
United States Patent #7761393, granted 20 July 2010

[P.10]

Constraint-based Correction of Handwriting Recognition Errors
Michael Shilman, Desney S Tan, Patrice Simard, Mary Czerwinski
United States Patent #7720316, granted 18 May 2010

[P.9]

In-Situ Search for Active Note Taking
Kenneth Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Raman Sarin, Patrick Baudisch, Edward Cutrell, Michael Shilman, Desney S Tan
United States Patent #7693842, granted 6 April 2010

[P.8]

Accessing 2D Graphic Content Using Axonometric Layer Views
George Robertson, Daniel Robbins, Desney S Tan, Kenneth Hinckley, Maneesh Agrawala, Mary Czerwinski, Patrick Baudisch, Gonzalo Ramos
United States Patent #7663620, granted 16 February 2010

[P.7]

Resource Availability for User Activities Across Devices
Steven Macbeth, Roland Fernandez, Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Nuria Oliver, Oscar Murillo, Mary Czerwinski
United States Patent #7620610, granted 17 November 2009

[P.6]

Using Electroencephalograph Signals for Task Classification and Activity Recognition
Desney S Tan, Johnny Lee
United States Patent #7580742, granted 25 August 2009

[P.5]

Displaying 2D Graphic Content using Depth Wells
George Robertson, Daniel Robbins, Desney S Tan, Ken Hinckley, Maneesh Agrawala, Mary Czerwinski, Patrick Baudisch, Gonzalo Ramos
United States Patent #7523405, granted 21 April 2009

[P.4]

Managing Arbitrary Window Regions for More Effective Use of Screen Space
Brian Meyers, Desney S Tan, George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski
United States Patent #7487454, granted 3 February 2009

[P.3]

Real-time Preview for Panoramic Images
Patrick Baudisch, Chris Pal, Eric Rudolph, Drew Steedly, Richard Szeliski, Desney S Tan, Matthew Uyttendaele
United States Patent #7424218, granted 9 September 2008

[P.2]

Spy-Resistant Keyboard
Desney S Tan, Pedram Keyani, Mary Czerwinski
United States Patent #7296233 granted 13 November 2007 & #7395506 granted 1 July 2008

[P.1]

3D Navigation Techniques 
George Robertson, Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan
United States Patent #6987512, granted 17 January 2006 & #7148892 12 December 2006

Invited Presentations

[IP.7]

 

Cyberware Engineering: Interfacing Directly with Human Physiological Signals
Desney S Tan
(15 April 2008). Microsoft Research Latin American Academic Summit.

[IP.6]

 

Using Brain Sensing Technologies in Human-Computer Interaction Work
Desney S Tan
(16 February 2007). University of Washington Technical Communication 512 Seminar.

[IP.5]

 

Using CueTIP to Ponder Mixed-Initiative Correction Interfaces
Desney S Tan

(24 January 2007). University of Washington DUB group meeting.

[IP.4]

 

Designing for Large Displays
Desney S Tan
(15 January 2007). Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization Workshop, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

[IP.3]

 

Novel Visualization and Interaction for Large Displays
Mary Czerwinski, Desney S Tan
(16 February 2006). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

[IP.2]

 

Physically Large Displays Improve Performance on Spatial Tasks
Desney S Tan
(21 June 2005). Microsoft Research Technical Advisory Board meeting, Redmond, Washington.

[IP.1]

 

Understanding and Designing for Physically Large Displays
Desney S Tan
(4 June 2004). Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(27 May 2004). National University of Singapore, Singapore.
((26 May 2004). Institute for InfoComm Research, Singapore.
(25 May 2004). Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
(12 May 2004). Intel Research, Seattle, Washington.
(10 May 2004). Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington.
(4 and 20 May 2004). IBM Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Yorktown Heights, New York.

Selected Popular Press

[Pr.47]

Local Scientists Develop Contact Lenses to Help Diabetics
International Examiner, 15 February 2012 [weblink]

[Pr.46]

Information-Rich Eyeballs? Talking to Microsoft’s Desney Tan about the Functional Contact Lens
AsweetLife, 12 January 2012 [weblink]

[Pr.45]

Contact Lens Monitors Blood Sugar
Discovery News, 7 January 2012 [weblink]

[Pr.44]

Microsoft Developing Electronic Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugar
Gizmag, 5 January 2012 [weblink]

[Pr.43]

The Good, The Bad and The Stupid of 2011
Seattle Business Magazine, December 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.42]

自由亚洲电台人物专访：对话微软研究院高级研究员
Radio Free Asia, 2 November 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.41]

Desney Tan and Scott Saponas: Your Body is a Wonder, Man
PopTech Blog, 22 October 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.40]

Better Typing While Walking, and other Cool Stuff from UW
GeekWire, 20 October 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.39]

Remote Control, With a Wave of a Hand
The New York Times, 10 September 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.38]

How to Make a Human Antenna
Discovery News, 12 May 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.37]

Turn your entire home into a game controller
New Scientist, 10 May 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.36]

Talking to the Wall
Technology Review, 3 May 2011 [weblink]

[Pr.35]

Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad
BBC News, 26 March 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.34]

Skinput Turns Your Arm into a Touch-Screen
Wired, 3 March 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.33]

Skinput Turns Any Bodily Surface Into a Touch Interface
Popular Science, 3 March 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.32]

‘Skinput’ Turns Your Body Into Touchscreen Interface
TechNews, 3 March 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.31]

Body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen
New Scientist, 1 March 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.30]

Microsoft tapping current product line for personal health IT
ZDNet, 10 February 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.29]

Microsoft E-health Research Taps Xbox, Mobile Phones
PCWorld, 9 February 2010 [weblink]

[Pr.28]

人机交互 那些触手可及的梦想 (HCI and the Touchable Dreams)
Chinese Popular Computer Weekly, 19 November 2009 [scan]

[Pr.27]

人机交互:一个被忽视的重要领域 (HCI: An Important Field that is Overlooked)
Science Times, 19 November 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.26]

用舌头玩转俄罗斯方块 (Using the Tongue to Control Computers and Play Games)
sina, 10 November 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.25]

Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
Technology Review, 28 October 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.24]

The Revolutionaries: Radical Thinkers and their World-Changing Ideas - Desney Tan
Forbes, 22 September 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.23]

Technology Shows What's on a Customer's Mind
Financial Times, 16 September 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.22]

Inside These Lenses, a Digital Dimension
The New York Times, 25 April 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.21]

Young Visionaries
SciFi Channel Visions of Tomorrow, 5 February 2009 [weblink]

[Pr.20]

The Interface: Gestures will Force the Mouse into Retirement
Financial Times, 16 September 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.19]

Microsoft Research: How We Watch the Computer and How it Watches Us
Bill Crounse's HealthBlog, 18 August 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.18]

Collabio Game Explores Social-Network Data Mining... And Social Psychology
Microsoft Research News and Highlights, August 2008 [weblink]
TechCrunch, August 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.17]

My Awesome IT Job: Researcher and Manager, Microsoft
ZDNet, 25 July 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.16]

Upgrading Humans
Discovery Channel, 16 June 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.15]

High-tech Armband Puts your Fingers in Control
New Scientist, 24 April 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.14]

Giving Back to the Machines
digit, 22 January 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.13]

Microsoft's Investigation into the Subconscious
MarketWatch from DowJones, 18 January 2008 [weblink]

[Pr.12]

The Year in Hardware
MIT Technology Review, 26 December 2007 [weblink]

[Pr.11]

I Spy with my AI, Something Beginning with T(hought)!
Information Technology Magazine, 1 October 2007 [weblink] [pdf]

[Pr.10]

Work on Paralysis Shows Just How Hard it is to Read Minds
Wall Street Journal, 26 September 2007 [weblink]

[Pr.9]

Teaching Computers to Read Minds
MIT Technology Review, 15 August 2007 [weblink]

[Pr.8]

Human-Aided Computing: Microsoft Researchers are Trying to Harness Untapped Brain Power
MIT Technology Review, 22 June 2007 [weblink]

[Pr.7]

Computer Will Try to Adjust to Your Moods: This is your Brain Plugged In
Puget Sound Business Journal, 19 May 2006  [weblink]

[Pr.6]

Software Notebook: Helping Users Peer into the Minds of Users
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 13 March 2006  [weblink]

[Pr.5]

Microsoft Research Nurtures Top Tech Talent with Student Fellowships
Microsoft PressPass, 6 March 2006  [weblink]

[Pr.4]

Microsoft Research Interns Make Their Mark in Computer Usability at CHI 2003 Conference
Microsoft PressPass, 27 March 2003  [weblink]

[Pr.3]

Large Displays Enhance Optical Flow and Close the Gender Gap in 3D Virtual Navigation
Microsoft PressPass, 3 April 2003  [weblink]
EurekAlert, 15 April 2003  [weblink]
New Scientist, 17 April 2003  [weblink]
New York Times, 21 April 2003 (requires subscription)  [weblink]
Subsequently covered by: Carnegie Mellon Newsclips, Yahoo.com, UK Yahoo.com, USA Today, Slashdot, bizInk, Morningstar, Stockwatch, WomenGamers.com, Creativepro.com, Bakersfield Channel, Milwaukee Channel, WRAL, Channel 4000, Boston Channel, SciGuy Science News, ScienceTicker, Kensei News, Mainichi Interactive, Ikson Portal, Hindustan Times, Centro Paulista, Dagbladet, BN DeStem, Vjesnik Online, Nkzagreb Online

[Pr.2]

Foreign Students Fear INS is Targeting Them
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 February 2003  [weblink]
Subsequently covered by: De Virtutibus blog

[Pr.1]

Students Scoff at Paying Internet Piper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 June 2003&  [weblink]