Gregory Abowd

Gregory D. Abowd is a computer scientist best known for his work in ubiquitous computing, software engineering, and technologies for autism. He is a distinguished professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he joined the faculty in 1994.

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Abowd received a B.Sc. from the University of Notre Dame. He was a Rhodes Scholar and received his D.Phil. at the University of Oxford.

His published work is primarily in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Computer supported cooperative work, and Ubiquitous computing.

At Georgia Tech, he teaches in the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing. He is a member of the GVU Center. Abowd directs the Ubiquitous Computing Research Group and the Autism and Technology Research Group. Abowd directs the Aware Home Research Initiative and is an associate director of the Health Systems Institute at Georgia Tech. He is one of the authors of "Human-Computer Interaction" (Prentice Hall), a popular human-computer interaction textbook. [ [http://www.hcibook.com/e3/ Human Computer Interaction - 3rd edition ] ]

At CHI 2007, the most prestigious conference and publication venue in the field of human-computer interaction, Abowd was awarded the conference's first Social Impact Award. [ [http://sigchi.org/documents/awards/awards-2007.html SIGCHI 2007 Awards - Documents - ACM/SIGCHI ] ] He was also inducted into the CHI Academy.

Selected Bibliography

* Patel, S.N. and Abowd, G.D. BLUI: Low-cost Localized Blowable User Interfaces. In the Proceedings of UIST 2007. Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 2007.
* Patel, S.N., Truong, K.N., Hayes, G.R., Iachello, G., Kientz, J.A., Abowd, G.D. The Personal Audio Loop: A Ubiquitous Audio-Based Memory Aid. Book chapter to appear in Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology. 2007.
* Patel, S.N., T. Robertson, J.A. Kientz, M. Reynolds, G.D. Abowd. At the Flick of a Switch: Detecting and Classifying Unique Electrical Events on the Residential Power Line. In the Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp 2007), Innsbruck, Austria, September 2007, pp. 271-288.
* Kientz, J.A., R.I. Arriaga, M. Chetty, G.R. Hayes, J. Richardson, S.N. Patel, and G.D. Abowd. Grow and Know: Understanding Record-Keeping Needs for the Development of Young Children. In the Proceedings of CHI 2007. San Jose, California. 2007. (PDF)
* Kientz, J.A., G.R. Hayes, T.L. Westeyn, T. Starner, and G.D. Abowd. Pervasive Computing and Autism: Assisting Caregivers of Children with Special Needs. In IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine. Special Issue on Pervasive Healthcare. January 2007. (PDF)
* Hayes, G.R. and Abowd, G.D., Tensions in Designing Capture Technologies for an Evidence-Based Care Community, In the Proceedings of CHI’06, (April 22-27, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 2006.
* Iachello, G., Truong, K.N., Abowd, G.D., Hayes, G.R., Steven, M. Prototyping and Sampling Experience to Evaluate Ubiquitous Computing Privacy in the Real World, In the Proceedings of CHI’06, (April 22-27, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 2006. (Nominated for Best Paper)

See also

* Mark Weiser
* Jennifer Mankoff
* Anind Dey

References

External links

* Abowd's [http://www.gregoryabowd.com personal home page]
* [http://home.cc.gatech.edu/ubicomp/ Ubicomp Group]
* [http://home.cc.gatech.edu/autism/ Autism and Technology Research Group]