NI:Joanna.McGrenere
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Network Investigator: Joanna McGrenere
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Joanna McGrenere is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, where she co-leads the Imager Lab, which is an interdisciplinary group of researchers investigating human computer interaction, visualization, and graphics. Joanna’s research interests are predominantly in human computer interaction and span adaptable/adaptive interface designs for complex computer software, computer supported cooperative work, and assistive technology. She earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2002, working with Ronald Baecker (UofT) and Kellogg Booth (UBC). While doing her PhD, from 1997-2001 she concurrently spent time at the IBM Toronto Lab's Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), first as an intern and subsequently as an IBM CAS Fellowship Student. Joanna is the first recipient of the Anita Borg Early Career Scholar Award (2004), awarded for significant research contributions, in part for her leadership of the Aphasia Project, as well as for outreach to women. She regularly serves on the program committees for various conferences, including CHI, UIST, and Graphics Interface. Joanna is currently a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies (2003-present) and held an IBM Faculty Award (2004-07). Her early prominence in the Canadian HCI community is also illustrated by her involvement in NECTAR (Network for Effective Collaboration Technologies through Advanced Research), an NSERC research network (2004-present).
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