Martez Edward Mott
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Ability Group, Microsoft Research
Redmond, WA 98052 USA
mamott |at| microsoft |dot| com
About
I am a Senior Researcher in the Ability Group at Microsoft Research where I conduct
research in the areas of human-computer interaction (HCI) and accessible computing. I design, develop, and evaluate intelligent interaction techniques that improve the accessibility of computing devices for
people with diverse motor and sensory abilities. My current research explores methods for improving the accessibility of virtual and augmented reality systems for people with limited mobility. Check out
my recent presentation to the A11yVR Group to learn more.
I received my Ph.D. in Information Science from the Information School at the University of Washington
where I was advised by Dr. Jacob Wobbrock. For my dissertation, I created and evaluated algorithms to improve the accuracy of touch input
for people with upper-body motor impairments. My dissertation was supported by a Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
and a UW GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowship. To learn more about my dissertation work, check out this UW feature story
or listen to my radio interview with Seattle's KOMO News . For more details on my background and my research, past and present,
listen to this episode of the 13 Letters podcast. Prior to attending UW, I received my B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University.
I am passionate about improving diversity in the CS and HCI communities. I was an inaugural teaching fellow at the iSchool Inclusion Institute
where I also served as a research advisor. I co-chaired the CHIMe 2020 Workshop and served on the steering committee for CHIMe 2021 .
In the summer of 2020 I wrote a blog post for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center's series: Voices on the Future of Childhood: Diversity, Belonging, and Racial Justice.
I'm a fan of all things from my hometown, Detroit. I love sports, movies, and books (especially books by Barbara Tuchman).
Select Publications
Two-in-One: A design space for mapping unimanual input into bimanual interactions in VR for users with limited movement
Momona Yamagami, Sasa Junuzovic, Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Eyal Ofek, Edward Cutrell, John Porter, Andrew Wilson, and Martez E. Mott
arXiv preprint | pdf | BibTeX | DOI
Nearmi: A framework for designing point of interest techniques for VR users with limited mobility
Rachel L. Franz, Sasa Junuzovic, and Martez E. Mott
ASSETS 2021 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
“I just went into it assuming that I wouldn’t be able to have the full experience”: Understanding the accessibility of virtual reality for people with limited mobility
Martez E. Mott, John Tang, Shaun Kane, Edward Cutrell, and Meredith Ringel Morris
ASSETS 2020 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
Accessible by design: An opportunity for virtual reality
Martez E. Mott, Edward Cutrell, Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Richard Stoakley, and Meredith Ringel Morris
ISMAR 2019 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
Cluster Touch: Improving touch accuracy on smartphones for people with motor and situational impairments
Martez E. Mott and Jacob O. Wobbrock
CHI 2019 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
Understanding the accessibility of smartphone photography for people with motor impairments
Martez E. Mott, Jane E., Cynthia L. Bennett, Edward Cutrell, and Meredith Ringel Morris
CHI 2018 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
How teens with visual impairments take, edit, and share photos on social media
Cynthia L. Bennett, Jane E., Martez E. Mott, Edward Cutrell, and Meredith Ringel Morris
CHI 2018 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
Improving dwell-based gaze typing with dynamic, cascading dwell times
Martez E. Mott, Shane Williams, Jacob O. Wobbrock, and Meredith Ringel Morris
CHI 2017 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI
Smart Touch: Improving touch accuracy for people with motor impairments with template matching
Martez E. Mott, Radu-Daniel Vatavu, Shaun K. Kane, and Jacob O. Wobbrock
CHI 2016 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI | UW feature on Smart Touch
Best Paper Award (Top 1% of all submissions)
Beating the bubble: Using kinematic triggering in the bubble lens for acquiring small dense targets
Martez E. Mott and Jacob O. Wobbrock
CHI 2014 | PDF | BibTeX | DOI