I am a Masters candidate at the University of Iowa in the Department of Computer Science. I will graduate in May 2008. My advisor is Juan Pablo Hourcade who also serves as my supervisor for my research assistant position.

In my studies, I have been focusing on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Engineering, and a little Computer Graphics. I have also taken Database Systems, and I hope to take Artificial Intelligence and Computer Security in the future.

My current research interests are in interaction design, mobile interaction, and one-handed mobile interaction. If you are interested in learning more, check out my research projects and publications.

In my research assistant position (my job), I have been working with a little of everything. I have been working with the Canon SDK, creating DLL's to make a motorized turntable turn, and working with the University of Maryland's Piccolo (which is a 2D graphics framework for both Java and C#). It has been a great experience thus far.

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