Jiawen Stefanie Zhu
Little human inside Turing machine, playing with the tape.
Hello! I'm a PhD student at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, working with Dr. Katharina Reinecke and Dr. Tanu Mitra. I obtained my bachelor's degree at the University of Waterloo, where I was advised by Dr. Jian Zhao.
My broad research interest lies in
Outside of scholarly pursuits, I train in martial arts. I also enjoy reading, hiking, and exploring languages.
My broad research interest lies in
Human-Computer Interaction
, with a focus on designing and analyzing intelligent interactive systems that augment human cognition
. Recently, I've been studying how to balance exploration and efficiency during information seeking and sensemaking. My research is partially supported by an NSERC CGRS-D. Outside of scholarly pursuits, I train in martial arts. I also enjoy reading, hiking, and exploring languages.
