Jiawen Stefanie Zhu

Little human inside Turing machine, playing with the tape.

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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.

My broad research interest lies in
Human-Computer Interaction
, with a focus on designing and analyzing intelligent interactive systems that
augment human cognition
. Recently, my work focuses on overcoming language barriers to help people see a broader world.

I obtained my bachelor's degree at the University of Waterloo, where I was advised by Dr. Jian Zhao. In my spare time, I like to hike, read, and practice martial arts. I'm also interested in linguistics, and enjoy studying and comparing different languages.



Selected Work (see all)

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    Jiawen Stefanie Zhu, Katharina Reinecke, and Tanushree Mitra
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