about me | research interests | selected publications | teaching | advisees | professional activities

Khai N. TRUONG

Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto

CONTACT information

40 St. George Street, Room 7268
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, M5S 2E4

Phone: +1 (416) 978-4761
Email: khai@cs.toronto.edu

ABOUT me
I am a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. I received my Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and my Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

RESEARCH interests
My research interests are in human-computer interaction (HCI) and ubiquitous computing (Ubicomp). I investigate tools and methods to support the development of novel ubiquitous computing systems and techniques and models to facilitate user interactions with off-the-desktop computing devices and services.

Much of my current work focuses on the design and evaluation of health and assistive technologies.

Selected PUBLICATIONS
The following is a list of some of my recent publications from the last 5 years:

• Lin, G., Lessar, P.W., Le, M.N., Li, B., Chevalier, F., Truong, K.N., Mariakakis, A. Functional Design Requirements to Facilitate Menstrual Health Data Exploration. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 687, May 2024. doi: 10.1145/3613904.3642282
• Li, B., Gross, O., Crampton, N., Kapoor, M., Tauseef, S., Jain, M., Truong, K.N., Mariakakis, A. Beyond the Waiting Room: Patient's Perspectives on the Conversational Nuances of Pre-Consultation Chatbots. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 438, May 2024. doi: 10.1145/3613904.3641913
• Lin, G., Siddiqui, R., Lin, Z., Blodgett, J.M., Patel, S.N., Truong, K.N., Mariakakis, A. Blood glucose variance measured by continuous glucose monitors across the menstrual cycle. In npj Digital Medicine, Volume 6, Article 140, August 11, 2023. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00884-x
• Lin, G., Li, J.Y., Fazly, A., Pavlovic, V., Truong, K.N. Identifying Multimodal Context Awareness Requirements for Supporting User Interaction with Procedural Videos. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 761, April 2023. doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581006
• Yoo, S., Lin, G., Byeon, H.J., Hwang, A.S., Truong, K.N. Understanding tensions in music accessibility through song signing for and with d/Deaf and Non-d/Deaf persons. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 59, April 2023. doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581287
• Li, B., Skoropad, T., Seth, P., Jain, M., Truong, K.N., Mariakakis, A. Constraints and Workarounds to Support Clinical Consultations in Synchronous Text-based Platforms. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 342, April 2023. doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581014
• Dai, J., Moffatt, K., Lin, J., Truong, K.N. Designing for Relational Maintenance: New Directions for AAC Research. In Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 602, April 2022. doi: 10.1145/3491102.3502011
• Li, F.M., Lu, C., Lu, Z., Carrington, P., Truong, K.N. An Exploration of Captioning Practices and Challenges of Individual Content Creators on YouTube for People with Hearing Impairments. In Proceedings of ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), Volume 6, Issue CSCW1, Article 75, April 2022. doi: 10.1145/3512922
• Chen, C., Wu, R., Khan, H., Truong, K.N., Chevalier, F. VIDDE: Visualizations for Helping People with COPD Interpret Dyspnea During Exercise. In Proceedings Proc. ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021), Article 13, October 2021. doi: 10.1145/3441852.3471204
• Li, B., Crampton, N., Yeates, T., Xia, Y., Tian, X., Truong, K.N. Automating Clinical Documentation with Digital Scribes: Understanding the Impact on Physicians. In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 658, May 2021. doi: 10.1145/3411764.3445172
• Li, F.M., Chen, D.L., Fan, M., Truong, K.N. "I Choose Assistive Devices That Save My Face" A Study on Perceptions of Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use Conducted in China. In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Article 372, May 2021. doi: 10.1145/3411764.3445321
• Zeng, S.Y., Wu, R., Truong, K.N., Chevalier, F. Evaluating the Gradual Delivery of Knowledge-focused and Mindset-focused Messages for Facilitating the Acceptance of COPD. In Proceedings of ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), Volume 4(4), Article 160, December 2020. doi: 10.1145/3432218
• Hwang, A.S., Jackson, P., Sixsmith, A., Nygård, L., Astell, A., Truong, K.N., Mihailidis, A. Exploring How Persons with Dementia and Care Partners Collaboratively Appropriate Information and Communication Technologies. In ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), Volume 27(6), Article 46, 2020. doi: 10.1145/3389377
• Li, F.M., Chen, D.L., Fan, M., Truong, K.N. FMT: A Wearable Camera-Based Object Tracking Memory Aid for Older Adults. In Proceedings of ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), Volume 3(3), Article 95, September 2019. doi: 10.1145/3351253
• Kianpisheh, M., Li, M., Truong, K.N. Face Recognition Assistant for People with Visual Impairments. In Proceedings of ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), Volume 3(3), Article 90, September 2019. doi: 10.1145/3351248

Courses I am TEACHING
I am teaching or have taught the following courses recently:

• CSC309-Winter 2024: Programming on the Web
• CSC2524-Fall 2023: Topics in Interactive Computing - Using LLMs & GPTs for Ubiquitous Computing
• CSC300-Winter 2022: Computers & Society
• CSC318-Winter 2020: The Design of Interactive Computational Media
• CSC318-Winter 2019: The Design of Interactive Computational Media
• CSC318-Fall 2018: The Design of Interactive Computational Media
• CSC2526-Fall 2018: HCI Topics in Ubiquitous Computing - Assistive Technology

ADVISEES
Current students:

• Mohammad Kianpisheh (Ph.D. student)
• Brenna Li (Ph.D. student, co-supervised by Alex Mariakakis)
• Blue Lin (Ph.D. student, co-supervised by Alex Mariakakis)
• Sue Yoo (Ph.D. student)
• Nina Huang (Undergrad student)
• Ben Cheng (Undergrad student)
• Katherine Jelich (Undergrad student)
• Jiaqi Guo (Undergrad student)

Professional ACTIVITIES
The following is some of my recent professional activities (a.k.a. service) from the last 5 years:

• Proceedings of ACM on IMWUT: Interactive, Mobile, Wearable, Ubiquitous Technologies Journal, Distinguished Papers Award Co-chair, 2021-
• CHI: The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Associate Chair for Papers Program (2024)
• ASSETS: The International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Papers Program Committee Member (2020)