James R. Eagan

James R. Eagan is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Networks Department (Infres) at Télécom Paris, part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder for the 2024–25 academic year. His research focuses on making computers more expressive tools for human interaction, emphasizing malleable software, collaborative dynamic media, and multi-surface environments.

His work spans Human-Computer Interaction, Data Visualization, and User Interface Programming. A key theme involves adapting software for user-driven customization, exemplified by projects like Webstrates (shareable dynamic media) and SchemeLens (semantic zoom for technical diagrams). He also explores uncertainty in data analytics and gesture-based interfaces for experts.

Recent publications from 2020–2024 address Explainable AI (XAI), Financial Crime Detection, and Interactive Data Analysis. His tools Tarantula and SchemeLens have received acclaim, including the 2015 ACM SIGSOFT Impact Award and Best Paper at UIST 2015.

Scientific accolades include:

• Prix de l’Impact 2015 d’ACM SIGSOFT
• Best Paper Award at UIST 2015
• Honorable Mention at CHI 2017

He teaches courses in Mobile Application Development, Human-Computer Interaction, and Data Visualization. His lab, DIVA (Design, Interaction, Visualization & Applications), operates within the Information Processing and Communication Laboratory (LTCI). He actively recruits PhD candidates and postdocs for research in these domains.