Jeffrey P. Bigham

Jeffrey P. Bigham is the Philip Guo Endowed Professor of HCI at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, with a joint appointment in the Language Technologies Institute. His research focuses on accessibility, human-AI interaction, dialog systems, and crowdsourcing.

• School: School of Computer Science
• Institute: Human-Computer Interaction Institute

His research spans creating accessible technologies for blind users, improving speech recognition for people with disabilities, and developing human-AI collaboration frameworks. Key projects include VizWiz accessibility tools, Scribe captioning systems, and Chorus conversational AI.

Recent work emphasizes UI understanding (WebUI dataset, UICoder), generative AI applications (Apple Intelligence), and accessibility infrastructure (System-class Accessibility). Articles highlight intersections between computer vision, NLP, and inclusive design.

• NSF CAREER Award
• Best Paper Awards: ASSETS 2021, CHI 2021, W4A 2021
• Nominations: CHI 2024, ECCV 2024, DIS 2024

He advises numerous students and postdocs across accessibility, AI, and HCI domains, with trainees now at Google, Apple, University of Michigan, and beyond. Funding comes from Apple, Google, Microsoft, NSF, and other major institutions.