Hello, I'm DJ!

I am an assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, also affiliated with the School of Information and Michigan Medicine. My research intersects HCI and Audio AI, with a focus on accessibility and healthcare applications; see current research focuses.

I am a member of the AHA, CDHW, e-HAIL, and Precision Health groups at the University of Michigan, and I direct the Soundability lab, where we are actively recruiting PhD students and postdocs supported by funding from NIH, Google, and Michigan Medicine. See the posting for specific recruitment areas.

I completed my PhD at the University of Washington and MS at the MIT Media Lab. I have worked at Microsoft Research, Google, and Apple. In 2023, I received the SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award.

I teach Accessible Computing, Audio AI, and User Interface Design to undergraduate students, and Advanced Accessibility and Human Computer Interaction to graduate students. Additionally, I organize studio-style DIY workshops tailored for students with diverse educational backgrounds; to date, I have led seven workshops across four countries. Beyond academia, I am a certified scuba instructor.

I also offer expert consultation on AI, particularly in harnessing AI to tackle real-world problems and integrating human factors into AI system design.

See my curriculum vitae, lab website, Google Scholar page, or contact me on profdj [at] umich [dot] edu.