Caitlyn E. Seim [email protected] | http://web.stanford.edu/~cseim/ ​ ​ Wearable Computing, Haptics, Human- Interaction, Rehabilitation, Accessibility

APPOINTMENTS Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA May 2019 - Present

EDUCATION Ph.D. Human-Centered Computing August 2013 - May 2019 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

B.S. Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors August 2008 - May 2013 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

AWARDS EuroHaptics Best PhD Thesis Award 2019 College of Computing Dissertation Award 2019 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) 2019 Diversity Inclusive Excellence Award 2018 Microsoft Research (MSR) PhD Fellowship 2016 Smithsonian’s National Design Award Nominee 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship 2014 Georgia Tech President's Fellowship 2013 Highest Honors on Bachelors Degree 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Georgia's Community Award 2013 Verizon Scholarship 2012 United Technologies Scholarship 2012 Anita Borg Scholarship 2011 Northrop-Grumman Scholarship 2011 Lockheed Martin Scholarship 2010 Texas Instruments Scholarship 2009

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FIELD OF INTEREST

I design wearable and haptic technologies to augment or restore human abilities. My techniques include novel stimulation methods that enable mobile rehabilitation, and systems that leverage human perception to make it simple to acquire complex skills. My other research interests include therapeutic medical devices, computing aides for learning and cognition, and electronic prosthetics.

PUBLICATIONS

The leading publication venues for interactive and haptic devices are. ACM CHI (acceptance rate ~17%, #1 h5-index for HCI), ACM/IEEE ISWC (acceptance rate ~19%), ACM UbiComp (acceptance rate ~19%), ACM IMWUT journal (acceptance rate ~8%) Full list of publications on Google Scholar

Peer-Reviewed Conference and Journal Papers:

[P.15] Zhao, Y., Starner, T., Bedri, A., Xue, Q., Corda, B., Ahluwalia, V., Arora, A., Seim, ​ C., Yao, H., Lyon, R., Olwal, A., Jackson, M. (2021). BrainBraille: Towards ​ 100+bpm Typing with a Haemodynamic Response-based Brain-computer Interface. In Proceedings of the International Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting. ​ ​

[P.14] Seim, C., Ritter, B., Flavin, K., Lansberg, M., & Okamura, A. (2020). Impression of ​ vibrotactile signals in older adults with and without history of stroke. MedRxiv. DOI:

PDF link.

[P.13] Seim, C., Ritter, B., Starner, T., Flavin, K., Lansberg, M., & Okamura, A. (2020). ​ Perspectives on the design and performance of upper-limb wearable stimulation

devices for stroke survivors with hemiplegia and spasticity. In Review at Journal of ​ Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation. PDF link. ​ ​

Seim, C., Han, C., Lowber, A., Brooks, C., Payne, M., Lansberg, M., Flavin, K., [P.12] ​ Dewald, J., Okamura, A. (2020). Isometric force pillow: using air pressure to quantify involuntary finger flexion in the presence of hypertonia. In Review at International ​ Conference on Neurorehabilitation. PDF link. ​ ​

2 [P.11] Seim, C., Wolf, S., Starner, T. (2020). Wearable vibrotactile stimulation for upper ​ extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: clinical feasibility trial using the VTS

Glove. In Review at Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation. PDF link. ​ ​ ​

[P.10] Mueller, F. F., Lopes, P., Strohmeier, P., Ju, W., Seim, C., Weigel, M., ... & Nishida, ​ ​ J. (2020). Next Steps in Human-Computer Integration. In Proceedings of the ACM ​ CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-15). ​ ​

[P.9] Aveni, T. J., Seim, C., & Starner, T. (2019). A preliminary apparatus and teaching ​ ​ structure for passive tactile training of stenography. In Proceedings of the IEEE World ​ Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 383-388). ​

Luzhnica, G., Veas, E., & Seim, C. (2018). Passive Haptic Learning for Vibrotactile [P.8] ​ ​ Skin Reading. In Proceedings of the IEEE / ACM International Symposium on ​ Wearable (pp. 40-43). ​

Seim, C., Pontes, R., Kadiveti, S., Adamjee, Z., Cochran, A., & Starner, T. (2018). [P.7] ​ Towards Haptic Learning on a Smartwatch. In Proceedings of the IEEE / ACM ​ International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 228-229). ​

Seim, C., Doering, N., Zhang, Y., Stuerzlinger, W., & Starner, T. (2017). Passive [P.6] ​ Haptic Training to Improve Speed and Performance on a Keypad. In ACM Journal on ​ Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 1(3), 100. ​

Seim, C., Reynolds-Haertle, S., Srinivas, S., & Starner, T. (2016). Tactile taps teach [P.5] ​ rhythmic text entry: passive haptic learning of morse code. In Proceedings of the ​ IEEE / ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 164-171). ​

[P.4] Seim, C., Estes, T., & Starner, T. (2015). Towards Passive Haptic Learning of piano ​ songs. In Proceedings of the IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 445-450). ​ ​ ​ ​

Seim, C., Chandler, J., DesPortes, K., Dhingra, S., Park, M., & Starner, T. (2014). [P.3] ​ Passive Haptic Learning of Braille Typing. In Proceedings of the IEEE / ACM ​ International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 111-118). ​ ​

3 [P.2] Seim, C., et. al. (2014). Passive Haptic Learning of Typing Skills Facilitated by ​ Wearable Computers. In Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors ​ in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (pp. 2203-2208). ​

Seim, C. & Albin, E. (2010). Double Star Observations Conducted at the Fernbank [P.1] ​ Observatory. Journal of Double Star Observations, 6 (pp. 235-242). ​ ​

Technical Reports:

[T.2] Luzhnica, G., Veas, E., & Seim, C. (2018). Passive Haptic Learning for Vibrotactile ​ ​ ​ Skin-Reading: Comparison of Teaching Structures. Georgia Institute of Technology. ​

Seim, C. , Hallam, J., Raghu, S., Le, T. A., Bishop, G., & Starner, T. (2015). [T.1] ​ Perception in Hand-Worn Haptics: Placement, Simultaneous Stimuli, and Vibration Motor Comparisons. Georgia Institute of Technology. ​

Workshop Papers:

Seim, C. , Estes, T., & Starner, T. Wearable rehab on-the-go?: Passive tactile [W.4] ​ stimulation for upper extremity rehabilitation post-stroke. Program No. 055: Stroke ​ Imaging and Diagnostic Studies. Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego, CA. ​ 2018.

Seim, C. , et. al. (2017, May). You are the keyboard: futures of text entry. In SIGCHI [W.3] ​ ​ Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Workshop on Ubiquitous Text ​ Entry. ACM. Denver, CO. 4 May 2017.

Seim, C. , et. al. (2016, May). Can Passive Haptic Learning help users become more [W.2] ​ skilled keyboard typists? In SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing ​ Systems Workshop on Inviscid Text Entry. ACM. 8 May 2016. ​

[W.1] Seim, C. , et. al. (2015, April). Can we overcome the learning curve for sophisticated ​ text entry systems? In SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems ​ Workshop on Text Entry on the Edge. ACM. Seoul, South Korea. 18 April 2015.

4 Invited Talks, Presentations and Demos:

[A.17] Seim, C. "Mobile Text Entry: Challenges, Solutions, and Wearable Haptic Training" ​ Facebook Reality Labs / Oculus. 28 August 2019. Redmond, WA. Invited Talk.

[A.16] Seim, C. "Wearable Vibrotactile Stimulation: Mechanical Stimulation for Stroke ​ Rehabilitation" Research Seminar Series. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. 10 June 2019.

Chicago, IL. Invited Talk.

Seim, C. "Researcher Q&A." Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer [A.15] ​ Science (OMSCS). 27 March 2018. Q&A.

Seim, C. "Passive Tactile Stimulation as a Tool for Learning and Rehabilitation." [A.14] ​ Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA. 14 March 2018. Invited Talk.

Seim, C. "What is wearable computing and what is haptics?." Fulton County [A.13] ​ Schools. 9 March 2017. Online Presentation.

Seim, C. "How to Succeed in Your Computing Education." University of [A.12] ​ Washington's AccessComputing webinar. 9 November 2017. Panel.

Seim, C. "Wearable Computing for Learning." CRA Womens' Grad Cohort [A.11] ​ Workshop. Computing Research Association (CRA). San Diego, CA. 14 April 2016. Presentation.

[A.10] Seim, C. "Passive Haptic Learning." Red Bull High Performance Summit. Red Bull ​ Headquarters. Santa Monica, CA. July 9 2015. Invited Talk.

[A.9] Seim, C. "Passive Haptic Learning of Braille." President Obama's National Council ​ on Disability. Ferst Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA. 6 October 2014. Poster Presentation and Demo.

[A.8] Seim, C. "Passive Haptic Learning Facilitated by Wearable Computers." Google ​ PhD Research Conference. Google Headquarters. Mountain View, CA. 7 July 2014.

Invited Talk.

5 [A.7] Seim, C. "Passive Haptic Learning of Typing and Vibration Stimuli Perception for ​ Tactile Interfaces." CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop. Computing Research

Association (CRA). Santa Clara, CA. 12 April 2014. Poster Presentation.

Seim, C. "The PHL Gloves." Institute for People and Technology Forum. Georgia [A.6] ​ Institute of Technology Global Learning Center. Atlanta, GA. 6 November 2013. Poster Presentation and Demo.

Seim, C. "The Mobile Music Touch Gloves." GVU Center Research Showcase. [A.5] ​ Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA. 30 October 2013. Poster Presentation and Demo.

Seim, C. et al. "Free2Wii: A Paralyzed Patient's Gaming Headset." Capstone Design [A.4] ​ Expo. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA. 25 April 2013. Poster

Presentation and Demo. Video ​ ​

[A.3] Nazneen, Seim, C. . "smartCapture: Mobile System for Video Capture of Behavior ​ ​ Specimens." GVU Center Research Showcase. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA. 30 October 2012. Poster Presentation and Demo.

Seim, C. "Integrated Circuit Fabrication Using Photolithography and SUPREM." [A.2] ​ Google Scholars' Conference. Google Headquarters. Mountain View, CA. 28 July 2011. Poster Presentation.

Seim, C. (Writer and Producer). (2010). NASA MESSENGER: Journey to the [A.1] ​ ​ Innermost Planet Fernbank Science Center. Atlanta, GA. [Planetarium Show]. ​

PATENTS

Seim, C., Lansberg, M., & Okamura, A. (2019). U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 62/985423 ​ ​ Seim, C., Lansberg, M., & Okamura, A. (2019). U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 62/925908 ​ ​ Seim, C., & Starner, T. E. (2017). U.S. Patent Application No. 62/563,279. ​ ​ Seim, C., & Starner, T. E. (2015). U.S. Patent Application No. 14/700,102. ​ ​

6 FUNDING

Stanford Neuroscience:Translate Grant (with A. Okamura and M. Lansberg) 2020 NIH F32 Grant #1F32HD100104-01 (Role: PI) 2019 Stanford Neuroscience:Translate Grant (with A. Okamura and M. Lansberg) 2019 Georgia Tech GVU Seed Grant (with T. Starner) 2017 Microsoft Research (MSR) PhD Fellowship 2016 P.E.O. Fellowship 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship 2014 Georgia Tech President's Fellowship 2013 PURA Research Grant 2009

Other Funding: 2014 Google Travel Grant 2013 Amazon Grace Hopper Travel Grant 2011 Google Travel Grant SELECT PRESS

Freethink Superhuman documentary series. These Gloves Teach Piano And Rehab Stroke Victims. Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Everyday Georgia. Personal Stories of Georgians and Their Connection to Georgia Tech. Link. ​ ​ ​ Woman in Wearable Tech. Caitlyn Seim. Link. ​ ​ IEEE Spectrum magazine. Learn New Skills With Superhuman Speed Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Scientific American magazine. How to Learn Morse Code... Semiconsciously Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Fast Company. These Haptic Gloves Teach Skills Even When You're Not Paying Attention Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Smithsonian Design Museum. National Design Awards Nominees: The PHL Braille Gloves Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Futurity. Vibrating glove could teach you Braille Link ​ ​ ​ ​ howstuffworks.com. Can Teach You Morse Code in 4 Hours Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Research at Google. Can Wearable Computing facilitate learning a new instrument? ​ New Scientist magazine. Buzzing Glove Teaches Braille Link ​ ​ ​ ​

7 TEACHING

CS 3651: Prototyping Intelligent Appliances (with Thad Starner) Spring 2014 ​ ECE and CS students’ lab class. Prototyping and microelectronic circuit design, including laser cutting, 3D printing, wood- and metalworking tool usage, and basic embedded systems.

CS 4470/6456: User Interface Software (with Keith Edwards) Fall 2018 ​ Concepts, techniques, structures, and strategies for implementation of interactive software. Java Swing development projects. Forms of interfaces including audio, visual effects, touch and gesture.

STUDENTS

I advise student researchers each semester. I am fortunate enough to mentor students from a range of disciplines including: Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Design, and Biology.

Stanford University Jack Chuzhang Han (Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020)* Laura Song Wu (Summer 2020) Mitchell So (Winter 2020) Dan Fan (Winter 2020) Claire Brooks (Winter 2020)* Alexis Lowber (Autumn 2019, Winter 2020)* Marie Payne (Autumn 2019, Winter 2020)* Brandon Ritter (Summer 2019, Autumn 2019)*

University of Auckland Samitha Elvitigala (Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Autumn 2020)

Graz University of Technology Granit Luzhnica (Spring 2018)*

Simon Fraiser University Yang Zhang (Spring 2016-Fall 2016)* Nick Doering (Summer 2015-Fall 2015)*

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Georgia Institute of Technology Fatma Rashed (Spring 2019) Karleigh Irwin (Spring 2019) Will Berry (Spring 2019, Summer 2019) Neha Pasricha (Fall 2018, Spring 2019) Annie Lee (Fall 2018, Spring 2019) Soumil Nariani (Fall 2018, Spring 2019) Mary Catherine Van Buren (Fall 2018, Spring 2019) Dana Gould (Fall 2018, Spring 2019) Maylyn Parsons (Fall 2018) Daniel Derochers (Fall 2018) Akhil Gazula (Fall 2018) Jackson Bailey (Fall 2018) Nick Zhao (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018) Xiuxiu Yuan (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018) Rodrigo D. Pontes (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)* Martina Lo (Fall 2017, Spring 2018) Timothy Aveni (Spring 2017-Spring 2018)* Dylan J. Amador (Fall 2017, Spring 2018) Ashley Evans (Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018) Asana Adams (Fall 2017, Spring 2018) Sanjana R. Kadiveti (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)* Zaeem Adamjee (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)* Jonathan Wang (Fall 2017) Zachary Russell (Fall 2017) Austin D. Mitchell (Fall 2017) Annette Cochran (Fall 2017)* Shane Austrie (Fall 2017) Megha Pandya (Fall 2017) Jennifer T. Vo (Summer 2017, Fall 2017) H. Choi (Fall 2017) Brandon Culver (Summer 2017, Fall 2017) Sarah Autry (Summer 2017) Diane Nguyen (Summer 2017) Nicolette E. Prevost (Summer 2017) Sehyeong An (Summer 2017)

9 Jose Correia (Summer 2017) Yu Hsin Lo (Magenta) (Spring 2017) Allison Sommers (Spring 2017)* Brent Zucker (Spring 2017)* Sarthak Srinivas (Spring 2015, Spring 2017)** Mahesh Natarajan (Spring 2017) Jeff Baucom (Spring 2017) Jingyuan Hu (Spring 2017) Niraj Suresh (Spring 2017) Vikas Luthra (Spring 2017) Leah Cohen (Fall 2016, Spring 2017) Yiding Zhao (Fall 2016, Spring 2017) Ryan Mar (Fall 2016) Ashwin Vadivel (Fall 2016) Mauricio Builes (Spring 2016) Gedeon Nyengele (Spring 2016) Pavel Komarov (Spring 2016) Christiaan Vanderlinde (Spring 2016) Rohan Avalani (Fall 2015) Juliet Benjamin (Fall 2015) Rochelle Lobo (Spring 2015) Kevin Shin (Spring 2015) Kathy Cheng (Spring 2015) Alyshaz Ali (Spring 2015) Tri-An Le (Spring 2014)* Greg Bishop (Spring 2014)* Neeraja Vinjam (Spring 2014) Matthew Eziashi (Spring 2014) Rikin Marfatia (Spring 2014) Stefan Koshy (Spring 2014) Siddharth Dhingra (Spring 2014)* Miru Park (Spring 2014)*

* paper contributor

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Reviewer, ISWC 2020 Reviewer, CHI 2020 Reviewer, ISWC 2019 Organizer, MobileHCI 2018 Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects of Text Entry Reviewer, ISWC 2018 Reviewer, DIS 2018 Reviewer, CHI 2018 Reviewer, ISWC 2017 Reviewer, PACM IMWUT 2017 Reviewer, CHI 2017 Reviewer, Ubicomp/ISWC 2016 Reviewer, Ubicomp/ISWC 2015

OUTREACH

AccessComputing and AccessSTEM, Member and Panelist (2014-Present) Nationwide organizations for increasing representation of individuals with disabilities in computing careers and STEM

Center for the Visually Impaired Atlanta, Instructor (2011-2015) Teach computer literacy class to visually impaired teens and kids, twice a week

Women in Engineering / Women in ECE, Mentor and Speaker (2009, 2011, 2013-2015) Mentor female students in engineering and teach strategies for career success

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