Generative AI & Human-Computer Interaction
I am a Generative AI and Human-Computer Interaction researcher and a Senior Research Engineer at Microsoft Research. In the Extended Perception, Interaction & Cognition (EPIC) group, I build and ship large-scale, AI-driven user experiences across Copilot, OneNote, and Xbox.
My current focus is Generative UI — turning generative models into a new substrate for interfaces that adapt and respond to people in real time. As technical lead of Microsoft Research's Generative User Interface initiative, I work across diffusion-based and agentic approaches, driving cross-org collaboration with the Copilot, Windows, and M365 teams. This builds on 5+ years at the intersection of applied AI and human–AI interaction, shipping generative-AI and machine-learning features to 500K+ monthly active users. I am inventor on 9 patents and author of 15+ publications at venues such as CHI, UIST, and IEEE TVCG.
Experience

Senior Research Engineer
Microsoft Research, EPIC Team · Seattle

Senior Applied Scientist
Microsoft, Pen & Ink team (Experiences & Devices) · Seattle

Postdoctoral Researcher
ETH Zurich — SIP Lab · Zurich
Generative AI & HCI Research
My peer-reviewed research spans Generative AI, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-AI Interaction, interactive data visualization, and novel input techniques. The publications below are drawn from my DBLP record (see also Google Scholar). Expand any entry to copy its BibTeX citation.
2026
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Texterial: A Text-as-Material Interaction Paradigm for LLM-Mediated Writing
ACM CHI 2026 Honorable Mention
2025
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ImaginationVellum: Generative-AI Ideation Canvas with Spatial Prompts, Generative Strokes, and Ideation History
ACM UIST 2025 Honorable Mention
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AI-Instruments: Embodying Prompts as Instruments to Abstract & Reflect Graphical Interface Commands as General-Purpose Tools
ACM CHI 2025 Honorable Mention
2024
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Opportunistic Nudges for Task Migration Between Personal Devices
ACM CHI Extended Abstracts 2024
2023
2022
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Interactive Data Comics
IEEE TVCG 2022
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Demonstrating TapType for mobile ten-finger text entry anywhere
ACM CHI Extended Abstracts 2022
2021
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Sketchnote Components, Design Space Dimensions, and Strategies for Effective Visual Note Taking
ACM CHI 2021 Best Paper
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Expressive Authoring of Node-Link Diagrams With Graphies
IEEE TVCG 2021
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Demonstration of Flashpen: A high-fidelity and high-precision multi-surface pen for Virtual Reality
ACM CHI Extended Abstracts 2021
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Demonstrating High-Precision and High-Fidelity Digital Inking for Virtual Reality
IEEE VR Workshops 2021
2020
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Tilt-Responsive Techniques for Digital Drawing Boards
ACM UIST 2020
2019
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SpaceInk: Making Space for In-Context Annotations
ACM UIST 2019
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Influence of Color and Size of Particles on Their Perceived Speed in Node-Link Diagrams
IFIP INTERACT 2019 Best Doctoral Student Paper
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ActiveInk: (Th)Inking with Data
ACM CHI 2019 Honorable Mention
2018
2016
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Natural Human-Robot Interaction Using Social Cues
ACM/IEEE HRI 2016
Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science
Inria — Paris
Building novel ways to process, explore, and make sense of AI-generated and large-scale data.
M.Sc. in Computer Science
ENSC Bordeaux INP · Université Laval, Canada
Human–Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Robotics, and Cognitive Science.