Ed Chi

Current

• Area Manager at Palo Alto Research Center
• Senior Research Scientist at Palo Alto Research Center

Past

• Research Assistant at University of Minnesota, CS Dept

Education

• University of Minnesota
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Industry

Computer Software

Ed Chi’s Summary

Brief Bio: Ed H. Chi is a senior research scientist and Area Manager at Palo Alto Research Center's Augmented Social Cognition Group. Ed completed his three degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) in 6.5 years from University of Minnesota, and has been doing research on user interface software systems since 1993. He has been featured and quoted in the press, such as the Economist, Time Magazine, LA Times, and the Associated Press.

His most current project is the study of Information Scent --- understanding how users navigate and understand information environments such as the Web. His past works include an information visualization project called "Spreadsheet for Visualization" --- a data exploratory tool using a 'spreadsheet metaphor' that allows each cell to hold an entire data set with a full-fledged visualization. He has also worked on computational molecular biology, and recommendation systems. He has won awards for both teaching and research. In his spare time, Ed is an avid TaeKwonDo martial artist, photographer, and motorcyclist.

Ed Chi’s Specialties:

User Interface Research, Web Analysis and Research, Social Computing, Visualization, Visual Analytics