James Landay

Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor

Bio

James Landay is a Professor of Computer Science and the Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He specializes in human-computer interaction. Landay is the co-founder and Vice-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). Prior to joining Stanford, Landay was a Professor of Information Science at Cornell Tech in New York City for one year and a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington for 10 years. From 2003-2006, he also served as the Director of Intel Labs Seattle, a leading research lab that explored various aspects of ubiquitous computing. Landay was also the chief scientist and co-founder of NetRaker, which was acquired by KeyNote Systems in 2004. Before that he was an Associate Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley. Landay received his BS in EECS from UC Berkeley in 1990, and MS and PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993 and 1996, respectively. His PhD dissertation was the first to demonstrate the use of sketching in user interface design tools. He is a member of the ACM SIGCHI Academy and an ACM Fellow. He served for six years on the NSF CISE Advisory Committee.

Academic Appointments

Professor, Computer Science
Member, Bio-X
Associate Director, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

Vice Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (2022 - Present)
Associate Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (2018 - 2022)

Honors & Awards

Fellow, ACM (2016)
SIGCHI Academy Member, ACM SIGCHI (2011)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

CISE Advisory Committee Member, National Science Foundation (2010 - 2016)

Professional Education

BS, UC Berkeley, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (1990)
MS, Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science (1993)
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science (1996)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Landay's current research interests include Technology to Support Behavior Change (especially for health and sustainability), Demonstrational User Interfaces, Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing, Cross-Cultural Interface Design, Human-Centered AI, and User Interface Design Tools. He has developed tools, techniques, and a top professional book on Web Interface Design.

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James Landay

Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor

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