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| Jennifer Mankoff | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer Mankoff |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Human–computer interaction, Assistive technology, Ubiquitous computing |
| Workplaces | University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, Intel Research |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Anind Dey |
Jennifer Mankoff is an American computer scientist known for work in human–computer interaction, assistive technology, and ubiquitous computing. She has held faculty positions at major research universities and contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations across computer science, design engineering, and disability studies. Her research spans algorithmic sensing, participatory design, and sustainable interaction, influencing practitioners at institutions, laboratories, and technology companies worldwide.
Mankoff earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at institutions including Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying in departments linked to computer science and human–computer interaction. She completed doctoral work under advisors associated with research groups that included members from Anind Dey's networks and engaged with labs connected to Xerox PARC, Bell Labs, and industrial research organizations such as Intel Research. During her formative years she collaborated with scholars active at conferences like CHI and UbiComp and engaged with centers affiliated with School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University and MIT Media Lab.
Mankoff has held faculty appointments at the University of Washington and contributed to academic programs connected to departments such as Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and interdisciplinary units that collaborate with Design School, University of Washington. Her career includes research positions at corporate laboratories and internships interfacing with teams at Microsoft Research, Google Research, Intel Labs, and nonprofit initiatives funded by agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. She has taught courses that intersect with curricula at institutions such as Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Georgia Institute of Technology through visiting appointments and cross-institutional workshops.
Mankoff’s research explores assistive technologies for people with disabilities, sensing and inference methods for everyday environments, and sustainable interaction design. She has published in venues including CHI, UbiComp, ASSETS, and journals associated with TOCHI. Her projects have drawn on methods from participatory design practiced by teams at Rochester Institute of Technology and ethnographic approaches used at Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley. Collaborators and coauthors have included researchers affiliated with Adobe Research, IBM Research, University of Cambridge, University College London, and University of Toronto. Her work has influenced standards and practices adopted by industry partners such as Apple Inc., Samsung, and organizations focused on accessibility like World Wide Web Consortium working groups and advocacy groups including American Association of People with Disabilities.
Mankoff’s recognition includes awards and fellowships from bodies such as the National Science Foundation CAREER program, honors presented at conferences like CHI, and distinctions conferred by academic societies including the Association for Computing Machinery and regional chapters linked to ACM SIGACCESS. She has received keynote invitations and best paper awards at venues including ASSETS and UbiComp, and institutional accolades from universities such as University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University.
As a professor, Mankoff has supervised doctoral students and mentored postdoctoral researchers who now hold positions at institutions like MIT, Stanford University, Harvard University, University of California, San Diego, and industry labs such as Google DeepMind and Microsoft Research. Her teaching covers topics appearing in course catalogs at departments including Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT and design programs associated with Rhode Island School of Design and Royal College of Art. She has led studios, seminars, and labs that collaborate with community organizations and clinical partners such as Massachusetts General Hospital and rehabilitation centers connected to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Mankoff has served on program committees and organizing committees for major conferences including CHI, ASSETS, UbiComp, and DIS. She has participated in editorial roles for journals such as ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction and has been a reviewer and panelist for funding agencies like the National Science Foundation and philanthropic foundations affiliated with technology policy at The Hewlett Foundation and The Ford Foundation. Her leadership extends to advisory roles for startups, non-profits, and standards initiatives involving entities such as W3C, IEEE, and academic consortia.
Representative works and projects include publications in proceedings of CHI, UbiComp, and ASSETS and collaborations producing systems and toolkits referenced by practitioners at Microsoft Research and IBM Research. Notable projects involve assistive sensing platforms, participatory design toolkits, and sustainability-focused interaction systems developed with partners at Intel Research and interdisciplinary teams spanning Carnegie Mellon University, University of Washington, and international collaborators from University of Cambridge and ETH Zurich.
Category:American computer scientists Category:Human–computer interaction researchers