Damien Masson (Upcoming member)
Associate Academic Member
Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research Department
Research Topics
Human-AI interaction
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Biography
Damien Masson is an assistant professor in human-computer interaction (HCI) in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto. He obtained his PhD in the HCI Lab at the University of Waterloo.
His research focuses on building AI-infused systems that prioritize thoughtful interaction design to effectively solve tasks. Often, this involves going beyond traditional UI and interaction seen in software today. Currently, his projects relate to designing intelligent system to help creative writers, visualizing complex information, and augmenting digital documents to make them easier to understand.