Publications

2024

1. PACMHCI

   All in One Place: Ensuring Usable Access to Online Shopping Items for Blind Users

   Yash Prakash, Akshay Kolgar Nayak, Mohan Sunkara, Sampath Jayarathna, Hae-Na Lee, and Vikas Ashok

   Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, Jun 2024

   Bib HTML

   @article{prakash2024all,
     author = {Prakash, Yash and Nayak, Akshay Kolgar and Sunkara, Mohan and Jayarathna, Sampath and Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {All in One Place: Ensuring Usable Access to Online Shopping Items for Blind Users},
     year = {2024},
     issue_date = {June 2024},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {8},
     number = {EICS},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3664639},
     doi = {10.1145/3664639},
     journal = {Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction},
     month = jun,
     articleno = {257},
     numpages = {25},
     keywords = {Blind, Online shopping, Screen reader, Visual impairment, Web usability},
   }

2. CHI

   Discovering Accessible Data Visualizations for People with ADHD

   Tien Tran, Hae-Na Lee, and Ji Hwan Park

   In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , Honolulu, HI, USA, Jun 2024

   Honorable Mention Bib HTML

   CHI 2024 Honorable Mention Award

   @inproceedings{tran2024discovering,
     author = {Tran, Tien and Lee, Hae-Na and Park, Ji Hwan},
     title = {Discovering Accessible Data Visualizations for People with ADHD},
     year = {2024},
     isbn = {9798400703300},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642112},
     doi = {10.1145/3613904.3642112},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
     articleno = {64},
     numpages = {19},
     keywords = {ADHD, accessibility, color, data visualizations, pictographs, text amount},
     location = {<city>Honolulu</city>, <state>HI</state>, <country>USA</country>},
     series = {CHI '24},
   }

2023

1. PACMHCI

   Enabling Customization of Discussion Forums for Blind Users

   Mohan Sunkara, Yash Prakash, Hae-Na Lee, Sampath Jayarathna, and Vikas Ashok

   Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Jun 2023

   Bib HTML

   @article{sunkara2023enabling,
     author = {Sunkara, Mohan and Prakash, Yash and Lee, Hae-Na and Jayarathna, Sampath and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Enabling Customization of Discussion Forums for Blind Users},
     year = {2023},
     issue_date = {June 2023},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {7},
     number = {EICS},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3593228},
     doi = {10.1145/3593228},
     journal = {Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction},
     month = jun,
     articleno = {176},
     numpages = {20},
     keywords = {screen reader, online discussion forum, blind, assistive technology},
   }

2. TIIS

   Enabling Efficient Web Data-Record Interaction for People with Visual Impairments via Proxy Interfaces

   Javedul Ferdous, Hae-Na Lee, Sampath Jayarathna, and Vikas Ashok

   ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems, Sep 2023

   Bib HTML

   @article{ferdous2023enabling,
     author = {Ferdous, Javedul and Lee, Hae-Na and Jayarathna, Sampath and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Enabling Efficient Web Data-Record Interaction for People with Visual Impairments via Proxy Interfaces},
     year = {2023},
     issue_date = {September 2023},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {13},
     number = {3},
     issn = {2160-6455},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3579364},
     doi = {10.1145/3579364},
     journal = {ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems},
     month = sep,
     articleno = {13},
     numpages = {27},
     keywords = {Web accessibility, blind, low vision, visual impairment, screen reader, screen magnifier, data records},
   }

3. IUI

   AutoDesc: Facilitating Convenient Perusal of Web Data Items for Blind Users

   Yash Prakash, Mohan Sunkara, Hae-Na Lee, Sampath Jayarathna, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces , Sydney, NSW, Australia, Sep 2023

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{prakash2023autodesc,
     author = {Prakash, Yash and Sunkara, Mohan and Lee, Hae-Na and Jayarathna, Sampath and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {AutoDesc: Facilitating Convenient Perusal of Web Data Items for Blind Users},
     year = {2023},
     isbn = {9798400701061},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3581641.3584049},
     doi = {10.1145/3581641.3584049},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces},
     pages = {32–45},
     numpages = {14},
     keywords = {Blind, Screen reader, Visual impairment, Web accessibility},
     location = {<city>Sydney</city>, <state>NSW</state>, <country>Australia</country>},
     series = {IUI '23},
   }

4. Thesis

   Enhancing the Usability of Computer Applications for People With Visual Impairments via UI Augmentation

   Hae-Na Lee

   State University of New York at Stony Brook , Sep 2023

   Bib HTML

   @phdthesis{lee2023enhancing,
     title = {Enhancing the Usability of Computer Applications for People With Visual Impairments via UI Augmentation},
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na},
     year = {2023},
     school = {State University of New York at Stony Brook},
   }

2022

1. HT

   Enabling Convenient Online Collaborative Writing for Low Vision Screen Magnifier Users

   Hae-Na Lee, Yash Prakash, Mohan Sunkara, I.V. Ramakrishnan, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media , Barcelona, Spain, Sep 2022

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2022enabling,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Prakash, Yash and Sunkara, Mohan and Ramakrishnan, I.V. and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Enabling Convenient Online Collaborative Writing for Low Vision Screen Magnifier Users},
     year = {2022},
     isbn = {9781450392334},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3511095.3531274},
     doi = {10.1145/3511095.3531274},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media},
     pages = {143–153},
     numpages = {11},
     keywords = {Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Low Vision, Online Collaborative Writing, Screen Magnifier, Visual Impairment},
     location = {Barcelona, Spain},
     series = {HT '22},
   }

2. TACCESS

   Customizable Tabular Access to Web Data Records for Convenient Low-vision Screen Magnifier Interaction

   Hae-Na Lee, and Vikas Ashok

   ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, May 2022

   Bib HTML

   @article{lee2022customizable,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Customizable Tabular Access to Web Data Records for Convenient Low-vision Screen Magnifier Interaction},
     year = {2022},
     issue_date = {June 2022},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {15},
     number = {2},
     issn = {1936-7228},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3517044},
     doi = {10.1145/3517044},
     journal = {ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing},
     month = may,
     articleno = {14},
     numpages = {22},
     keywords = {visually impaired, low vision, screen magnifier, usability, Web accessibility},
   }

3. CHI

   Impact of Out-of-Vocabulary Words on the Twitter Experience of Blind Users

   Hae-Na Lee, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2022

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2022impact,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Impact of Out-of-Vocabulary Words on the Twitter Experience of Blind Users},
     year = {2022},
     isbn = {9781450391573},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3501958},
     doi = {10.1145/3491102.3501958},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
     articleno = {608},
     numpages = {20},
     keywords = {Blind, OOV Word, Out-of-Vocabulary Word, Screen Reader, Social Media, Twitter, User Experience, Visual Impairment},
     location = {<city>New Orleans</city>, <state>LA</state>, <country>USA</country>},
     series = {CHI '22},
   }

4. IUI

   InSupport: Proxy Interface for Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Web Data Records

   Javedul Ferdous, Hae-Na Lee, Sampath Jayarathna, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces , Helsinki, Finland, May 2022

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{ferdous2022insupport,
     author = {Ferdous, Javedul and Lee, Hae-Na and Jayarathna, Sampath and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {InSupport: Proxy Interface for Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Web Data Records},
     year = {2022},
     isbn = {9781450391443},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3490099.3511126},
     doi = {10.1145/3490099.3511126},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces},
     pages = {49–62},
     numpages = {14},
     keywords = {Blind, Data records, Screen reader, Visual impairment, Web accessibility},
     location = {<city>Helsinki</city>, <country>Finland</country>},
     series = {IUI '22},
   }

2021

1. HT

   Towards Enhancing Blind Users’ Interaction Experience with Online Videos via Motion Gestures

   Hae-Na Lee, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media , Virtual Event, USA, May 2021

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2021towards,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Towards Enhancing Blind Users' Interaction Experience with Online Videos via Motion Gestures},
     year = {2021},
     isbn = {9781450385510},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3465336.3475116},
     doi = {10.1145/3465336.3475116},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media},
     pages = {231–236},
     numpages = {6},
     keywords = {visually impaired, video, smartphone, screen reader, motion gesture, mobile interaction, blind, accessibility},
     location = {Virtual Event, USA},
     series = {HT '21},
   }

2. PACMHCI

   Bringing Things Closer: Enhancing Low-Vision Interaction Experience with Office Productivity Applications

   Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, and IV Ramakrishnan

   Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, May 2021

   Bib HTML

   @article{lee2021bringing,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas and Ramakrishnan, IV},
     title = {Bringing Things Closer: Enhancing Low-Vision Interaction Experience with Office Productivity Applications},
     year = {2021},
     issue_date = {June 2021},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     volume = {5},
     number = {EICS},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3457144},
     doi = {10.1145/3457144},
     journal = {Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction},
     month = may,
     articleno = {197},
     numpages = {18},
     keywords = {accessibility, low vision, office productivity software, screen magnifier, usability, word processor},
   }

2020

1. ASSETS

   TableView: Enabling Efficient Access to Web Data Records for Screen-Magnifier Users

   Hae-Na Lee, Sami Uddin, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility , Virtual Event, Greece, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020tableview,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Uddin, Sami and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {TableView: Enabling Efficient Access to Web Data Records for Screen-Magnifier Users},
     year = {2020},
     isbn = {9781450371032},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3417030},
     doi = {10.1145/3373625.3417030},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility},
     articleno = {23},
     numpages = {12},
     keywords = {low vision, screen magnifier, usability, web accessibility},
     location = {<city>Virtual Event</city>, <country>Greece</country>},
     series = {ASSETS '20},
   }

2. ASSETS

   Screen Magnification for Office Applications

   Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, and IV Ramakrishnan

   In Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility , Virtual Event, Greece, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020screen,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas and Ramakrishnan, IV},
     title = {Screen Magnification for Office Applications},
     year = {2020},
     isbn = {9781450371032},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3418049},
     doi = {10.1145/3373625.3418049},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility},
     articleno = {95},
     numpages = {3},
     keywords = {accessibility, low vision, office productivity software, screen magnifier, usability},
     location = {<city>Virtual Event</city>, <country>Greece</country>},
     series = {ASSETS '20},
   }

3. SMC

   Repurposing Visual Input Modalities for Blind Users: A Case Study of Word Processors

   Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, and I. V. Ramakrishnan

   In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) , Toronto, ON, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020repurposing,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas and Ramakrishnan, I. V.},
     title = {Repurposing Visual Input Modalities for Blind Users: A Case Study of Word Processors},
     year = {2020},
     publisher = {IEEE Press},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC42975.2020.9283015},
     doi = {10.1109/SMC42975.2020.9283015},
     booktitle = {2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)},
     pages = {2714–2721},
     numpages = {8},
     location = {Toronto, ON},
   }

4. SMC

   iTOC: Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Long Web Documents

   Hae-Na Lee, Sami Uddin, and Vikas Ashok

   In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) , Toronto, ON, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020itoc,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Uddin, Sami and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {iTOC: Enabling Efficient Non-Visual Interaction with Long Web Documents},
     year = {2020},
     publisher = {IEEE Press},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC42975.2020.9282972},
     doi = {10.1109/SMC42975.2020.9282972},
     booktitle = {2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)},
     pages = {3799–3806},
     numpages = {8},
     location = {Toronto, ON},
   }

5. HCII

   Rotate-and-Press: A Non-visual Alternative to Point-and-Click?

   Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok, and I. V. Ramakrishnan

   In HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Universal Access and Inclusive Design: 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings , Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020rotate,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas and Ramakrishnan, I. V.},
     title = {Rotate-and-Press: A Non-visual Alternative to Point-and-Click?},
     year = {2020},
     isbn = {978-3-030-60148-5},
     publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
     address = {Berlin, Heidelberg},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60149-2_23},
     doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-60149-2_23},
     booktitle = {HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Universal Access and Inclusive Design: 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings},
     pages = {291–305},
     numpages = {15},
     keywords = {Accessibility, Word processor, Screen reader},
     location = {Copenhagen, Denmark},
   }

6. HT

   Towards Personalized Annotation of Webpages for Efficient Screen-Reader Interaction

   Hae-Na Lee, and Vikas Ashok

   In Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media , Virtual Event, USA, May 2020

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{lee2020towards,
     author = {Lee, Hae-Na and Ashok, Vikas},
     title = {Towards Personalized Annotation of Webpages for Efficient Screen-Reader Interaction},
     year = {2020},
     isbn = {9781450370981},
     publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
     address = {New York, NY, USA},
     url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3372923.3404815},
     doi = {10.1145/3372923.3404815},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media},
     pages = {111–116},
     numpages = {6},
     keywords = {transcoding, web accessibility, web screen-reading},
     location = {Virtual Event, USA},
     series = {HT '20},
   }

2014

1. ICIP

   Detecting Defects in Repeatedly Patterned Image with Spatially Different Level of Noise

   Deokyoung Kang, Hae-na Lee, and Suk I. Yoo

   In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP) , May 2014

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{kang2014detecting,
     author = {Kang, Deokyoung and Lee, Hae-na and Yoo, Suk I.},
     booktitle = {2014 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
     title = {Detecting Defects in Repeatedly Patterned Image with Spatially Different Level of Noise},
     year = {2014},
     pages = {3258-3262},
     keywords = {Matrix decomposition;Noise;Noise level;Inspection;Organic light emitting diodes;Robustness;Approximation methods;Defect Detection;Robust Principal Component Analysis;Stable Principal Component Pursuit;Low-rank Sparsity Decomposition;Sliding-Window},
     doi = {10.1109/ICIP.2014.7025659},
   }