清华大学人机交互实验室 王若琳

师从人机交互领域著名学者史元春教授，在计算机系人机交互实验室开展面向视力障碍人群的无障碍科研工作，成果发表于人机交互顶级会议，曾受邀参加阿里巴巴双十一技术展会、亚洲大学联盟人工智能成就展。科研之余，她也积极投身于志愿服务，作为志愿北京、中国盲文图书馆注册志愿者，累计服务时长百余小时，主办“我是你的眼|视障朋友进清华”公益活动。

Violynne Wang is a master student in Dept. of Computer Science, Tsinghua University. She is under the tutelage of the famous scholar Shi Yuancun, and doing work at the Pervasive Human-Computer Interaction Group. The results of her research have been received at the highest levels of business and academia: she has been invited to Alibaba’s Singles Day Tech Expo, the Asian University Alliance’s AI Achievement Exhibition. She also does work for charities such as the Beijing Volunteer Service Foundation and the China Braille Library, and is the organizer for Tsinghua University’s charitable activities for the visually-impaired.

在计算机科学家争先用人工智能推动普通人生活前进的今天，有一个科研团队却将目光投向中国1700余万视力障碍人士。这个团队就是王若琳所在的清华信息无障碍交互研究团队。智能手机的出现极大便利了我们的生活，但我们或许不曾留意，盲人如何使用手机，在生活中又面临着哪些交互体验问题。

Among the AI research teams around the globe working hard to change our daily lives, one team in particular stands out. The Tsinghua University Information Accessibility Team that Violynne Wang works with focuses on improving the digital experience for more than 17 million visually-impaired people in China.

We take for granted a lot of the benefits that come along with the ability to see, especially in the Digital Age. Visually-impaired people are in fact becoming more isolated – not more connected – in a world dominated by smartphones and those who can use them.

若琳与视障伙伴一起进行Brainstorm

带着包容性设计的理念，无障碍团队扎根于视力障碍人群的需求，开展覆盖188人次、总时长逾300小时的用户调研与实验，针对单手交互、保护隐私、线上购物、文本输入等实际问题，提出EarTouch、SmartTouch、盲人输入法等一系列创新性的交互方案，受到用户群体、学业界、工业界广泛关注和肯定。让耳朵像手指一样触控屏幕？让盲人更高效地独立完成购物？让盲人能更快更准地在手机上打字？“让科技成为你生活中的光”，无障碍团队用爱心点亮创新，将科技发展带来的便利带给视障朋友。包容性设计打开了一扇通往更多样化、更美好、更广阔世界的大门，令人对技术创新及使命产生更深的思考。无障碍团队希望能有更多人关注和投身于无障碍事业，一起推动更加平等的社会环境建设。

To fix this problem, Violynne and her team conducted a series of investigations focusing on the needs of the visually-impaired. They conducted 188 user-experience programs, taking 300 hours altogether, the results of which are being applied to improve the user experience for the visually-impaired.

What if ears could press keys on a smartphone, Braille buttons could help navigate Taobao and probability theory could make typing more accurate?

Ideas like these are making people take notice. Violynne’s team has been invited to share their research with all kinds of organizations – from businesses like Alibaba, to charities such as China Association of Persons with Visual Disabilities – with the common goal of making life a bit brighter for those who were born not to see light.

Violynne has opened the door for the visually-impaired, not to walk behind us but rather proudly stride beside us as we enter the digital arena.

We welcome her to share her experience and research at TEDxTHU.

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