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Tovi Grossman

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Computer Science

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Computer Science
  • University of Toronto, Computer Science, 40 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2E4, Canada

BIO

Tovi Grossman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Toronto. His research is in HCI, focusing on input and interaction with new technologies. Most recently, he has been exploring how emerging technologies, such as wearables, the Internet of Things, and gamification can be leveraged to enhance learning and knowledge sharing for both software applications and real-world physical tasks. His work has led to a number of technologies that are now in commercial products used by millions of users, such as Autodesk Screencast and Autodesk Sketchbook Motion - selected as Apple's 2016 iPad App of the Year .

He received my Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Prior to Joining University of Toronto he was a Distinguished Research Scientist at Autodesk Research. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed scientific articles, over 60 patents, and have received eighteen best paper awards and nominations at the ACM UIST and CHI conferences. He served as the Technical Program Co-Chair for the 2014 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, and the Program Committee Co-Chair for the 2015 ACM UIST Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, and the vice-chair of the ACM CHI Steering Committee from 2019 to 2022.

For the most up to date information, please visit his webpage at: https://www.tovigrossman.com/

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2018 - present
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2018 - present
  • NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2018 - present
  • NSERC/Autodesk Industrial Research Chair in Human-Computer Interaction
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2018 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Distinguished Visiting Scientist
    Autodesk Research, Canada2018 - present
  • Science Advisor & Co-Founder
    Chatham Labs, Canada2018 - 2020
  • Distinguished Research Scientist
    Autodesk Research, Canada2008 - 2018

DEGREES

  • Ph.D.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2008
  • M.Sc.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2004
  • B.Sc.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1998 - 2002

AVAILABILITY

  • Teaching provision
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Industry Projects

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