Martez Mott
Senior Researcher
About
I am a Senior Researcher in the Ability Group (opens in new tab) at Microsoft Research (opens in new tab) where I conduct research in the areas of human-computer interaction (HCI) and accessible computing. I design, develop, and evaluate intelligent interaction techniques that improve the accessibility of computing devices for people with diverse motor and sensory abilities. My current research explores methods for improving the accessibility of virtual and augmented reality systems for people with limited mobility.
I received my Ph.D. in Information Science from the Information School (opens in new tab) at the University of Washington (opens in new tab) where I was advised by Dr. Jacob Wobbrock (opens in new tab). For my dissertation, I created and evaluated algorithms to improve the accuracy of touch input for people with upper-body motor impairments. My dissertation was supported by a Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant (opens in new tab) and a UW GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowship (opens in new tab). To learn more about my dissertation work, check out this UW feature story (opens in new tab) or listen to my radio interview with Seattle’s KOMO News (opens in new tab). For more details on my background and my research, past and present, listen to this episode of the 13 Letters podcast (opens in new tab). Prior to attending UW, I received my B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University (opens in new tab).
I am passionate about improving diversity in the CS and HCI communities. I was an inaugural teaching fellow at the iSchool Inclusion Institute (opens in new tab) where I also served as a research advisor. I co-chaired the CHIMe 2020 Workshop (opens in new tab) and served on the steering committee for CHIMe 2021 (opens in new tab). In the summer of 2020 I wrote a blog post (opens in new tab) for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s series: Voices on the Future of Childhood: Diversity, Belonging, and Racial Justice.
More information about my recent research and publications can be found on my personal webpage (opens in new tab).
Featured content
Martez Mott receives CRA-WP Skip Ellis Early Career Award
Mott focuses on designing, building, and evaluating novel intelligent interactive technologies that are guided by scientific understandings of people’s experiences with computers and information.
Accessible Virtual Reality for People with Limited Mobility
I was invited to give a presentation to the A11yVR Group on our research about barriers that prevent people with limited mobility from having accessible interactions with VR systems.
Rethink the Screen - 13 Letters Podcast
I was interviewed on the 13 Letters Podcast about my accessible computing research.