2022 VizWiz Grand Challenge Workshop

Live Video

Live Q&A Discussion

Live Video Schedule

11:30am–12:25pmComputer Vision: What People with Vision Impairments Experience and Want
(Stephanie Enyart, Robin Christopherson, and Daniel Kish)
12:30pm–1:25pmPerspectives of Industry Developers on the Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Visual Interpretation Technologies
(Saqib Shaikh, Will Butler, Karthik Kannan, and Anne Taylor)
1:30pm–2:25pmPerspectives of Computer Vision Researchers on the Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Visual Interpretation Technologies
(Marcus Rohrbach, Andrew Howard, and James Coughlan)
2:30pm–3:25pmInterdisciplinary Panel 1: A Product Developer, Blind Technology Advocate, and Computer Vision Researcher Discuss the Future for Visual Interpretation Technologies
(Stephanie Enyart, Karthik Kannan, and James Coughlan)
3:30pm–4:15pmInterdisciplinary Panel 2: A Product Developer, Blind Technology Advocate, and Computer Vision Researcher Discuss the Future for Visual Interpretation Technologies
(Will Butler, Andrew Howard, and Daniel Kish)
4:20pm–5:00pmInterdisciplinary Panel 3: A Product Developer, Blind Technology Advocate, and Computer Vision Researcher Discuss the Future for Visual Interpretation Technologies
(Saqib Shaikh, Robin Christopherson, and Marcus Rohrbach)

Invited Speakers and Panelists

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Marcus Rohrbach

Meta AI

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Stephanie Enyart

Chief Public Policy & Research Officer, American Foundation for the Blind

Andrew Howard

Google AI

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Anne Taylor

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

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James Coughlan

Senior Scientist/ Coughlan Lab Director, Smith-Kettlewell

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Robin Christopherson

Head of Digital Inclusion,  AbilityNet

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Daniel Kish

President, World Access for the Blind

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Will Butler

Chief Experience Officer, Be My Eyes

Saqib Shaikh

Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft

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Karthik Kannan

Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Envision

Organizers

Danna Gurari

University of Colorado Boulder

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Jeffrey Bigham

Carnegie Mellon University, Apple

Ed Cutrell

Microsoft

Daniela Massiceti

Microsoft

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Abigale Stangl

University of Washington

Samreen Anjum

University of Colorado Boulder

Contact Us

For questions, comments, or feedback,
please contact Danna Gurari at danna.gurari@colorado.edu.

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