Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Chi moved to Minnesota in the 9th grade. He obtained his BA in 1994, his MA in 1996 and his PhD in 1999, all at the University of Minnesota.
After his MA graduation, Chi worked as a research scientist at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) from 1997 to 2011. He started as an intern and was officially hired in 1999. From 1999-2007, he worked in the User Interface Research Group, during which time he was promoted to senior research scientist in 2005. He became area manager of the Augmented Social Group in 2007. In 2011, he left PARC and became a research scientist at Google, reporting directly to Peter Norvig in the areas of human-computer interaction and social computing. In 2017, he was promoted to principal scientist at Google.
In his spare time, Chi is an avid Taekwondo martial artist, photographer, and snowboarder.[citation needed] He is married and has one daughter.
Work
Chi specializes in social computing and human-computer interaction. He has developed a computer system that predicts usability of Websites based on the theory of information scent, a theory by Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card that pioneered ways of understanding how people search for information online. He is also known for his work on information visualization and authored the book A Framework for Visualizing Information,[1] which describes approaches to make information visualization systems easier to develop through the use of reference models. His recent research has analyzed social behavior in large sociotechnical systems like Wikipedia, Twitter, and Digg, among other social software platforms. He has published over 80 academic articles, and he has over 20 patents. His top 9 publications have over 200 citations each.
"A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets"
Chi's dissertation, titled, "A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets", was chaired by John T. Riedl.[2] The dissertation was an early example of the power of small multiples in information visualizations. During this time, he was awarded a University of Minnesota Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Research Contribution Award, Doctoral Dissertation Award, and Best Teaching Award.
Chi, Ed Huai-hsin, ed. A Framework for Visualizing Information. Vol. 1. Springer Science & Business Media, 2002.
Articles, a selection:
Chi, Ed H. . Information Visualization, 2000. InfoVis 2000. IEEE Symposium On. IEEE, 2000.
Chi, Ed H., et al. . Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 2001.
Kittur, A., Suh, B., Pendleton, B. A., & Chi, E. H. (April 2007). . In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 453–462). ACM.
Kittur, Aniket, Ed H. Chi, and Bongwon Suh. "Crowdsourcing user studies with Mechanical Turk". Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 2008.
Suh, B., Hong, L., Pirolli, P., & Chi, E. H. (2010, August). "Want to be Retweeted? Large Scale Analytics on Factors Impacting Retweet in Twitter Network". In Social Computing (Socialcom), 2010 IEEE Second International Conference On (pp. 177–184). IEEE.
References
^Chi, Ed (2002). A Framework for Visualizing Information. Springer. ISBN140200589X.
^Chi, Ed H. (1999). "A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^"Scents and sensibility". The Economist. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^Taylor, Chris (3 December 2000). . Time. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^Naone, Erica (24 August 2010). "Mining Mood Swings on the Real-Time Web". Technology Review. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^Leggett, Hadley (30 August 2009). "Wikipedia to Code Untrustworthy Text". Wired. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^"Power of the Few vs. Wisdom of the Crowd" (PDF).
Ed Chi at University of Minnesota 2017-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
Ed H. Chi's musings
January 13, 2023
huai, hsin, chinese, 紀懷新, wade, giles, huai, hsin, born, 1973, taiwanese, american, computer, scientist, research, scientist, google, known, early, work, applying, theory, information, scent, predict, usability, websites, citation, needed, citizenshipamericana. Ed Huai Hsin Chi Chinese 紀懷新 Wade Giles Chi Huai hsin born c 1973 is a Taiwanese American computer scientist and research scientist at Google known for his early work in applying the theory of information scent to predict usability of websites citation needed Ed ChiCitizenshipAmericanAlma materUniversity of MinnesotaScientific careerFieldsHuman computer interactionSocial computingInstitutionsPARCGoogleDoctoral advisorJohn T Riedl Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets 2 2 Academic work 3 Recognition 4 Selected publications 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBorn and raised in Taipei Taiwan Chi moved to Minnesota in the 9th grade He obtained his BA in 1994 his MA in 1996 and his PhD in 1999 all at the University of Minnesota After his MA graduation Chi worked as a research scientist at Palo Alto Research Center PARC from 1997 to 2011 He started as an intern and was officially hired in 1999 From 1999 2007 he worked in the User Interface Research Group during which time he was promoted to senior research scientist in 2005 He became area manager of the Augmented Social Group in 2007 In 2011 he left PARC and became a research scientist at Google reporting directly to Peter Norvig in the areas of human computer interaction and social computing In 2017 he was promoted to principal scientist at Google In his spare time Chi is an avid Taekwondo martial artist photographer and snowboarder citation needed He is married and has one daughter Work EditChi specializes in social computing and human computer interaction He has developed a computer system that predicts usability of Websites based on the theory of information scent a theory by Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card that pioneered ways of understanding how people search for information online He is also known for his work on information visualization and authored the book A Framework for Visualizing Information 1 which describes approaches to make information visualization systems easier to develop through the use of reference models His recent research has analyzed social behavior in large sociotechnical systems like Wikipedia Twitter and Digg among other social software platforms He has published over 80 academic articles and he has over 20 patents His top 9 publications have over 200 citations each A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets Edit Chi s dissertation titled A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets was chaired by John T Riedl 2 The dissertation was an early example of the power of small multiples in information visualizations During this time he was awarded a University of Minnesota Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Research Contribution Award Doctoral Dissertation Award and Best Teaching Award Academic work Edit Chi has chaired top conferences and publishes regularly in top tier academic conferences in computer science and human computer interaction related fields His work has been covered in various newspapers and magazines around the world including The Economist 3 Time 4 Los Angeles Times Technology Review 5 and Wired 6 While at PARC Chi published a paper 7 analyzing edits to Wikipedia looking at content contributed vs the author s edit count In 2012 Chi served as the technical program co chair for CHI the most prestigious academic conference in the field of HCI 8 Recognition EditChi was elected to the CHI Academy in 2018 9 Selected publications EditChi Ed Huai hsin ed A Framework for Visualizing Information Vol 1 Springer Science amp Business Media 2002 Articles a selection Chi Ed H A taxonomy of visualization techniques using the data state reference model Information Visualization 2000 InfoVis 2000 IEEE Symposium On IEEE 2000 Chi Ed H et al Using information scent to model user information needs and actions and the Web Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems ACM 2001 Kittur A Suh B Pendleton B A amp Chi E H April 2007 He says she says conflict and coordination in Wikipedia In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems pp 453 462 ACM Kittur Aniket Ed H Chi and Bongwon Suh Crowdsourcing user studies with Mechanical Turk Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference On Human Factors in Computing Systems ACM 2008 Suh B Hong L Pirolli P amp Chi E H 2010 August Want to be Retweeted Large Scale Analytics on Factors Impacting Retweet in Twitter Network In Social Computing Socialcom 2010 IEEE Second International Conference On pp 177 184 IEEE References Edit Chi Ed 2002 A Framework for Visualizing Information Springer ISBN 140200589X Chi Ed H 1999 A Framework for Information Visualization Spreadsheets University of Minnesota Retrieved 2011 09 24 Scents and sensibility The Economist 26 April 2001 Retrieved 24 September 2011 Taylor Chris 3 December 2000 Team Xerox Time Archived from the original on January 24 2001 Retrieved 24 September 2011 Naone Erica 24 August 2010 Mining Mood Swings on the Real Time Web Technology Review Retrieved 24 September 2011 Leggett Hadley 30 August 2009 Wikipedia to Code Untrustworthy Text Wired Retrieved 24 September 2011 Power of the Few vs Wisdom of the Crowd PDF CHI 2012 Conference Committee ACM SIGCHI 2012 Retrieved 2011 09 24 Award Recipients ACM SIGCHI retrieved 2018 10 18External links EditEd Chi at University of Minnesota Archived 2017 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Ed H Chi s musings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Chi amp oldid 1131186627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
