Alexandra Papoutsaki
Associate Professor Of Computer Science
Claremont, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexandra Papoutsaki is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Pomona College with a decade of experience bridging HCI research and practical web technologies. Trained at Brown (PhD, MSc) and Athens University of Economics and Business (BSc, top of class), her research has focused on webcam eye-tracking, crowdsourcing, and user interaction—work she has translated into open-source contributions such as front-end improvements to the widely used WebGazer.js eye-tracking demo. She teaches and mentors while maintaining an active research program that combines experimental systems, user-facing prototypes, and classroom innovation. Colleagues know her for turning novel HCI ideas into polished demos and clear documentation, and for a rare mix of rigorous academic publication and hands-on engineering.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 8.32/10, 2nd out of 200, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, 8.32/10, 2nd out of 200 at Athens University of Economics and BusinessMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Brown University
Greek, English
Github Skills (2)
javascript10
html9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
brownhci/WebGazer
Feb 2016 - Jul 2020
WebGazer.js: Scalable Webcam EyeTracking Using User Interactions
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:107 commits, 15 PRs, 52 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Alexandra primarily focused on modifying the front-end components of the demo to improve the user experience and align the webcam eye-tracking features. The user adjusted the canvas size to properly overlay the clmtrackr, and also resolved issues #17 and #18 within the build directory. They also documented the utility file.
scalablewebcamjavascripteyetrackinginteractions
brownhci/SearchGazer
Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:8 commits, 1 push in 9 months
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