Summary
Brennan Jones is an Assistant Professor and HCI/CSCW researcher with 13 years of experience designing interactive systems for human-AI interaction, XR, and distributed collaboration. He builds prototypes and runs mixed-method studies to improve social situation awareness in teleconferencing, long-term human-agent partnerships, and context-aware AI on wearables. His work spans academia and industry—recently including research positions at Meta and Google—and has informed product features such as spatial audio in Teams Rooms. He collaborates closely with non-profits and industry partners, mentors students, and publishes at top HCI venues like CHI and CSCW. Notably, his research combines qualitative user needs studies (e.g., what AI should remember) with field deployments of conversational agents on smart glasses, emphasizing equitable, long-term support for diverse users.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science; Human-Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science; Human-Computer Interaction at University of Calgary
Computer Science, Computer Science at Mount Royal University
Visiting PhD Scholar Interactive Arts and Technology; Human-Computer Interaction, Visiting PhD Scholar Interactive Arts and Technology; Human-Computer Interaction at Simon Fraser University
English, French