Dhruv Jain
Vice President For Accessibility at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolDhruv Jain is a computer scientist and accessibility-focused leader who combines an academic career as Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan with operational impact as Vice President for Accessibility at ACM SIGCHI. He directs the Soundability Lab, applying HCI and machine learning to improve sonic experiences and healthcare interfaces, and has shaped accessibility for products used by over 100 million people through research internships and roles at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. With an MIT Media Lab MS and a PhD from the University of Washington, he bridges rigorous research and real-world product influence while mentoring a cross-disciplinary team spanning information science and medicine. Notably, his work advances UX design and AI for societal impact, translating technical innovation into inclusive systems that reach large, diverse user populations.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of WashingtonMaster of Science - MS, MIT Media Lab, Master of Science - MS, MIT Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIndian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)High school, High school at Delhi Public School Mathura Road
Github Skills (23)
kotlin9
keras8
android8
mobilenet8
caffe8
visualization7
cntk7
sound-processing7
darknet7
model-conversion6
mxnet6
meta-learning6
pytorch6
tensorflow5
deep-learning5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AccessibilityLab/SoundWatch
Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
SoundWatch is an Android-based app for glanceable, always-available, and private sound feedback
Contributions:39 commits, 6 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 8 months
kotlinandroidfeedbacksound
higherdefender/HoloSound
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years
javascript
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