Jas Brooks
Graduate Research Assistant PhD Student
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJas Brooks is an interdisciplinary researcher and incoming MIT EECS/CSAIL assistant professor (starting Fall 2026) who completed a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Chicago studying perceptual engineering—designing power-efficient, compact interfaces that selectively modulate taste, smell, touch, and temperature. With a decade of experience spanning academic research, a Microsoft research internship, and software roles at Argonne, Jas has published award-winning work at CHI and UIST and earned recognition as a 2023 EECS Rising Star, 2024 Siebel Scholar, and NSF GRFP recipient. Their work not only enables immersive and health-focused applications—like reducing sweetness perception to discourage unhealthy consumption—but also tackles practical barriers such as miniaturization and energy constraints to make sensory modulation deployable. Known for blending rigorous HCI research with systems-minded engineering, Jas has attracted media attention in WIRED, Fast Company, and IEEE Spectrum, signaling both technical impact and real-world relevance.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Chicago
French, English, SpanishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
humancomputerintegration/electrical-trigeminal-stimulation
Jul 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:24 commits in 9 months
humancomputerintegration/trigeminal-based-temperature-illusions
May 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes in 2 months
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