Adam Perer
Associate Professor & Ph.D. Program Director
Studies visual analytics and human-centered AI, including tools to explain and evaluate machine learning models.
Adam Perer's lab at CMU works on interfaces & interaction techniques and human-AI collaboration & trust. 47 papers since 2023, 1 at top venues, mostly TMI. 4 PhD students and 1 master's student. 5 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 12/ year
- at T1 venues
- 2%
- PhD students
- 4
- MS students
- 1
- alumni listed
- 5
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 4 papers2026 · T1 0 · collecting
- 12 papers2025 · T1 0
- 14 papers2024 · T1 1
- 17 papers2023 · T1 0
T1 venuesOtherVenues: TMI
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Human-AI collaboration & trust9 papers
- Interfaces & interaction techniques2 papers
- explain0 papers
- studies visual0 papers
- evaluate0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20264 papers
- CHI | Barcelona, SpainIntelligent Reasoning Cues: A Framework and Case Study of the Roles of AI Information in Complex Decisions (opens in a new tab)
- ACM HEALTHIt's Not Just for Trust: Designing for Emerging Uses of Explainable AI in Clinical Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
- IEEE Computer Graphics and ApplicationsToward Softerware: Enabling Personalization of Interactive Data Representations for Users With Disabilities (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Barcelona, SpainVipera: Blending Visual and LLM-Driven Guidance for Systematic Auditing of Text-to-Image Generative AI (opens in a new tab)
202512 papers
- VIS | Vienna, AustriaA Composable Agentic System for Automated Visual Data Reporting (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanDivisi: Interactive Search and Visualization for Scalable Exploratory Subgroup Analysis (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | Vienna, AustriaEmbedding Atlas: Low-Friction, Interactive Embedding Visualization (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | Vienna, AustriaEncQA: Benchmarking Vision-Language Models on Visual Encodings for Charts (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanExploring Empty Spaces: Human-in-the-Loop Data Augmentation (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanInteractive Debugging and Steering of Multi-Agent AI Systems (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanInterLink: Linking Text with Code and Output in Computational Notebooks (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | Vienna, AustriaMosaic Selections: Managing and Optimizing User Selections for Scalable Data Visualization Systems (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | Vienna, AustriaPlaying Telephone with Generative Models: "Verification Disability," "Compelled Reliance," and Accessibility in Data Visualization (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW | Bergen, NorwayStatic Algorithm, Evolving Epidemic: Understanding the Potential of Human-AI Risk Assessment to Support Regional Overdose Prevention (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanStructVizor: Interactive Profiling of Semi-Structured Textual Data (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Yokohama, JapanTempo: Helping Data Scientists and Domain Experts Collaboratively Specify Predictive Modeling Tasks (opens in a new tab)
202414 papers
- VIS | St. Pete Beach, FloridaCompress and Compare: Interactively Evaluating Efficiency and Behavior Across ML Model Compression Experiments (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | St. Pete Beach, FloridaCounterpoint: Orchestrating Large-Scale Custom Animated Visualizations (opens in a new tab)
- ASSETS | St. John's, CanadaExploring The Affordances of Game-Aware Streaming to Support Blind and Low Vision Viewers: A Design Probe Study (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | St. Pete Beach, FloridaGuided Statistical Workflows with Interactive Explanations and Assumption Checking (opens in a new tab)
- Time Series for Health at ICLR | Vienna, AustriaHow Consistent are Clinicians? Evaluating the Predictability of Sepsis Disease Progression with Dynamics Models (opens in a new tab)
- TMI (T1)MedSyn: Text-Guided Anatomy-Aware Synthesis of High-Fidelity 3-D CT Images (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Honolulu, HIModel Compression in Practice: Lessons Learned from Practitioners Creating On-device Machine Learning Experiences (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | St. Pete Beach, FloridaOpening the Black Box of 3D Reconstruction Error Analysis with VECTOR (opens in a new tab)
- SIGMOD | Santiago, ChileOptimizing Dataflow Systems for Scalable Interactive Visualization (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Honolulu, HISketching AI Concepts with Capabilities and Examples: AI Innovation in the Intensive Care Unit (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Honolulu, HITalaria: Interactively Optimizing Machine Learning Models for Efficient Inference (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW | San Jose, Costa RicaThe Impact of Imperfect XAI on Human-AI Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
202317 papers
- VDS at VIS | Melbourne, AustraliaA Declarative Specification for Authoring Metrics Dashboards (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | HamburgAngler: Helping Machine Translation Practitioners Prioritize Model Improvements (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | MelbourneAverage Estimates in Line Graphs are Biased Toward Areas of Higher Variability (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | MelbourneCombining Degree of Interest Functions and Progressive Visualization (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | MelbourneData Navigator: An accessibility-centered data navigation toolkit (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | Melbourne, AustraliaDead or Alive: Continuous Data Profiling for Interactive Data Science (opens in a new tab)
- Artificial Intelligence & Human-Computer Interaction Workshop at ICML | Honolulu, HawaiiDesigning Data: Proactive Data Collection and Iteration for Machine Learning Using Reflexive Planning, Monitoring, and Density Estimation (opens in a new tab)
- VIS | MelbourneDraco 2: An Extensible Platform to Model Visualization Design (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW | Minneapolis, MNEvaluating the Impact of Human Explanation Strategies on Human-AI Visual Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW | Minneapolis, MNEye into AI: Evaluating the Interpretability of Explainable AI Techniques through a Game With a Purpose (opens in a new tab)
- CHI | Hamburg, GermanyIgnore, Trust, or Negotiate: Understanding Clinician Acceptance of AI-Based Treatment Recommendations in Health Care (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW | Minneapolis, MNImproving Human-AI Collaboration with Descriptions of AI Behavior (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went5 listed
Apply to CMUFall 2027
CMU SCS Computer Science PhD
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- Opens
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- English
- TOEFL / IELTS / Duolingo (F-1/J-1 non-native speakers)
- Fee
- USD 100 (USD 80 by early deadline)
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