Anhong Guo
Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Assistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering
Builds personal assistive technology that combines AI, human-AI interaction and augmented reality to support blind and low-vision users.
Anhong Guo's lab at Michigan works on human-AI collaboration & trust, VR, AR & immersive media and human-robot interaction & assistive robots. 27 papers since 2023, 13 at top venues, mostly CHI and UIST. 6 PhD students. 2 alumni. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 7/ year
- at T1 venues
- 48%
- PhD students
- 6
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 2
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 9 papers2026 · T1 6 · collecting
- 5 papers2025 · T1 0
- 9 papers2024 · T1 4
- 4 papers2023 · T1 3
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CHI, UIST, DIS, IJHCI, IUI
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Human-robot interaction & assistive robots7 papers
- VR, AR & immersive media4 papers
- Human-AI collaboration & trust2 papers
- low-vision2 papers
- personal0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20269 papers
- CHI (T1)A11y-CUA Dataset: Characterizing the Accessibility Gap in Computer Use Agents (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)A11yExtensions: Accessibility Extensions to Augment Mobile AI Assistive Technology In-Situ (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Auditorily Embodied Conversational Agents: Effects of Spatialization and Situated Audio Cues on Presence and Social Perception (opens in a new tab)
- ASSETSBespoke Visual Assistance: What and How Do Blind and Low-Vision People Create with Agentic Programming? (opens in a new tab)
- ACL FindingsBeyond Screenshots: Evaluating VLMs’ Understanding of UI Animations (opens in a new tab)
- IJHCIObjectFinder: An Open-Vocabulary Assistive System for Interactive Object Search by People Who Are Blind (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Sidekick: Designing Communication for Effective Multitasking with Computer Use Agents (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)StateScribe: Towards Accessible Change Awareness Across Real-World Revisits (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)TouchScribe: Augmenting Non-Visual Hand-Object Interactions with Automated Live Visual Descriptions (opens in a new tab)
20255 papers
- ASSETSA11yShape: AI-Assisted 3-D Modeling for Blind and Low-Vision Programmers (opens in a new tab)
- VL/HCCDeckFlow: Iterative Specification on a Multimodal Generative Canvas (opens in a new tab)
- IMWUT/UbicompHandProxy: Expanding the Affordances of Speech Interfaces in Immersive Environments with a Virtual Proxy Hand (opens in a new tab)
- ASSETSProbing the Gaps in ChatGPT Live Video Chat for Real-World Assistance for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired (opens in a new tab)
- DISRubikon: Intelligent Tutoring for Rubik's Cube Learning Through AR-enabled Physical Task Reconfiguration (opens in a new tab)
20249 papers
- ASSETSAudio Description Customization (opens in a new tab)
- ASSETSEditScribe: Non-Visual Image Editing with Natural Language Verification Loops (opens in a new tab)
- W4AImageExplorer Deployment: Understanding Text-Based and Touch-Based Image Exploration in the Wild (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)InteractOut: Leveraging Interaction Proxies as Input Manipulation Strategies for Reducing Smartphone Overuse (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)ProgramAlly: Creating Custom Visual Access Programs via Multi-Modal End-User Programming (opens in a new tab)
- DISSoundShift: Exploring Sound Manipulations for Accessible Mixed-Reality Awareness (opens in a new tab)
- XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for StudentsVISIONS of Accessibility: Human-AI Lab (HAIL), University of Michigan (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)VRCopilot: Authoring 3D Layouts with Generative AI Models in VR (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)WorldScribe: Towards Context-Aware Live Visual Descriptions (opens in a new tab)
20234 papers
- UIST (T1)BrushLens: Hardware Interaction Proxies for Accessible Touchscreen Interface Actuation (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Hacking, Switching, Combining: Understanding and Supporting DIY Assistive Technology Design by Blind People (opens in a new tab)
- IUIHuman-Centered Deferred Inference: Measuring User Interactions and Setting Deferral Criteria for Human-AI Teams (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)VRGit: A Version Control System for Collaborative Content Creation in Virtual Reality (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went2 listed
Apply to MichiganFall 2027
Michigan CSE Computer Science PhD
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