I'm a final-year PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. I'm a part of the Human-AI (HAIL) Lab in the Computer Science & Engineering department advised by Anhong Guo.

My research is at the intersection of HCI, AI, and accessibility: I develop tools for people with disabilities to create and customize personalized AI applications. I draw from techniques in end-user programming, mobile sensing, and machine learning, and I adopt various co-design approaches to design and build novel systems.

Broadly, I am an experienced human-centered researcher with a strong technical background in designing and developing accessible, AI-powered mobile applications and AR/VR experiences. I am skilled in the full interface development process, from mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative), to user-centered design and prototyping, to interface implementation.

I'm currently on the job market searching for academic and industry research and frontend development positions Please see my academic CV or my 1-page resume, and contact me at jayhersk@umich.edu!