Lisa Anthony

Dr. Lisa Anthony is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida. She is an expert in human-computer interaction, with a particular focus on child-computer interaction and natural user interfaces. Her research focuses on understanding, designing, and developing technologies to support children in contexts such as education, healthcare, and serious games. Dr. Anthony has made significant contributions to gesture recognition for interactive surfaces, with her $N and $P multi-stroke gesture recognizers being well-known in the field. For her outstanding research, she has been recognized with an NSF CAREER award and a Best Paper Award at the top HCI conference CHI. Her work spans multiple domains, including human-computer interaction, child-computer interaction, machine learning, and cognitive science.

• 2012–Present·University of Florida·Associate Professor
  • Teaching courses related to human-centered computing and digital arts and sciences in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Leads the Intelligent Natural Interaction Technology Lab, researching natural user interaction technologies, particularly those designed for children.
• 2010–2012·University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)·Research Assistant Professor
  • Conducted research on multimodal interaction in the Department of Information Systems.
• 2008–2010·Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories & Fuji-Xerox Palo Alto Laboratory (FXPAL)·Researcher
  • Worked on user-centered interface projects funded by DARPA and ONR in industrial research labs, focusing on technologies such as speech understanding, handwriting recognition, and gesture recognition.

• 2008·Carnegie Mellon University·Ph.D.
  • Major: Human-Computer Interaction. Doctoral dissertation focused on handwriting input interfaces for algebra intelligent tutoring systems.
• 2002·Drexel University·Master's
  • Major: Computer Science. Research areas included artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and software engineering. Master's thesis utilized genetic programming for strategy game evaluation.
• 2002·Drexel University·Bachelor's
  • Major: Computer Science.