Ben Lafreniere

Ben Lafreniere is a senior research scientist specializing in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-AI Interaction. With more than a decade of experience in industry research, he has worked at Reality Labs Research (Meta), Autodesk Research, and Chatham Labs, an HCI research startup he co-founded. His research encompasses generative AI user interfaces, adaptive and intelligent user interfaces, as well as interactive help and learning systems. His approach integrates the design, prototyping, and evaluation of innovative interactive systems with quantitative and qualitative research methods, human-centered design, and data science techniques. To date, he has published 44 peer-reviewed papers, received over 1,200 citations, and holds 21 patents.

• 2019 – Present·Reality Labs Research (Meta)·Research Scientist
  • Focuses on research involving generative AI user interfaces, adaptive user interfaces, and interactive learning systems.
• 2015 – 2019·Chatham Labs·Co-Founder & Research Scientist
  • Led HCI research projects and guided the research direction of the startup.
• Previously | Autodesk Research | Research Scientist
  • Conducted research on user interface design and tool development.

• Date Unspecified | Institution Unspecified | Degree Unspecified
  • Academic research centered on Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Science.