Adam Rule

Summary

I am a PhD trained human-computer interaction researcher and industry trained user experience researcher specializing in the design of data-driven software.

I currently study how clinicans use electronic health records to read and write clinical notes. My PhD focused on how people use computational notebooks and electronic health records to document and communicate work involving large amounts of data.

2013

University of Washingon
MS Human Centered Design & Engineering

2011

University of Illinois
BS Industrial Engineering - Highest Honors

[j2]

Aiding Collaborative Reuse of Computational Notebooks with Annotated Cell Folding.
Adam Rule, Ian Drosos, Aurélien Tabard, Jim Hollan
PACM HCI (CSCW) 2018

[j1]

Using Visual Histories to Reconstruct the Mental Context of Suspended Activities
Adam Rule, Aurelien Tabard, Jim Hollan
Human-Computer Interaction 2017

[c3]

Validating free-text order entry for a note-centric EHR.
Adam Rule, Steven Rick, Michael Chiu, Phillip Rios, Shazia Ashfaq, Alan Calvitti, Wesley Chan, Nadir Weibel, Zia Agha
AMIA 2015

[c2]

Restoring the Context of Interrupted Work with Desktop Thumbnails.
Adam Rule, Aurelien Tabard, Karen Boyd and Jim Hollan
Cog Sci 2015

[c1]

Designing interfaces for multi-user, multi-robot systems.
Adam Rule, Jodi Forlizzi
HRI 2012 - Honorable Mention (top 5% of submissions)

[w1]

Visualizing Computer Activity to Support the Resumption of Long-term Creative Work
Adam Rule
Creativity + Cognition 2015

[p2]

Thinking in 4D: Preserving and Sharing Mental Context Across Time
Adam Rule, Aurelien Tabard, Jim Hollan
CSCW 2016

[p1]

Human Values in Tracking and Sharing Computer-Mediated Activity at Work
Karen Boyd, Adam Rule, Aurelien Tabard, Jim Hollan
CSCW 2016

2013 - 2018

UC San Diego
Graduate Student Researcher - Employed a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to study the design and use of data-driven software. The three projects included in my dissertation were:

Summer 2012

Amazon
Design Intern - Conducted a half-dozen usability studies with customers of shopping interfaces for clothing and home goods. These included remote, field, and in-person studies of mobile and web interfaces.

Summer 2012

PATH
Technology Solutions Intern - Evaluated usability of inventory software for medical equipment in resource-constrained environments. Created interactive data visualizations for the same tool.

Summer 2011

Carnegie Mellon University
User Research Intern - Conducted contextual inquiries with robot team controllers. Crafted design guidelines for interfaces that control robot teams.

Summer 2010

Intel Research
User Research Intern - Conducted ethnographic study of a young man's experience with quadriplegia. Designed interactions with assistive robot.

2014-17

National Library of Medicine Training Grant - 3 years tuition & stipend

2012

Honorable Mention, HRI 2012 - top 5% of all submissions

2012

Microsoft Design Expo - Best Presentation

2011

University of Illinois Bronze Tablet - Top 3% GPA

2010

IESE Departmental Awards - Outstanding IE Junior

Winter 2017

Teaching Assistant - DSGN 1 - Design of Everyday Things

Winter 2016

Teaching Assistant - COGS 120 - HCI Design - Outstanding Teaching Award

Winter 2015

Teaching Assistant - COGS 102b - Cognitive Ethnography

Spring 2014

Teaching Assistant - COGS 102c - Cognitive Design Studio