Gregg C. Vanderheiden Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Summary

Contact Information

2112 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/263-5788 E-mail: gv@trace.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering Center
• Trace Research and Development Center

Education

• BS 1972, electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS 1974, biomedical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PhD 1984, technology in communication rehabilitation and child development, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fields of Interest

• ergonomics
• mobile computing
• universal design
• computer interface design
• rehabilitation engineering
• computer access for people with disabilities
• accessible design of mass market products
• design of next-generation information and transaction systems
• human augmentation
• modality translation

Publications

• Fundamentals and priorities for design of information and telecommunication technologies. In W. F. E. Preiser & E. Ostroff (Eds.), Universal design handbook, (pp. 65.3-65.15) New York: McGraw Hill, 2001.
• Development of generic accessibility/ability usability design guidelines for electronic and information technology products. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), New Orleans, LA, August, 2001.
• Impact of digital miniaturization and networked topologies on access to next generation telecommunication by people with visual disabilities. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 36(4), 365-370, 1999.
• Cross-modal access to current and next-generation internet - fundamental and advanced topics in internet accessiblity. Technology and Disability, 8(3), 115-126, 1998.
• Requirements for effective every-citizen interfaces. In More than screen deep: Toward every citizen interfaces to the nation's information infrastructure (pp. 21-70). Washington, DC: National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 1997.
• Design for people with functional limitations due to disability, aging, or circumstances. In G. Salvendy (Ed.), Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 2010-2052). New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Summary

Professor Vanderheiden's interests cover a wide range of research areas in technology, human disability, and aging. Current research includes development of new interface technologies, models for information transfer across sensory modalities, network-based services, techniques for augmenting human performance, enhancing the usability of the environment, and matching enhanced abilities to environmental demands. He also studies and develops standards for access to Web-based technologies, operating systems and telecommunicaiton systems.

He is Director of the Trace R&D Center. More complete information on Prof. Vanderheiden's work can be found at www.trace.wisc.edu.