Dr. Sarit Szpiro’s research is focused on finding new ways to enhance people’s abilities with training and technology.  With an academic background in both perceptual learning and attention and assistive technologies in the field of human-computer interaction, Dr. Szpiro and her team are exploring innovative ways that new technologies can help people with learning disabilities and poor vision.

 

The team’s goal is to impact life outside of the lab. To do this, team members characterize the real-world challenges people with disabilities face in order to develop the most effective assistive technologies (from shopping, mobility, and identifying facial expressions). They are using augmented reality, eye tracking, voice and sound technologies to develop new technologies that improve real life challenges. Most recently, their research has focused on people with low vision.

 

The Lab is also examining the interaction of processes in visual perception, attention and learning and how these develop across the lifespan. Team members are testing whether and how these processes differ in typical populations and people with disabilities. Their methods include psychophysics, eye tracking, and computational models to reveal how our brain learns to process new perceptual information.

Lab link: https://amplilab.edu.haifa.ac.il/home/