Web-Based Zoom Enhancement

Seeing the content of web pages can be difficult -- because you're walking and staring at your small mobile screen, because you're older and your vision isn't as good as it once was, or because you have a visual impairment.

Zooming in on a web page so you can see it better is difficult.  As content is magnified too much, it becomes nearly unusable as you have to pan left and right to do anything.

We are exploring new ways of doing zoom for the web that leverage the inherent structure and layout of web pages.  Students who apply should be highly skilled in web programming, primarily Javascript, and a good understanding of algorithms.

Desired Experience: 
strong Javascript experience required, good background in algorithms, ideally including graph algorithms and graphics
Compensation Type: 
Experience / Course Credit / Paid Position
Term: 
Ongoing
Researcher or Group: 
Jeffrey Bigham / ROC HCI
Contact Info: 
jbigham@cs.rochester.edu
Expiration: 
Sat, 06/01/2013