Tim Yang

Tim Yang

Check out some of my computational rehab projects and my data visualization gallery

Projects Gallery

Projects

Research

Smart Wheelchairs

Smart Wheelchairs

Smart Wheelchairs

Empowering self-driving drivers…

How do we develop self-driving wheelchairs to empower self-driving drivers?

3 awards

  • Awarded 1st Place - Research Live 2018
  • Awarded Best Paper - RESNA 2015
  • Awarded Honorable Mention Paper - RESNA 2014
Self-driving driversSelf-driving … drivers?On the road to self-driving … drivers?
Gif. Frame 1: Wheelchair, sensor, and person connected in a loop. Frame 2: Person excluded from the loop.
Research

Pressure Ulcers

Pressure Ulcers

Pressure Ulcers

"Gluteprints" for pressure ulcers…

Can "gluteprints" help detect skin ulcers? Someday, we could ask, "Hey Siri, how are my glutes today?"

3 awards

  • Awarded Finalist - Image of Research 2019
  • Awarded Honorable Mention Paper - RESNA 2015
  • Awarded Scholarship - NIH INBRE 2012
Glute IDGlute IDGlute ID
An interface pressure contour map of the buttocks.
Fellowship

Digital Accessibility

Digital Accessibility

Digital Accessibility

Toward inclusive design…

Disability is contextual. That means accessibility in the classroom helps not only students with permanent disabilities but exponentially more with temporary and situational impairments.

1 awards

  • Awarded Fellowship - Microsoft Lighthouse 2018
Microsoft LHMicrosoft LighthouseMicrosoft Accessibility Lighthouse
Gif. Avatars of people with disabilities performing various activities of daily living.

Gallery

The strong 2017 OKC Thunder defense was surprisingly subpar at stopping shooters.
The strong 2017 OKC Thunder defense relied heavily on generating turnovers.
The 2017 OKC Thunder had the #1 turnover defense via hustle.
Jimmy Butler has a higher eFG when defenders are close.
Scene-by-scene color wheel of episode 1x05 of Westworld.
Scene-by-scene color wheel of episode 1x05 of Stranger Things.
Scene-by-scene color wheel of episode 1x03 of Rick and Morty.
Scene-by-scene color wheel of the movie Blade Runner 2049.
Emotional arc of Brandon Sanderson's novel Elantris. There are two deep valleys near the middle and end.
Emotional arc of RF Kuang's novel The Poppy War. There are massive dropoffs at the end of parts 1, 2, and 3.
Emotional arc of Ken Liu's novel The Wall of Storms. The second half is extremely volatile.
Emotional arc of Ann Leckie's novel Ancillary Justice. Unlike the other emotional arcs, this one ends on a high.