Suwen Zhu

suwzhu at gmail.com


I am a software engineer at Grammarly, Inc. I received my PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, advised by Prof. Xiaojun Bi. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Central University of Finance and Economics in China.


I work in human-computer interaction, particularly making better writing experience for touch devices. Here is my CV .

Experience

Grammarly, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer, 2020/2 - Now
Google, Mountain View, CA
Software Engineer Intern in Research, 2016/5 - 2016/9
With Xiaojun Bi and Shumin Zhai

Publications

BackSwipe: Back-of-device Word-Gesture Interaction on Smartphones
Wenzhe Cui, Suwen Zhu, Zhi Li, Zheer Xu, Xing-Dong Yang, IV Ramakrishnan, Xiaojun Bi
CHI 2021
JustCorrect: Intelligent Post Hoc Text Correction Techniques on Smartphones
Wenzhe Cui, Suwen Zhu, Mingrui Ray Zhang, Andrew Schwartz, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Xiaojun Bi
UIST 2020
[Paper] [Video] [Link]
Using Bayes' Theorem for Command Input: Principle, Models, and Applications
Suwen Zhu, Yoonsang Kim, Jingjie Zheng, Jennifer Yi Luo, Ryan Qin, Liuping Wang, Xiangmin Fan, Feng Tian, Xiaojun Bi
CHI 2020
[Paper] [Link]
i'sFree: Eyes-Free Gesture Typing via a Touch-Enabled Remote Control
Suwen Zhu, Jingjie Zheng, Shumin Zhai, Xiaojun Bi
CHI 2019
[Paper] [Video] [Link]
Optimal-T9: An Optimized T9-like Keyboard for Small Touchscreen Devices
Ryan Qin, Suwen Zhu, Yu-Hao Lin, Yu-Jung Ko, Xiaojun Bi
ISS 2018
  Best Paper Honorable Mention
[Paper] [Link]
Ultra-Low-Power Mode for Screenless Mobile Interaction
Jian Xu, Suwen Zhu, Aruna Balasubramanian*, Xiaojun Bi*, Roy Shilkrot*
UIST 2018
[Paper] [Video] [Link]
Why Is Gesture Typing Promising for Older Adults? Comparing Gesture and Tap Typing Behavior of Older with Young Adults
Yu-Hao Lin, Suwen Zhu, Yu-Jung Ko, Wenzhe Cui, Xiaojun Bi
ASSETS 2018
[Paper] [Link]
Typing on an Invisible Keyboard
Suwen Zhu, Tianyao Luo, Xiaojun Bi, Shumin Zhai
CHI 2018
[Paper] [Video] [Link]
Towards Virtual Reality Infinite Walking: Dynamic Saccadic Redirection
Qi Sun, Anjul Patney, Li-Yi Wei, Omer Shapira, Jingwan Lu, Paul Asente, Suwen Zhu, Morgan McGuire, David Luebke, Arie Kaufman
SIGGRAPH 2018
[Paper] [Video] [Link]
CASE: Comprehensive Application Security Enforcement on COTS Mobile Devices
Suwen Zhu, Long Lu, Kapil Singh
MobiSys 2016
[Paper] [Link]