Julie Jacko

Associate Professor Julie A. Jacko:: Julie A. Jacko Presidential (PECASE) Award winner

Education is the driving force behind anyone’s success. Julie A. Jacko continues to steer to brighter horizons with her vast knowledge and rich experience diligently acquired over the years. Julie A. Jacko is also known as educational endeavor and has won many awards. Julie A. Jacko, associate professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Julie A. Jacko is the Director of the Laboratory for Human-Computer Interaction and Health Care Informatics. Julie A. Jacko’s research investigates the design, implementation and evaluation of interactive, next-generation computing solutions in complex domains with the purpose of supporting the development of systems that are both usable and accessible.

Julie A. Jacko earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. Julie A. Jacko’s externally funded research has been supported by the Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, the National Science Foundation, and NASA. Julie A. Jacko has accomplished a research that is focused on the psychological and perceptual processes underlying the interaction of people with complex systems, particularly computer systems. Ultimate goal of Julie A. Jacko’s research is to combine robust empirical results with the development of engineering models of human performance that can aid in the design of real-world systems.

Some of Julie A. Jacko’s current projects include characterizing patterns of visual search exhibited during performance of direct manipulation tasks by patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy, investigating the engagement of the visual cortex in patients who have impaired vision using electroencephalogram (EEG) while performing computer-based tasks requiring visual search by examining two stages of visual search: preparation and focused visual involvement. This research will enhance a user's perceptual experience, according to Julie A. Jacko.

Julie A. Jacko received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her research titled, "Universal Access to the Graphical User Interface: Design for the Partially Sighted". The National Science Foundation and United States federal government honored Julie A. Jacko with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), which is the highest honor bestowed on young scientists and engineers whose talents and potential are so great that they are expected to emerge as leaders on the frontiers of science.