Danielle Bragg

Danielle Bragg is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, focusing on developing systems that expand access to information for people with disabilities, particularly sign language users and low-vision readers.12 Her interdisciplinary work combines Accessibility, Human-Computer Interaction, and Applied Machine Learning.12

Education and Career

• PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington, advised by Richard Ladner12
• AB in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University12
• Current position: Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research (New England and New York labs)2
• Previous roles: Postdoc at Microsoft Research (2018-2020), PhD Student at University of Washington (2013-2018), and internships at Microsoft Research and Microsoft Bing2

Research Focus

Bragg's research aims to improve access to information by leveraging modern computing capabilities. Her projects include:

• ASL Citizen: A crowdsourced isolated sign language dataset to advance research in intelligent sign language systems2
• ASL Sea Battle: A sign language game designed to collect larger, more representative AI datasets2
• Sign Language ML Privacy: Exploring the use of filters on sign language videos to address privacy concerns and boost dataset participation2

Bragg's work has been featured in the Microsoft Research Podcast and The Economist.2 She is committed to publicly releasing projects to benefit target users and partners with them to incorporate input and build community trust.2