Wendy is currently a Research Director at INRIA, in France, and is in charge of a research group called in|situ|. She also has a joint appointment at the University of Paris-Sud, where she is Vice President for Research, Computer Science. Her previous positions included the University of Aarhus, Rank Xerox EuroPARC, and Digital Equipment Corporation.

 

Her research has engaged a number of important areas in human-computer interaction, including augmented reality, multimedia, awareness, computer-mediated communication, video analysis, and participatory design. One of the enduring themes of her work has been the importance of context in design, and developing design methods that take this into account.

 

She has been very active in ACM, SIGCHI, and other professional organizations, chairing several conferences and serving on a number of important boards and committees.