Daniel Epstein

I am an Associate Professor in Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where I run the Personal Informatics Everyday (PIE) Lab.

I study how personal tracking technology can acknowledge and account for the realities of everyday life. More people are tracking today than ever before, and as a result they bring more varied expertise and goals than many apps and devices are designed to accommodate. I examine how the design of tracking technology can be improved, often prototyping and evaluating new design ideas. I also maintain the personal informatics paper browser, a tagged list of publications on the topic.

Beyond the Department of Informatics, I am affiliated with the Department of Computer Science (by courtesy), the Connected Learning Lab, the Institute for Future Health, and the Accessibility Research Collective. My research is generously supported by the National Science Foundation, Snap Inc., and internal UCI programs.

I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington and my B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia.

When I'm not working, I try to spend time outside by hiking or running. I also collect turtle figurines, plushies, and pictures.

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