His field is human-computer interaction (HCI) with a focus on mobile and accessible computing. Prof. Wobbrock has helped build the UW into one of the world's premiere universities for HCI research and education.
Prof. Wobbrock's work seeks to scientifically understand people's interactions with and experiences of computers and information, and to improve them by inventing and evaluating new interactive technologies, especially for people with disabilities. His specific research topics include input and interaction techniques, human performance measurement and modeling, HCI research and design methods, mobile computing, and accessible computing. He has conducted numerous projects on novel pointing techniques, text entry methods, gesture recognition, gesture design, statistical methods and tools, mobile user interfaces, and accessible user interfaces, among many others.