Josh Maxwell Pollock

Proudest Moment: One of my proudest memories is completing my close reading essay for the Honors class, Seattle: Reading and Writing the City. My practice with research papers and teaching finally gave me the confidence and skill set to overcome my fear of writing.

Thesis: Sidewinder: Designing Correct Program State Visualizations

I believe in the power of computers to augment the way we think, learn, and solve problems. I combine ideas from programming languages and math with techniques from human-centered design to build transformative tools for thought. I'm currently developing tools that help people learn how to program, debug their code, and explain it to others.

Through research and the Honors program I explored different ways people think to challenge my own understanding and broaden my view of the world.

This fall I will be continuing my research as a PhD student in MIT CSAIL's Software Design Group.