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February 5, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Yolanda Rankin |
![]() Assistant Professor, School of Communications & Information, Florida State University |
"Rethinking Intersectionality in the Field of Computing: A Black Woman's Perspective" Intersectionality, a critical framework that...... Full Details |
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February 12, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Charlton McIlwain |
![]() Vice Provost for Faculty & Professor of Media Culture, and Communication, New York University |
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"Dreams of (Black) Tech Futures Past" Abstract: This is what could have been. If the computer geeks at MIT in 1960...... Full Details |
February 19, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Tawanna Dillahunt |
![]() Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
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"Designing and Rethinking the Role of Digital Tools in Support of Employment among Job Seekers Experiencing Marginalization" ...... Full Details |
February 26, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Denae Ford Robinson |
![]() Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research and Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington |
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"A Tale of Two Cities: Software Developers in Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic" The mass shift to working from home during...... Full Details |
March 5, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Ayanna M Howard |
![]() Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University |
"Understanding and Mitigating Bias and Human Overtrust in Robotics and AI" People tend to overtrust sophisticated computing...... Full Details |
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March 12, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Andrea G. Parker |
![]() Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech |
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"Community Wellness Informatics: Designing Technology for Health Equity" In the United States, there are serious and persistent...... Full Details |
March 26, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Oliver Haimson |
![]() Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Information |
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"Designing Trans Technology" Transgender and nonbinary people face substantial challenges in the world, ranging from social...... Full Details |
April 2, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Timnit Gebru |
![]() Co-founder, Black in AI |
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"The hierarchy of knowledge in...... Full Details |
April 9, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Morgan Ames |
![]() Assistant Adjunct Professor in the School of Information and Associate Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society at the University of California, Berkeley |
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"The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child" Drawing on her book, The Charisma...... Full Details |
April 21, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST |
Special Seminar: Portable Laser Cutting with Thijs Roumen |
![]() Ph.D. student at Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany |
A portable format for laser cutting will enable millions of users to...... Full Details |
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April 23, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Luke Stark |
![]() Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario |
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“Ordering Emotion: Scenes from the History of Affective Computing” In fields ranging from health and wellness and |
April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST |
Seminar: Robin Brewer |
![]() Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan |
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"Challenging, Understanding, and Innovating to Support Aging and Online Engagement" The United States Census predicts that ...... Full Details |