I'm a 5th year PhD candidate in the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University where I'm advised by Geoff Kaufman.
I am currently on the job market and actively seeking full-time roles!
As an HCI researcher in the broader societal computing domain, my work centers on expanding existing design dimensions to better inform culturally tailored AI. More specifically, I investigate how AI systems and generative AI tools, often developed without the perspectives of racially minoritized groups in mind, can reinforce systemic inequities and harm. By employing a mixed-methods approach, my research has uncovered the real-world implications of AI systems as well as how minoritized users and developers conceptualize the broader impacts of generative AI.
I am a current GEM University fellow and the 2023-2024 Presidential Fellow for Carnegie Mellon's HCI Institute. My research has been published at various conference venues including CHI, DIS and CSCW!
In my free time I enjoy riding my bike, making spotify playlists and taking pictures on my film camera.
You can reach me at lisaegede [at] cmu [dot] edu!