I'm a 5th year PhD student in the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University where I'm advised by Geoff Kaufman.
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!