Intersectionality — more than a buzzword

Taking human-centered computing across borders requires working with diverse populations — people living in different places, shaped by unique cultural and political histories depending on their identity. Research in HCCxB spaces has often hammered home the…

Uncovering the Hidden Benefits of Ridesharing Services

Consumption and Conservation: Reflections from the Field in India

After more than 12 years of living and working in India, I moved to the US with my family at the end last year. The past few months have been focused on transitioning and adjusting to a new life. I have visited the US…

Mom thinks, Technology is my Enemy: A Teen Perspective

Semi-Automated Coding for Qualitative Research: A User-Centered Inquiry and Initial Prototypes

Qualitative researchers rely on methods such as interviews, field observation, and document analysis for data collection, which produce large amounts of textual data in…

Monsoons at MakerGhat — a Community Makerspace in Mumbai

Latin America, Computing, and the Politics of the Past and Present

El Paquete Semanal: The Week’s Internet in Havana

What is the internet?

I’ve been asking myself (and others) this question a lot lately. I’ve found that, especially in highly-connected contexts, people often conflate the internet with the world wide web (WWW), with an…

"Do you want to be part of an echo chamber or be part of a community where you can promote impactful social change?"

(Speech delivered at the Diversity and Inclusion Lunch @ CHI 2018 where I was awarded Diversity Champion Recognition Emerging Voice)