Scholar
Katharina Reinecke
Google Scholar ID: _4EISRwAAAAJ
University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,077
H-index
34
i10-index
65
Publications
20
Co-authors
23
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Recipient of the NSF CAREER Award
- Awarded the Swiss Computer Science Challenge Award, Mercator Prize, and Madrona Prize from Madrona Venture Group
- Received Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards at top conferences including CHI, CSCW, and ASSETS
- Research funded by NSF, Microsoft, Google, Adobe, and Meta (Facebook)
- Authored a book on the cultural non-neutrality of digital technology and strategies to address it
Background
- Professor and Associate Director of Research and Communication at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
- Directs the Wildlab and the Center for Globally Beneficial AI, an interdisciplinary initiative aiming to develop personalized AI technologies for global populations
- Affiliated with the Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering and part of the DUB group at UW
- Broadly interested in Human-Computer and Human-AI Interaction, with a focus on creating universally usable and useful digital technologies
- Investigates how technology exhibits bias against non-Western users and those differing from typical Western developers in values, language, age, education, or ability
- Uses the LabintheWild virtual lab to study cultural biases at scale and builds tools to help designers support diverse user perspectives
