TL;DR: I'm a 4th year HCI PhD student interested in UX research opportunities (e.g., internships and collaborations). I describe myself as a qualitative researcher with multi-disciplinary influences (i.e., I love working in the doorways connecting different domains & methods).
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Hi! I'm Lynn Kirabo (or just Kirabo)
I'm a PhD Student at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. I am part of the TBD lab at Carnegie Mellon and I'm advised by Aaron Steinfeld, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon Univeristy.
My research interest is understanding the impact of context in technology design & adoption. My current projects include:
Carnegie Mellon University (Aug 2017 - to date)
Carnegie Mellon University (July 2013 - May 2015)
Graduated: Class Valedictorian.
Makerere University (Aug 2005 - May 2008)
Graduated: 1st Class Honors.
Kirabo, L., Carter, E.J., Barry, D., and Steinfeld A. (2021). Priorities, Technology & Power: Co-Designing an Inclusive Transit Agenda in Kampala, Uganda. In 2021 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '21), May 8-13, 2021. Yokohama, Japan. {Forthcoming}
Gleason, C., Valencia, S., Kirabo, L., Wu, J., Guo, A., Carter, E.J., Bigham, J.P., Bennett, C.L., and Pavel, A. (2020). Disability and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Using Twitter to Understand Accessibility during Rapid Societal Transition. ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. (ASSETS ’20), October 26–28, 2020. Athens, Greece. https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3417023. [ACM DL]
Romero, O.J., Haig, A., Kirabo, L., Yang, Q., Zimmerman, J., Tomasic, A., and Steinfeld, A. (2020). A Long-Term Evaluation of Adaptive Interface Design for Mobile Transit Information. In 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI ’20), October 5–8, 2020. Oldenburg, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1145/3379503.3403536. [ACM DL] {Best Paper Honorable Mention}
Kirabo, L., Carter, E.J., and Steinfeld A. (2020). “You are asking me to pay for my legs”: Exploring the Experiences, Perceptions, and Aspirations of Informal Public Transportation Users in Kampala and Kigali. In ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS ’20), June 15–17, 2020. Guayaquil, Equador. https://doi.org/10.1145/3378393.34022691. [ACM DL], [PDF]
Workshops (Peer-Reviewed)HCI Across Borders, (2020). ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Doctoral ConsortiumKirabo, L., "“Our perspective matters.” Using Universal Design Goals to Guide Technology Design in the Global South" ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Doctoral Consortium, (2019). [SIGACCESS Newsletter]
PosterKirabo, L., "HCI4D through the Lens of Assistive Technology Research Concepts" ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. Poster, (2018).
Kirabo, L., "Global cultures and computing." XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students 26, no. 2 (2019): 8-9. [ACM DL], [PDF]
Collaborate on and initiate research projects: currently working on exploring public transit in developing countries and data logs from a transit app deployed in the United States (Tiramisu).
Stack used: Python/Django.
Fenix is a venture-funded next-generation energy company that empowers her customers with life-changing energy technology and inclusive financial services.
Mentor: Dr. Kala Fleming
IBM Research Africa is driving innovation by developing commercially-viable solutions to transform lives and spark new business opportunities in key areas such as water, agriculture, transportation, healthcare, financial inclusion, education, energy, security and e-government.
Stack used: HTML, CSS, Wordpress
TerrAfrica is a project that focuses on improving land quality to sustain the performance of African countries.
Stack used: HTML, CSS, Wordpress
Watoto is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to rescue the most vulnerable and raise each one as a leader in their sphere of life so that, in turn, they will rebuild their nation.
Course: Programmable User Interfaces, PUI (05-430)
Department: Human Computer Interaction Institute
Course Level: Undergraduate
Stack: HTML/CSS/JS
This is a programming lab and design studio designed for those who want to express their interactive ideas in working prototypes.
Course: User-Centered Research & Evaluation, UCRE (05-410/05-610)
Department: Human Computer Interaction Institute
Course Level: Graduate & Undergraduate
This is an introductory course to Human-Computer Interaction. It equips students with a systematic approach to design through observation, analysis and empirical evaluation methods.
Course: Java For Smartphone Development (18-641)
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course Level: Graduate
Stack: Java/Apache/Android
This course provides an intensive exploration of object-oriented programming using Java as well as Smartphone development on the Android platform.
Course: Strategic Use of Digital Information (04-611)
Department: Carnegie Mellon, Africa
Course Level: Graduate
Course discipline: Business
This course equips students with knowlegde of a new generation of technologies, that will inturn shape the next generation of businesses.
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I designed a wearable that pulsates to the beat of music playing. It uses a mini vibrator motor, a microphone, a neopixel ring and an Arduino Nano. The purpose of this project was to create a proof of concept that school teachers teaching dance can use to encourage students with disabilities to participate in dance.
Class: Gadgets, Sensors and Activity Recognition with Scott Hudson
We designed a game that allowed players to experience the gratification that comes during harvest season. Our team constructed a trellis, that contains fruit and vegetables. Players worked in teams to harvest as much as they can... Blindfolded. Their teammate would pull out a card and describe the fruit or vegetable on it with out using certain terms. Through testing, players noted how fun it was using all their senses and how it also created a sense of trust between the players.
Client: Phipps Conservatory
Class: Transformational Game Design Studio with Jess Hammer
We designed a game that fostered communication between night/swing workers and their family member. The game was designed around a fridge as a central item that most people in a home interacti with. Using a velcro board and emojis, family members leave stories about the hightlights and low points of their day for each other.
Client: Philips
Class: Transformational Game Design Studio with Jess Hammer
We designed a game that helps players reflect on their personality (i.e., either a collectivist or individualist) as well as identify their implicit biases (if any). Games like these can help group members in organisations understand how to effecitevly communicate with each other.
Client: Group Project
Class: Transformational Game Design Studio with Jess Hammer