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Travis Lloyd is a Ph.D. student in Information Science focusing on Computational Social Science, Social Computing, and Tech Policy. He is interested in studying how new technologies impact power relationships in society. Prior to joining Cornell he spent almost a decade working as a software engineer for organizations ranging from large public companies to small legal aid startups. He holds a combined A.B.-Sc.B degree in Computer Science and Music from Brown University.

Research Interests: Computational Social Science, Political Communication, Platform Power, Tech Policy, Social Computing 

Saif works in the Smart Computer Interfaces for Future Interactions (SciFi) Lab, where he is advised by Prof. Cheng Zhang. His research focuses on designing intelligent wearable systems and modeling the behavior and interaction patterns of humans. He received his undergraduate degree majoring in Computer Science from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. For more information, visit Saif's website: https://saif-mahmud.github.io/

Areas of Interest: Machine Learning, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Computing, Sensing Systems
 

Ruth Martinez-Yepes is a Ph.D. student in Information Science focusing on doing research through Art. She is interested in creating metaphors to explore the relationship between body, data, and information. Also, to think critically about the narrative of information technology as neutral and immaterial. Before joining Cornell, she worked as a master facilitator on a gendered-focused Art+STEM educational program supported by Maloka Interactive Museum and the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications. 

Johan is a first year PhD student in the Department of Information Science. His research investigates field robotic systems within their contexts, looking at how decisions in robot design influence wider systems robots exist within. Johan holds degrees in Computer Science (BS, MS) and Philosophy (BA) from the University of Washington (UW). He was previously a Researcher at the 3A Institute within the School of Cybernetics at the Australian National University, and helped establish the undergraduate computer ethics curriculum at the Paul G. Allen School at UW.

Areas of Interest: Design, Robotics, Cyber-Physical Systems, Cybernetics, Human-Robot Interaction