Laura Cortes-Rico

Laura Cortes-Rico is a PhD student in Information Science (since Fall 2023), interested in Human-Computer Interaction, mainly embodied interactions. Her inquiries concern how critical thinking, ethical principles, sustainability, and respect permeate digital technology design and production in peacebuilding contexts. She is from Colombia, where she studied Electronic Engineering (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) and a Master in Systems and Computer Engineering (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana).

Areas of Interest: HCI, Embodied Interactions, Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD), Social Computing