The CIS Department invites you to join us as we welcome Diana Freed on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 11:00am. Diana Freed is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer and Information Science at Cornell University. Her research interests are in human-computer interaction, usable security and privacy, technology policy, and digital health. Her research focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating sociotechnical systems in the context of youth interpersonal relationships, intimate partner violence, and caregiving systems. She also develops tools and resources to improve digital literacy to enable individuals to make informed choices regarding technology use and to improve understanding of digital risks and harms. Diana leads the Youth Tech Safety Project at the Cornell Social Media Lab. She is a 2022-23 research affiliate at CITAP-UNC. She is a recipient of the Meta Research Fellowship, a Digital Life Doctoral Fellowship, a Data and Society Research Institute Fellowship, as well as a Visiting Scholar and graduate of NYU and Columbia University. Diana’s research has been recognized with an ACM CHI Best Paper Award, ACM CSCW Honorable Mention, and a CSCW paper recognition for her contribution to Diversity and Inclusion. Her research has been featured by media outlets that include The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, Wired, NPR, and Time Magazine. 

Please join us in person in SERC 306.