CV
Curriculum vitae
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Summary

Dr. Johanna Brewer is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Smith College and Director of Research for AnyKey. As a technology design activist, their research explores how communities creatively challenge surveillance capitalism to increase inclusion on media platforms. Previously, Dr. Brewer has led start-ups frestyl, Rhomby, and Neta Snook, and held research positions at MIT, Intel, and ETH Zürich.
Education

2005 - 2009
University of California, Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information & Computer Science
2002 - 2004
Boston University
Master's Degree, Computer Science
1998 - 2002
Boston University
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science & Philosophy
Magna Cum Laude, John N. Findlay Award in Philosophy, Golden Key, NSCS, Dean's List, Honors Program, Core Curriculum
Experience

2021 - Now
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Smith College
Founder of the Inclusive Design Lab supporting student research in human-computer interaction. Faculty advisor to the CS Liaisons, Smithies in CS, Smith Gaming Club, and Game Development Club. Organizer of CS department lunch seminars. Representative on the Science Center Committee on Diversity. Member of the Research Working Group. Teaching includes: CSC120 Object-Oriented Programming (F'23), CSC151 Intro to Programming Languages (S'22), CSC223 Software Engineering (F'21, S'22, F'22, S'23, F'23), and CSC356 Platform Activism (F'21, F'22).
2020 - Now
Director of Research, AnyKey
Assisted in the transformation of a well-established initiative into an independent non-profit organization that works to create equitable and welcoming spaces in competitive gaming and live streaming through research-driven advocacy, education, and outreach.
2019 - 2020
Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Designed and piloted an Inclusion 101 training curriculum to increase diversity and equity in collegiate esports. Developed and deployed a new interactive site for the GLHF pledge to support inclusion online which has been signed by over 1.6 million gamers.
2016 - Now
Co-Founder, Neta Snook
Established a benefit corporation whose mission is to create new media and technologies that promote a diverse society. Designed, developed and deployed a variety of public interventions powered by The Food Rainbow, a simple nutritional visualization. Produced experimental ethnographically-driven media campaign exploring insights from leaders in sustainability management. Currently, conducting a multi-sited ethnographic study of how video game streamers create inclusive spaces online.
2015 - 2018
CTO & Co-Founder, NIKA Laboratories
Designed, developed and deployed Rhomby, a presence awareness system for the luxury home automation market. Rhomby was made available to resellers in an open, public beta.
2015 - 2017
Data Science & Operations Consultant, WBUR

Led large-scale participatory research project with 36 members of the station's newsroom, conducting most extensive ethnographic study of WBUR's audience to date. Produced 160-page Opportunity Report book presenting results of study. Developed and deployed interactive email podcast that received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation.

Performed an ethnographic study of organizational data gathering practices and presented analytics audit report detailing findings. Drafted and led operations upgrade process with senior management to incorporate measurement and feedback cycles into daily workflow. Designed, developed and deployed internal analytics dashboard to unify key station metrics in one shared interface.

2014 - 2015
CTO & Co-Founder, Brewer Science & Technology
Designed and developed prototype of a cloud-based service allowing large entities to monitor and reduce their climate impact by performing data analytics on their utility bills.
2014 - 2015
Chief Architect, Koncerted
Defined use case scenarios, designed user interface experiences and developed architecture plans for an interactive home system.
2009 - 2014
CEO & Co-Founder, frestyl

Designed, developed and deployed frestyl, a live music discovery and promotion service. Launched in Rome in 2010, frestyl became the most comprehensive web service for concert discovery in Italy. After joining Startupbootcamp in 2012 and an investment from Deutsche Telekom's incubator hub:raum in 2013, frestyl relaunched in Berlin as a mobile application and was featured as Best New App in iTunes Germany.

Responsible for recruiting and managing a team of 10+ developers, designers, marketers, salespeople and operations personnel. Negotiated strategic partnerships with music industry leaders like Eventim, Universal Music and Kompakt. Acted as Chief Technical Officer responsible for product architecture as well as Chief Financial Officer responsible for fiscal planning and management. Frequent speaker, panelist and moderator at major conferences including SxSW, Reeperbahn Festival, Berlin Music Week, Trigger at Peace & Love, Social Media Week, etc.

2007 - 2009
Product Manager, Supply Insight
Recruited new technical team and managed development process transition for an RFID software company. Defined product development deadlines, maintained internal development stack, implemented company website and redesigned corporate identity.
2005 - 2009
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Irvine
Conducted research as a member of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction (LUCI), including projects in human-computer interaction (HCI), ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), urban computing, tangible interfaces, ambient displays, technologically-mediated sexual interaction, computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), and science & technology studies (STS).
2005
Research Intern, Intel Corporation
Conducted research as a member of the People and Practices Group. Led an ethnographic study on public transportation in Portland, London & Paris. Designed mobile interfaces for use in urban settings.
2005
Staff Research Associate, University of California, Irvine
Conducted research on ambient displays as a member of the Institute for Software Research (ISR). Designed, developed and deployed an ambient awareness device for the core administrators of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2).
2004
Research Assistant, ETH Zürich @ USI Università della Svizzera Italiana
Conducted research at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS). Assisted in the implementation of the interface for the CP2K program which performs atomistic and molecular simulations of solid state, liquid, molecular, and biological systems.
2003 - 2004
Advanced Computation in Engineering & Science Trainee, Boston University
Conducted research and attended specialized seminars in the Center for Computational Science (CCS) as part of the Advanced Computation in Engineering & Science (ACES) Program. Received advanced training in supercomputing and visualization for astronomy, chemistry, cognitive and neural systems, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and physics.
2003 - 2004
Research Assistant, Boston University
Conducted research as member of both the Sensorium and the Image & Video Computing (IVC) Groups, including projects in sensor networks, peer-to-peer networks, ubiquitous computing, computer vision, computer graphics, medical imaging, and ambient displays.
2003
Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital
Implemented real-time 4D tumor tracking and modeling using fluoroscopic imaging for advanced computer-assisted radiation therapy as part of the Integrated Radiotherapy Imaging System (IRIS) Project.
2002 - 2003
Teaching Fellow, Boston University
Responsible for leading multiple weekly seminars, assisting with examinations and standing in as lecturer for first-year undergraduate computer science courses: Introduction to Computer Science I (CS111) & Introduction to Computer Science II (CS112).
Books

2023
Johanna Brewer, Bo Ruberg, Amanda L. L. Cullen, and Christopher J. Persaud (Eds.). Real Life in Real Time: Live Streaming Culture. MIT Press.
2017
Johanna Brewer, Meg Siegal, Tom Melville, Martha Bebinger, Alison Bruzek, Abby Conway, Shannon Dooling, Zeninjor Enwemeka, Elizabeth Gillis, Amy Gorel, Lynn Jolicoeur, Louise Kennedy, Erika Lantz, Max Larkin, Lisa Mullins, Shira Springer, et al. WBUR Let's Talk Audience Survey Opportunity Report. Public Radio BizLab, Boston University.
Special Issues

2022
Bo Ruberg and Johanna Brewer (Eds.). Gender and Sexuality in Live Streaming. Television & New Media 23(5).
Chapters & Journal Articles

2023
Bo Ruberg, Johanna Brewer, Amanda L. L. Cullen, and Christopher J. Persaud. The Revolution Is Streaming Live: Cultural Perspectives on the Age of Live Streaming. Johanna Brewer, Bo Ruberg, Amanda L. L. Cullen, and Christopher J. Persaud (Eds.), Real Life in Real Time: Live Streaming Culture, MIT Press.
2023
Johanna Brewer. Seeing Like the Streamers: Reprogramming the Panopticon. Johanna Brewer, Bo Ruberg, Amanda L. L. Cullen, and Christopher J. Persaud (Eds.), Real Life in Real Time: Live Streaming Culture, MIT Press.
2022
Bo Ruberg and Johanna Brewer. Digital Intimacy in Real Time: Live Streaming Gender and Sexuality. Television & New Media Special Issue: Gender and Sexuality in Live Streaming, 23(5): 443–50.
2008
Johanna Brewer and Paul Dourish. Storied Spaces: Cultural Accounts of Technology and Environmental Knowing. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 66(12):963-976.
2008
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer and Karen Martin. Situating In-betweenness. Frank Eckardt, Jens Geelhaar, Laura Colini, Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, Katharine S. Willis, and Ralf Hennig (Eds.), Mediacity: Situations, Practices and Encounters, Frank & Timme.
2007
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer, Karen Martin, Paul Dourish and Scott Mainwaring. Underground Aesthetics: Rethinking Urban Computing. IEEE Pervasive Computing Special Issue: Urban Computing, 6(3):39-45.
2005
David P. Gierga, Johanna Brewer, Gregory C. Sharp, Margrit Betke, Christopher G. Willett and George T.Y. Chen. The Correlation Between Internal & External Markers for Abdominal Tumors: Implications for Respiratory Gating. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 61(5):1551-1558.
Conference Papers

2023
Johanna Brewer. Coming Out While Going Fast: Queer Conviviality in Speedrunning Live Streams. Proceedings of the Digital Games Research Association International Conference (DiGRA), Seville, Spain.
2020
Johanna Brewer, Morgan Romine and T.L. Taylor. Inclusion at Scale: Deploying a Community-Driven Moderation Intervention on Twitch. Proceedings of the International Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), Eindhoven, Netherlands.
2012
Bill Tomlinson, Joel Ross, Paul André, Eric P. S. Baumer, Donald J. Patterson, Joseph Corneli, Martin Mahaux, Syavash Nobarany, Marco Lazzari, Birgit Penzenstadler, Andrew W. Torrance, David J. Callele, Gary M. Olson, Six Silberman, Marcus Ständer, Fabio Romancini Palamedi, Albert Ali Salah, Eric Morrill, Xavier Franch, Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, Joseph 'Jofish' Kaye, Rebecca W. Black, Marisa L. Cohn, Patrick C. Shih, Johanna Brewer, Nitesh Goyal, Pirjo Näkki, Jeff Huang, Nilufar Baghaei and Craig Saper. Massively Distributed Authorship of Academic Papers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (alt.CHI), Austin, TX.
2011
Arianna Bassoli and Johanna Brewer. frestyl: Simplifying the Process of Promoting and Discovering Local Live Music. Proceedings of the Italian Chapter's International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHItaly), Alghero, Italy.
2008
Johanna Brewer, Scott Mainwaring and Paul Dourish. Aesthetic Journeys. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), Cape Town, South Africa.
2007
Johanna Brewer, Amanda Williams and Paul Dourish. A Handle on What's Going On: Combining Tangible Interfaces and Ambient Displays for Collaborative Groups. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI), Baton Rouge, LA.
2004
Johanna Brewer, Margrit Betke, David P. Gierga and George T.Y. Chen. Real-time 4D Tumor Tracking and Modeling From Internal and External Fiducials in Fluoroscopy. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Rennes & Saint Malo, France.
2004
David P. Gierga, Johanna Brewer, Gregory C. Sharp, Ross Berbeco, Margrit Betke, Steve B. Jiang, Christopher G. Willett and George T.Y. Chen. The Correlation Between Respiratory Tumor Motion and External Marker Motion. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Extended Abstracts

2022
Johanna Brewer. Playing Unbound: Towards a Radically Intersectional HCI. Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY), Bremen, Germany.
2012
Amanda Williams and Johanna Brewer. Indy R&D: Doing HCI Research Off the Beaten Path. Extended Abstracts of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Austin, TX.
2008
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer and Alex Taylor. Automated Journeys. Workshop Proceedings of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Seoul, Korea.
2008
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer, Karen Martin, Iacopo Carreras and David Tacconi. undersound and the Above Ground. Poster Presentation at the 5th International Mobile Music Workshop (MMW), Vienna, Austria.
2008
Johanna Brewer. Underground & About Town (After Dark). Night and Darkness: Interaction After Dark Workshop, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Florence, Italy.
2007
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer and Karen Martin. In-between Theory and Practice: Dialogues in Design Research. Extended Abstracts of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), San Jose, CA.
2007
Johanna Brewer and Paul Dourish. Imaging and Imagining the City. Imaging the City Workshop, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), San Jose, CA.
2006
Johanna Brewer. Alternative Mobilities In Orange County. Exurban Noir Workshop, International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Orange County, CA.
2006
Arianna Bassoli, Johanna Brewer and Karen Martin. undersound: Music and Mobility Under the City. Interactive Poster at the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Orange County, CA.
2006
Johanna Brewer and Arianna Bassoli. Reflections of Gender, Reflections on Gender: Designing Ubiquitous Computing Technologies. Gender and Interaction: Real and Virtual Women in a Male World Workshop, International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI), Venice, Italy.
2006
Johanna Brewer, Joseph 'Jofish' Kaye, Amanda Williams and Susan Wyche. Sexual Interactions: Why We Should Talk About Sex In HCI. Extended Abstracts of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Montreal, Canada.
2005
Johanna Brewer, Amanda Williams and Paul Dourish. Nimio: An Ambient Awareness Device. Demonstration at the European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW), Paris, France.
2005
Amanda Williams and Johanna Brewer. Distributed Displays, Infrastructure, and Empowerment. Metapolis and Urban Life Workshop, International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Tokyo, Japan.
2005
Johanna Brewer. Who Cares About Our Conceptual System?. Social Factors of Ubiquitous Computing Workshop, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Portland, OR.
2004
Johanna Brewer. Factors in Designing Effective Ambient Displays. Interactive Poster at the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Nottingham, UK.
2003
David P. Gierga, Johanna Brewer, Gregory C. Sharp, Margrit Betke, Christopher G. Willett, George T.Y. Chen. The Correlation Between External & Internal Markers for Abdominal Tumors: Implications for Respiratory Gating. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Salt Lake City, Utah.
Essays

2013
Johanna Brewer. Sexism in tech is everyone's problem. VentureBeat.
2005
Paul Dourish, Johanna Brewer and Genevieve Bell. Information as a Cultural Category. interactions, 12(4):31-33.
Accepted Talks

2023
Jun
Coming Out While Going Fast: Queer Conviviality in Speedrunning Live Streams
Accepted talk at Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference (Online & Seville, Spain)
2022
Nov
Playing Unbound: Towards a Radically Intersectional HCI
Accepted talk at Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) Conference (Online & Bremen, Germany)
2022
Jul
Coming Out While Going Fast
Accepted talk at Broadcast Bodies: Gender and Sexuality in Video Game Live Streaming Panel, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference (Online & Kraków, Poland)
2020
Jun
Coming Out While Going Fast
Accepted talk at Broadcast Bodies: Gender and Sexuality in Video Game Live Streaming Panel, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference (Tampere, Finland) Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020
May
Surprisingly Human: How Inclusive Speedrunners Create Safe Competitive Gaming Spaces
Accepted talk at Queerness and Games (QGCon) Conference (Montréal, Canada) Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020
Mar
Deriving Best Practices from the Inclusive Speedrunning Movement for a Broader Esports Audience
Accepted talk at Esports Summit, Game Developers (GDC) Conference (San Francisco, CA) Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019
May
Inclusive Streamers: Live Broadcasting Safe Spaces
Accepted talk at Media in Transition (MiT) Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  SLIDES
2013
Sep
Social Engineering for Everyday (Startup) Life
Accepted talk at Social Media Week, ImmobilienScout24 (Berlin, Germany)
2012
May
Indy R&D: Doing HCI Research Off the Beaten Path
Accepted talk at Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Conference, Austin Convention Center (Austin, TX)
2012
Mar
frestyl: Live, Local Music
Accepted talk at codemotion Conference, Facoltà di Ingegneria di Roma Tre (Rome, Italy)  VIDEO
2009
Feb
Urban Aesthetics: Reframing Mobility for Ubiquitous Computing
Accepted talk at PhD Defense, University of California, Irvine
2007
May
In-between Theory and Practice: Dialogues in Design Research
Accepted talk at Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Conference, San Jose Convention Center (San Jose, CA)
2007
Feb
A Handle on What's Going On: Combining Tangible Interfaces and Ambient Displays for Collaborative Groups
Accepted talk at Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI) Conference, Sheraton Convention Center Hotel (Baton Rouge, LA)
2007
Jan
Nimio
Accepted talk at Advancement to Candidacy, University of California, Irvine
2005
Apr
Overloading Information: Our Conceptual System in the Digital Age
Accepted talk at The Social and Cultural Aspects of Science and Technology Conference, Calit2, University of California, Irvine
Invited Talks & Guest Lectures

2023
Nov
Toward Equity: Neurodivergent Faculty as Trailblazers
Panelist at Faculty Development Series, Smith College (Northampton, MA)
2023
Nov
Rapid Intro to Speedrunning & Coming Out While Going Fast
Guest lecturer at 'Sex, Gender, and Media', Women's and Gender Studies Program, Mount Allison University (Sackville, Canada)
2023
Apr
Mascots & Indigenous Visibility in Sport and Language
Panelist at Sport Committee for Inclusion and Diversity, Smith College (Northampton, MA)
2023
Apr
ChatWTF: Meet the New AI
Invited talk at Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Tuesday Talks, Smith College (Northampton, MA)
2023
Apr
Diverse Paths through Computer Science
Panelist at Massachusetts Gender-Inclusive Computing Celebration (MAGICC) Conference, Smith College (Northampton, MA)
2023
Apr
Indigenous Platform Activism Proposal
Invited talk at Common Grounds: Toward (Re)Thinking Global Indigeneity, Kahn Project Seminar, Smith College (Northampton, MA)
2023
Mar
The Organizations That Help Aspiring Gaming Professionals and Streamers Grow Their Careers
Panelist at PAX East Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (Boston, MA)
2022
Apr
Collected Company: How Do We Get More People in the Room?
Panelist at PAX East Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (Boston, MA)
2021
Jan
Inclusive Media Platforms: Designing Technology for Social Change
Invited talk at Computer Science Department, Smith College (Online)
2020
Jun
2020
Feb
Building an Inclusive Esports Curriculum
Invited talk at College Esports Expo (CEX) Conference, Boston Park Plaza Hotel (Boston, MA)
2020
Feb
Fostering Inclusion in Scholastic Esports Clubs
Invited talk at College Esports Expo (CEX) Conference, Boston Park Plaza Hotel (Boston, MA)
2020
Feb
Inclusive Media Platforms: Designing Technology for Social Change
Invited talk at Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
2019
Jun
AnyKey: Fairness and Inclusivity in Gaming
Invited talk at LUDUS Oasis Conference, Game Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2019
Mar
Inclusive Streamers: Live Broadcasting Safe Spaces
Invited talk at Art+Design Department, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)  SLIDES
2016
Apr
WBUR Dashboard Initiative
Invited talk at Board of Overseers Dinner & Meeting, WBUR (Boston, MA)
2014
May
Alumni Advice for New SBC Mentors
Panelist at Startupbootcamp Mentor Training, Rainmaking Loft (Berlin, Germany)
2014
Apr
Building a Tech Team for Non-Techie Founders
Invited talk at Tech for Non-Tech CEOs & Co-Founders, Rainmaking Loft (Berlin, Germany)
2014
Apr
Hiring Techies Who Are Entrepreneurs
Panelist at Tech for Non-Tech CEOs & Co-Founders, Rainmaking Loft (Berlin, Germany)
2014
Apr
Berlin Geekettes presents Frestyl: Building a Successful Startup
Panelist at Apple In-Store Event, Apple Store (Berlin, Germany)  VIDEO
2014
Mar
2014
Jan
Competizioni e Opportunità per Startup: Esperienze e Sfide per il 2014
Panelist at digItaly, hub:raum (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Nov
Mobile Growth Hacking: How to Bring Down the Cost of Installs and Get Value for Your Marketing Budget
Panel moderator at App Promotion Summit, Hotel Adlon Kempinski (Berlin, Germany)  VIDEO
2013
Nov
Sharing Success: What You Can Take Away From Hard Earned Experience
Panelist at App Promotion Summit, Hotel Adlon Kempinski (Berlin, Germany)  VIDEO
2013
Sep
frestyl: Music You Love Tonight
Invited talk at MLOVE Mobile x Music, Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg, Germany)
2013
Sep
frestyl: Music You Love Tonight
Invited talk at Berlin Music Week WORD!, Postbahnhof (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Sep
Towards More Diversity in Contemporary Music Culture and Technology
Panelist at Berlin Music Week WORD!, Postbahnhof (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Aug
Finding Your Career Direction
Panel moderator at Berlin Geekeettes Mentorship Program, Google (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Jul
Social Engineering for Everyday (Startup) Life
Invited talk at Geek Girl Meetup, Supermarkt (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Jul
Q&A with SBC Alumni
Panelist at Startupbootcamp Selection Days, Rainmaking Loft (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Jun
The Unstoppable Train: How I Became An Engineer Before I Knew I Had A Choice
Invited talk at Berlin Geekettes She++ Screening, Google + The Factory (Berlin, Germany)
2013
May
frestyl: Music You Love Tonight
Invited talk at COLAM: Columbia University Business and Law School Alumni Association, H10 Berlin Ku’damm (Berlin, Germany)
2013
May
Undiscovered Country: How To Get Started Exploring Big Data
Panel moderator at codemotion Conference, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (Berlin, Germany)  REPO
2013
Mar
Essere Accelerati a Berlino
Panelist at digItaly, Betahaus (Berlin, Germany)
2012
Nov
frestyl: I Love Live Music
Invited talk at Startupbootcamp Demo Day, Umspannwerk Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany)  VIDEO
2012
May
frestyl
Invited talk at Italian Business & Investment Initiative, Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel (New York, NY)
2011
Jul
The Music Business Sails into Uncharted Territory
Panelist at Trigger Creative, Peace & Love Festival (Borlänge, Sweden)
2011
May
frestyl: La Nostra Storia di Come Nasce e Cresce Una Startup
Invited talk at Programmers in Padua, Caffè Ti Amo (Padua, Italy)  VIDEO
2011
Feb
Giving to Get: The Underestimated Role of Openness in Development
Invited talk at Girl Geek Dinners Roma, Lanificio 159 (Rome, Italy)
2009
May
What Can Ethnography Do for Technology?
Invited talk at Media and Design Laboratory (LDM) Seminar, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2008
May
About Town: The Challenge of Designing for the Urban Experience
Invited talk at lab:USE Seminar, Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2008
Mar
The Social Side of Everyday Technologies
Invited talk at AT&T Labs Research (Florham Park, NJ)
2007
Mar
Sex and Computational Technology
Panelist at South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, Austin Convention Center (Austin, TX)  AUDIO
2006
Sep
Piecing Together the Puzzle of the Tube
Invited talk at People and Practices Research Seminar, Intel Research (Hillsboro, OR)
2006
May
Alternative Mobilities: Who Rides the Bus and Why Do We Care?
Invited talk at People and Practices Research Seminar, Intel Research (Hillsboro, OR)
2003
Apr
Analysis of Tracking Surgical Clips in Fluoroscopy Video
Invited talk at Image and Video Computation Seminar, Computer Science Department, Boston University
2002
Dec
Wearable Input Devices for the Hands
Invited talk at Artificial Intelligence Seminar, Computer Science Department, Boston University
2001
Dec
Wearable Computers: An Overview of Wearable City / Wearable Cinema and the Beware Home
Invited talk at Video-Based Human-Computer Interfaces Seminar, Computer Science Department, Boston University
Demonstrations & Exhibitions

2020
Feb
AnyKey's GLHF Pledge
Exhibition at PAX East Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (Boston, MA)
2013
Sep
frestyl
Exhibition at Lange Nacht der Startups, Hauptstadtrepräsentanz der Deutschen Telekom (Berlin, Germany)
2013
May
frestyl
Exhibition at codemotion Conference, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (Berlin, Germany)
2013
May
Berlin Geekettes
Exhibition at codemotion Conference, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (Berlin, Germany)
2011
Oct
frestyl
Demonstration at Web 2.0 Expo NY Startup Showcase, Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers (New York, NY)
2011
Jun
frestyl
Exhibition at MI AMI, Idroscalo (Milan, Italy)
2010
Jun
frestyl
Exhibition at MI AMI, Idroscalo (Milan, Italy)
2007
Jun
Nimio
Demonstration at Bren Hall Dedication & Open House, Bren Hall, University of California, Irvine  VIDEO
2007
May
Mobilities not Mobility: Aesthetic Journeys & undersound
Poster presentation at People and Practices Research Open House, Intel Research (Hillsboro, OR)
2006
Sep
undersound: Music and Mobility Under the City
Poster presentation at Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa (Orange County, CA)
2005
Nov
Nimio
Demonstration at IEEE Sensors Reception, Calit2, University of California, Irvine
2005
Sep
Nimio: An Ambient Awareness Device
Demonstration at European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW), Maison de la Mutualité (Paris, France)
2005
Jul
Ubiquitous Graphics
Demonstration at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, CA)
2005
Jun
Nimio: An Ambient Awareness Device
Demonstration at Institute for Software Research Forum, Calit2, University of California, Irvine
2004
Sep
Factors in Designing Effective Ambient Displays
Poster presentation at Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), East Midlands Conference Centre (Nottingham, UK)
2004
Apr
Real-Time 4D Tumor Tracking and Modeling From Internal and External Fiducials in Fluoroscopy
Poster presentation at Science and Technology Day, Graduate Computer Research Laboratory, Boston University
2004
Apr
Real-Time 4D Tumor Tracking and Modeling From Internal and External Fiducials in Fluoroscopy
Poster presentation at Industry Affiliates Program Research Day, Graduate Computer Research Laboratory, Boston University
Leadership & Organizing

2023
Mar
Breaking Barriers in Mobile Game Dev Workshop
Event organizer at AnyKey (Online)
2020
Jun
Fostering Inclusion in Collegiate Esports Clubs Workshop
Event organizer at Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference (Tampere, Finland) Cancelled due to COVID-19
2018
Jun
Food Rainbow Night
Event organizer at Neta Snook (Sherborn, MA)
2018
Feb
CryptoParty
Event organizer at ACLU Massachusetts (Boston, MA)
2017
Jul
Human-Centered Innovation Workshop
Event organizer at Public Radio BizLab, WBUR (Boston, MA)
2015
Oct
Music Hackathon & Jamathon
Event organizer at HUBweek, Converse World Headquarters (Boston, MA)  VIDEO  REPO
2012
Mar
Ruby Social Club
Event organizer at frestyl (Rome, Italy)
2010
Dec
Ethnography & Interaction Design for In-Between Seasons Workshop
Event organizer at Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Seminar, University of Sassari (Alghero, Italy)
2010
Dec
UpStart Drink
Event organizer at ZTL (Rome, Italy)
2010
Oct
UpStart Drink
Event organizer at Caffè Emporio (Rome, Italy)
2010
Jun
Italians Do It Live: Featuring Posi, Serpenti & LE-LI
Event organizer at House of Yes (Brooklyn, NY)  VIDEO
2010
Jun
Italians Do It Live: Featuring Posi, Serpenti & LE-LI
Event organizer at Northside Festival, Public Assembly (Brooklyn, NY)  VIDEO
2010
Jun
Italians Do It Live: Featuring Posi, Serpenti & LE-LI
Event organizer at Fat Baby (New York, NY)
2010
Apr
UpStart Drink
Event organizer at Caffè Emporio (Rome, Italy)
2010
Feb
UpStart Drink
Event organizer at Faenas Cafe (Rome, Italy)
2009
Nov
UpStart Roma
Event organizer at Publisoftweb (Rome, Italy)
2009
Oct
Roma UpStarts Fall Kick-Off
Event organizer at Bibli (Rome, Italy)
2009
Jul
Roma Start-Up Brunch
Event organizer at BaràBook (Rome, Italy)
2008
Sep
Automated Journeys Workshop
Event organizer at Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), COEX (Seoul, South Korea)
2008
Jul
Near Futures: A New Approach to Service Design
Event organizer at CMU Portugal Madeira Summer Academy in HCI, Madeira Tecnopolo (Funchal, Portugal)
2007
Oct
A Public (in)Convenience: A Workshop on Public Toilets
Event organizer at Waag Society (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2006
Sep
Betwixt: A Workshop on Technology & Transitional Spaces
Event organizer at Calit2, University of California, Irvine
2006
Jul
Why Wait?: A Workshop on Place/Time & Future Technologies
Event organizer at Bartlett School of Architecture (London, UK)
2006
Apr
Sexual Interactions: Why We Should Talk About Sex in HCI
Event organizer at Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Conference, Palais des Congrès (Montreal, Canada)
Community Education & Outreach

2021
Apr
Inclusion 101: Keeping It Comfy + Bystander Intervention
Guest educator at Training Workshop, UCI Esports (Online)
2021
Mar
Inclusion 101: Keeping it Comfy for Everyone (Prerecorded Training)
Guest educator at Electronic Arts
2021
Jan
Inclusion 101: Keeping it Comfy for Everyone
Guest educator at Madden Pro Player Workshop, Electronic Arts (Online)
2021
Jan
Against Platform Determinism Workshop
Discussant at Data & Society (Online)
2020
Dec
Inclusion 101 Allyship for Competitive Gaming
Guest educator at Competitive Gaming Staff Workshop, Electronic Arts (Online)
2020
Nov
The Culture of Esports (Prerecorded Training)
Guest educator at Games and Online Harassment Hotline
2020
Oct
Inclusion 101: Allyship for Live Streaming Live Stream
Guest educator at AnyKey's Twitch Channel  VIDEO
2020
Oct
Inclusion 101: Allyship for Collegiate Esports Live Stream
Guest educator at AnyKey's Twitch Channel  VIDEO
2018
Dec
Computer Science Education Weekend
Guest educator at Museum of Science (Boston, MA)
2018
Nov
Women & Girls in STEM
Guest educator at Museum of Science (Boston, MA)
2018
Jan
Technology Advisory Group Outreach Workshop
Guest educator at ACLU Massachusetts (Boston, MA)
2013
May
Arduino For Beginners
Guest educator at Open Tech School, Co-Up (Berlin, Germany)
Media Appearances

2022
Jul
Logging in to The World of Collegiate Esports
Interviewed at Forum, KQED (San Francisco, CA)  AUDIO
2013
Sep
Musik Start-ups: Spotify und frestyl
Interviewed at Joizone, Joiz (Berlin, Germany)  VIDEO
2012
Mar
Italian Founders Interviews
Interviewed at codemotion Conference, Facoltà di Ingegneria di Roma Tre (Rome, Italy)  VIDEO
2011
Jul
How Artists, Fans, Labels, Startups and Technology Are Defining the Future of Music
Interviewed at Trigger Creative, Peace & Love Festival (Borlänge, Sweden)
Competitions

2014
Jun
Audience choice award & 2nd place from the judges for frestyl
Awarded at European Geekettes Demo Day, Google (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Mar
2nd place for Life In Music
Awarded at Berlin Geekettes Hackathon, Telekom Innovation Laboratories (Berlin, Germany)
2012
Oct
1st place for frestyl
Awarded at Pitchslam, Theater Kapelle (Berlin, Germany)
2012
Aug
Selected to join Startupbootcamp Berlin for frestyl
Awarded at Startupbootcamp Selection Days, Umspannwerk Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany)
2011
Feb
Two prizes for Squiz
Awarded at Hackitaly, Blend Tower (Milan, Italy)
Grants & Fellowships

2024
Game Changers Verification [Season 2]. Renewed sponsorship from Riot Games to continue research on AnyKey's eligibility certification system for players competing in marginalized gender esports tournaments. Co-PI with Morgan Romine. ($93,500)
2023
Livestreaming Gender Expansive Activism. Grant from the Project for Women and Social Change, Smith College, to organize a two-day symposium in 2024. ($16,045)
2023
Game Changers Verification. Sponsorship from Riot Games to research the deployment of a custom eligibility verification system for players competing in marginalized gender Valorant tournaments. Co-PI with Morgan Romine. ($115,000)
2022
Inclusive Mobile Gaming. Sponsorship from Google to research experiences of underrepresented mobile game developers and identify opportunities for supportive intervention. Co-PI with Morgan Romine. ($170,000)
2022
Common Grounds: Toward (Re)Thinking Global Indigeneity. Fellowship from the Kahn Institute, Smith College. (course release)
Teaching & Course Development

2023
Fall
CSC223 Software Engineering. Intermediate-level undergraduate course. 17 students. Developed two new live coding activities in Ruby on Rails to build student confidence with breaking ground on unfamiliar frameworks.
2023
Fall
CSC120 Object-Oriented Programming. Introductory-level undergraduate course. 33 students. Joined Jordan Crouser to trial team-teaching this redesigned middle step of the CS intro sequence with an emphasis on live coding in Java.
2023
Spring
CSC223 Software Engineering. Intermediate-level undergraduate course. 32 students. Designed and updated two in-class exercises to improve student mastery of time estimation, system decomposition, and wireframing.
2022
Fall
CSC356 Platform Activism. Upper-level undergraduate seminar. 15 students. Updated syllabus to include newly published papers with a focus on the intersection of race, gender, and technology.
2022
Fall
CSC223 Software Engineering. Intermediate-level undergraduate course. 23 students. Upgraded the course's major project codebase, and attendant documentation, to use the latest version of Ruby on Rails (v7).
2022
Spring
CSC223 Software Engineering. Intermediate-level undergraduate course. 27 students. Updated curriculum to incorporate interactive video training materials.
2022
Spring
CSC151 Programming Language Concepts. Introductory-level undergraduate course. 24 students. Experimentally redesigned curriculum as guided workshop geared towards developing fluency in multiple languages (Python, Ruby, JavaScript).
2021
Fall
CSC356 Platform Activism. Upper-level undergraduate seminar. 11 students. Developed timely new course to foster critical reflection on the power of big tech and conduct independent human-computer interaction (HCI) research projects in response.
2021
Fall
CSC223 Software Engineering. Intermediate-level undergraduate course. 31 students. Redesigned course to simulate experience of junior engineer joining new team developing in a contemporary web framework (Ruby on Rails 6).
Student Researchers

2023
Fall
Special Studies: HCI Research on Inclusive Design. 5 research assistants: Alicia Weaver, Hamssatou Almahamoudou Maiga, Helen Glover, Karen Shokobishi, Yurika Nakagawa.
2023
Spring
Special Studies: IDL Ethnography & Software Engineering. 8 research assistants: Adriana Beltran Andrade, Asher Uman, Brenda Gutierrez, Helen Glover, Karen Shokobishi, Manar Alnazer, Meredith Diamond, Rhys Z. Vulpe.
2022
Fall
Special Studies: IDL Ethnography. 2 research assistants: Meredith Diamond, Rhys Z. Vulpe.
2022
Summer
Summer Research Fellowship (SURF): IDL Ethnography & Software Engineering. 3 research assistants: Meredith Diamond, Rhys Z. Vulpe, Wakana Ninohira.
2022
Spring
Special Studies: IDL Ethnography & Software Engineering. 6 research assistants: Bri Laurenceau, Eleni Partakki, Ileanna Garcia, Meredith Diamond, Rhys Z. Vulpe, Wakana Ninohira.
Service to Smith College & CS Department

2023 - Now
Research Working Group. Member of the college committee to address challenges of undergraduate research.
2023 - Now
Game Development Club. Faculty advisor to the student-driven video game developers' group.
2022 - Now
CS Presentation to the Majors (PttM). Organizer and emcee for new spring event showcasing faculty research areas.
2022 - Now
CS Seminar Series. Organizer of new monthly "munch & mingle" lunch lecture events. Eight guests speakers in first year.
2022 - Now
CS Student Liaisons. Faculty advisor for student representatives to the computer science department.
2022 - Now
Smithies in CS. Faculty advisor for student-led computer science community focused on event organization.
2022 - Now
Smith Gaming Club. Faculty advisor to the college's student-run video game social group.
2022 - Now
Arts & Technology Minor. CS faculty advisor for interdisciplinary in media arts and technology studies.
2021 - Now
Science Center Committee on Diversity (SCCD). Department representative. Organizer for CS student listening sessions.
Academic Service

2024
Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). Peer reviewer for the technical symposium.
2024
Human Factors in Computing Systems (alt.chi). Peer reviewer for the alternative forum at the conference.
2021
Against Platform Determinism. Discussant for the Data & Society workshop.
2017
Designing Interactive Systems (DIS). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2012
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2012
Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2011
Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2011
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2009
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2009
Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2008
Human Factors in Computing Systems (alt.chi). Peer reviewer for the alternative forum at the conference.
2008
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2008
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2008
Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI). Peer reviewer for the Australian conference.
2008
Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2007
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2006
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Peer reviewer for the conference.
2005
Institute for Software Research (GSRF). Peer reviewer for the UCI Graduate Student Forum.
Professional Memberships

2021 - Now
ACM Association for Computing Machinery
2021 - Now
SIGCHI Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
2023 - Now
SCMS Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Skills & Expertise

Natural Languages: English, Italian, and Latin.

Programming Languages: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, jQuery, JSON, XML, AJAX, C, C++, Objective-C, Java, Swift, Python, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, R, PHP, Fortran, Fortran 95, Flash, OpenGL, Matlab, Gnuplot, Lex, Yacc, MIPS, BACI, DICOM, nesC, TinyOS, Processing, Arduino, Scratch, and BASIC.

Frameworks & Tools: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Git, GitHub, OBS, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, MacOS, Windows, Linux, LaTex, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Google Suite, XCode, VSCode, Eclipse, TextMate, and Postman.

Industry Expertise: Full stack web development, mobile development, UX design, graphic design, media production, product management, business model analysis, organizational ethnography, data visualization, data science, near field communication, and hardware fabrication.

Academic Expertise: Human-computer interaction (HCI), ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), media studies, game studies, and science & technology studies (STS).