Speaking

Here are some of my recent and upcoming speaking events.

• Designing Empowering Technologies for and with Marginalized Communities. Computational Media Department Seminar at University of California, Santa Cruz. Mar 20, 2023. [Slides]

• AI and the Systematic Marginalization of People with Disabilities. Guest Lecture at University of Ottawa CSI5195/ELG5295/IAI5130 Ethics for Artificial Intelligence (winter 2023). Mar 8, 2023. [Video, Slides]

• Break the Invisible Wall: Challenges and Opportunities for People Who Stutter to Participate in In-person and Virtual Conferences. Organizer Seminar Series hosted by Virtual Chair. Jan 24, 2023. [Video, slides]

• AI and Accessibility (in Chinese). Featured at podcast by 扩博智聊 (Clobotics). Jan 19, 2023.

  • Part 1: She Built Meta's AI Accessibility Features for People with Visual Impairments
  • Part 2: How to Deweaponize Technologies Against Marginalized Communities
  • Text version

• Natural Language Processing for Media Accessibility Panel, with Amy Pavel, Shivam Singh, Michael Cooper. Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility Research Symposium. Jan 10, 2023.

• Finding Power From Shared Vulnerability. Invited talk at San Jose State Univeristy. Dec 2, 2022. [Poster)]

• AI and the Empowerment of People with Disabilities. Invited talk at SheTek Women's Tech Conference. Nov 3, 2022. [Slides]

• Acceptance and Empowerment as a Person Who Stutters (in Chinese). Invited speaker at International Stuttering Awareness Day Chinese Community Conference. Oct 22, 2022.

• From Silicon Vally Scientist to Founder of Nonprofit Organization (in Chinese). Video Interview by 口吃说 Stammer Talk. Oct 11, 2022. [Recording and summary]

• The Myth of Collectivism vs Individualism. Guest speaker at CityLit class X522: Advancing your Practice. Jul 15, 2022. [Slides]

• Women in STEM (in Chinese). Featured by 故事FM, one of the most popular Chinese language podcasts. Jul 13, 2022. [Episode]