Speaking

Here are some of my recent and upcoming speaking events.

• Blocked by the System: How Current Voice AI Silences People Who Stutter. Panel presentation. American Association for Advancement in Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. Feb 16, 2024. [Abstract, Slides]

• The Value and Value System of AI. Invited speaker at 奇途无障碍 - 人工智能下的残障女性就业 (Seminar: Employment Opportunities for Women with Disabilities in AI Era). Jan 28, 2024. [Slides]

• Stuttering community can create their own technological future.. Part of online exhibition Multiverse: Disability, Technology, and Co-created Futures curated by Tsinghua University Science Museum & MIT Museum. Dec 2, 2023. [Link]

• International Stuttering Awareness Day. Keynote speaker by 口吃说 (StammerTalk). Oct 21, 2023.

• Claim Your Virtual Presence. Workshop organizer and moderator. National Stuttering Associate Annual Conference. Jul 6, 2023. [Summary, Handout]

• 人工智能数据标注行业扫描~(AI Data Annotation Industry) (in Chinese). Invited speaker at 奇途无障碍 - 数字经济与残障女性就业分享第05期~(Digital Economy and Employment Opportunities for Women with Disabilities Forum Vol. 05). May 6, 2023. [Text summary]

• "The World is Designed for Fluent People":Benefits and Challenges of Videoconferencing Technologies for People Who Stutter. Paper presentation at CHI '23. Apr 26, 2023. [Video, Slides]

• Sociotechnical Challenges in Voice-Activated AI. Panelist at Michigan State University, Voice-Activated AI for Stuttered Speech Convergence Symposium. Apr 14, 2023.

• 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]