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Neha Kumar

Neha Kumar is an associate professor at Georgia Tech, where she works at the intersection of human-centered computing and global development. Her research engages feminist perspectives and assets-based approaches toward the design of technologies for and with underserved communities. She currently serves as SIGCHI president. [email protected]


There is no plan(et) B: On sustainability and HCI

Posted: Mon, December 23, 2024 - 12:04:00

There is no question that the impacts of climate change are being felt around the world: extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, record heat waves, forest fires, failing crops, the thinnest level of winter ice in the Antarctic. Yet, despite legally binding commitments to cut emissions and not meeting them being business-as-usual, global change has been disappointingly slow. The 1.5-degree goal,…