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Leah Zhang-Kennedy

Assistant Professor

Leah Zhang-Kennedy is an Assistant Professor in interaction design and user experience research at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Her research focuses on understanding and improving privacy experiences and practices for various user segments using multidisciplinary methods in HCI and user experience design.

She is cross-appointed with the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the U of W and an Adjunct Research Professor in the at Carleton University. She is a faculty member of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Games Institute and Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, and a member of .

Hilda Hadan

PhD candidate, Systems Design Engineering, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Projects: Deceptive Design in Extended Reality; Gamified Learning about Cryptocurrency

Jen (JaeEun) Shin

PhD student, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Research interests: human-robot interaction; Inclusive design; ethical issues in Artificial Intelligence (AI); educational technology

Chen (Bella) An

Master's student in Computer Science

Research interests: virtual reality for telehealth and vulnerable groups, user experience, HCI
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Shanza Shanza

Master's student in Computer Science

Research interests: Inclusive technology; cybersecurity and privacy

Michaela Valiquette

Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction

Research interests: User-centered design; accessibility; usable privacy

Research Assistants & Associates

, Research Associate | Studio Q Designs,ÌýResearch & Strategy Lead

Collaborators

We work closely with other researchers within and outside of U of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Lennart Nacke, Professor, and members of the

Ville Mäkelä, Assistant Professor, Stratford School

Yue Hu,ÌýAssistant Professor, andÌýmembers of the A.I.R. Lab

Carleton University

Assistant Professor, and members of the SPIRL lab

, Assistant Professor,Ìýand her research group in Systems and Computer Engineering

, Professor, and members of the CHORUS Lab

Other

,Ìýpostdoctoral researcher,ÌýUniversity of California, San Diego

Alumni

Graduate Students:

  • (2023) Christos Karanassios, Master of Applied Science in Human-Computer Interaction,ÌýCarleton University. Co-supervised with Hala Assal Stobert. Thesis:
  • (2022) Joy McLeod, Master of Arts inÌýHuman-Computer Interaction, Carleton University. Co-supervised with Elizabeth Stobert. Thesis:

Undergraduate Research Assistants:Ìý

  • (2023) Arya Dixit (Systems Design Engineering),ÌýChildren and Parents’ Mental Models of Security and Privacy in Humanoid Robots, Research Assistant.
  • (2022) Amanda Tianyue Du (Global Business And Digital Arts), Privacy Storytelling in IoT, Research Assistant
  • (2021) Esha Kulkarni (Global Business and Digital Arts), Canadian Guidelines for Safe Wandering, User Interface designer
  • (2021) Kouthar Waled (Computer Science), Concept-driven Storytelling with Creativity Support for Privacy Concepts,ÌýResearch Assistant

Interns:

  • (2024) Chetna Sharma, summer research internÌý
  • (2023) An Chen, Mitacs Globalink Undergraduate Intern
  • (2022) Asmita Mehta, summer research internÌý

Co-op Students:

  • (2022) Anthony Wu (Computer Science)
  • (2021) Winston So (Computer Engineering)Ìý

Research Associates:

Rogers Research Partnerships

  • (2022) Sydney Lamorea,ÌýProject Manager
  • (2022) Saira Aziz,ÌýUser Experience (UX) Researcher
  • (2022) Oluwafunminitemi (Temi) Oluwadare,ÌýResearch Analyst
  • (2022) Yizhou (Lydon) Pan,ÌýUser Interface Designer
  • (2022) Soda Li,ÌýUser Interface Designer
  • (2022) Zhongze (Michael) Sun,ÌýFront-End Software Developer