Neha Kumar

Associate Professor

BBISS Co-lead: Collaborative Social Impact

Neha Kumar is an Associate Professor jointly appointed at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. Her research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction and global sustainable development, with a focus on global health and community informatics. Her work contributes feminist perspectives to the design and integration of emerging technologies across marginalized contexts in the Global South.

Her research has been recognized by multiple ACM Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards. Neha received the College of Computing's Lockheed Inspirational Young Faculty Award (2017) and the Lockheed Excellence in Teaching Award (2019). She currently serves as the President of ACM SIGCHI. She earned her Ph.D. in Information Management Systems from UC Berkeley, Master’s degrees in Computer Science and Education from Stanford University, and Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Applied Math from UC Berkeley.

neha.kumar@gatech.edu

Departmental Bio

BBISS Initiative Lead Project - Collaborative Social Impact

University, College, and School/Department

Georgia Institute of Technology > College of Computing > School of Interactive Computing

Research Focus Areas:

Shaping the Human-Technology Frontier

Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation

Additional Research:

Human-Computer Interaction for Global Development

IRI Connections:

IRI And Role