The Tech Solidarity Lab @cmuhcii seeks to open new opportunities for community-driven technology development through design inquiry and participatory research.

Joined September 2020
[1/7] The labor shortage is hitting housekeeping hard. 🧹Many guest room attendants (GRAs) are leaving the industry in record numbers due to worsening labor conditions. Meanwhile, algorithmic management promises to bridge the gap…
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[6/7] Led by @3llsaria and @perhaxis, @researchesa92, Christine Riordan, @hj_rho, @chinmay, Marlen Martinez-Lopez, @betsyhoteldoc, Ben Begleiter, and Jodi Forlizzi đź’ś
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[7/7] This wouldn’t have been possible without the collaboration of UNITE HERE, and the expertise of GRAs who are already making change in their workplaces 💪
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A new piece from lab member @_chinar_ on feminist futures of work, featured in the SAGE Handbook of Human–Machine Communication
We're thrilled to announce the publication of the chapter, "A feminist Human–Machine Communication Framework: Collectivizing by design for inclusive work futures," co-authored by @_chinar_, @3Lmantra & @usharaman: tinyurl.com/yckjk5b3
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New this year, join us for a *free* virtual Community Keynote to kick-off FAccT'23!
We’re excited to announce a free online community keynote webinar – Productivity Monitoring, Surveillance, Automation, and Big Tech Harms: How Truckers Build Power and Fight Back – featuring @WilneidaNegron @truckerdesiree and @MitraEbadolahi cmu.zoom.us/webinar/register… #facct2023
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Excited to share that “Stories from the Frontline: Recuperating Essential Worker Accounts of AI Integration”, written by @estherykang and @perhaxis, received an Honorable Mention in the Best Paper category at #DIS22 (@acmdis2022). Links to the paper and presentation 👇 [1/ ]
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Connor Shannon, Ryan Adibi, Lanna Lang, @SamShorey, Estefania Rodriguez, Franchesca Spektor, and Dominique Montiel Valle. [11/ ]
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This work was made possible in part by the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF): nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAwar… [Fin]
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