[Access Lunch] Accessibility Lunch Seminar

[Peya Mowar]

Hi everyone,
There has been a change of rooms to* NSH 4513*.
Thanks and regards,
Peya Mowar
cs.cmu.edu/~peyajm29


On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM Peya Mowar <pmowar at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Accessibility Lunch Seminar
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> This Monday, we have Dr. Danielle Bragg joining us remotely for
> accessibility lunch. Please find the talk details below:
>
> Title: Deploying Real Systems for Better ML Data
>
> Abstract: Data quality is critical to ML success. However, curating
> real-world data is difficult, involving understanding human and technical
> requirements; managing time, budget, ethics, and legal considerations; and
> designing and implementing collection and processing mechanisms. As a
> result, many ML projects repurpose existing data or turn to synthetic data
> generation. Such datasets are typically limited in how well they reflect
> the real world, and negative downstream consequences may affect model
> performance, evaluation accuracy, user experience, and legal implications.
> These impacts are often felt most acutely by disabled and other underserved
> users.
> In this talk, I will demonstrate an approach to AI data curation to help
> overcome such challenges: deploying systems that simultaneously serve user
> needs and collect strategic AI data. Collecting data through real-world
> systems produces more realistic data, which is essential to training and
> evaluating inclusive and accurate models. At the same time, these systems
> can
>
> Bio: Danielle Bragg is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research. Her work
> focuses on developing computational systems that expand access to
> information, enhance productivity, and improve quality of life. Her work is
> interdisciplinary, combining human-computer interaction, applied machine
> learning, and accessibility. Her work has been recognized by paper awards
> at top-tier conferences, the Microsoft Ability Summit Innovation Award, and
> featured in The Economist. She holds a PhD in Computer Science and
> Engineering from the University of Washington, and a BA in Applied
> Mathematics from Harvard University.
>
> We will meet in NSH 3305 for this fascinating talk!
> Thanks and regards,
> Peya
>
> Attachments
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> Accessibility Lunch Seminar
> Monday Mar 31, 2025 ⋅ 12pm – 1pm (Eastern Time - New York)
> CMU Accessibility Lunch Seminar Series
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fcmubiglab.github.io%2Flunch%2F&sa=D&ust=1743606180000000&usg=AOvVaw2SNPRFi0ReCuEjmWEokKDX>
> About: This seminar series explores the evolution and future directions of
> accessibility research and practice. Each week, we discuss diverse facets
> of accessible and assistive technologies, featuring speakers from academia,
> industry, and beyond. The seminar is organised by the Accessibility
> Research Group
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Faccessibility.cs.cmu.edu%2F&sa=D&ust=1743606180000000&usg=AOvVaw2xz74iHeueItKRxFrBiT5r> at
> Carnegie Mellon University.
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> Peya Mowar is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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> Guests
> Peya Mowar <pmowar at andrew.cmu.edu> - creator
> calua.pataca at gmail.com
> Aaron Steinfeld <as7s at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Hamza El Alaoui <helalaou at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Frank Elavsky <fje at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Heather Kelley <hkelley at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Steph Weis <sweis at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Kora Hughes <kshughes at andrew.cmu.edu>
> accessibility-lunch at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
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