Maitraye Das

• Rudaiba Adnin and Maitraye Das. 2024. "I look at it as the king of knowledge": How Blind People Use and Understand Generative AI Tools. To appear in Proceedings of the International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, (ASSETS '24). [ACM DL Link]

• Maitraye Das, Abigale Stangl, and Leah Findlater. 2024. "That comes with a huge career cost": Understanding Collaborative Ideation Experiences of Disabled Professionals. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, (CSCW '24). [ACM DL Link]

• Maitraye Das, Alex Fiannaca, Meredith Ringel Morris, Shaun Kane, and Cynthia Bennett. 2024. From Provenance to Aberrations: Image Creator and Screen Reader User Perspectives on Alt Text for AI-Generated Images. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24). [ACM DL Link] [Video]

• Kiley Sobel, Maitraye Das, Sara Behbakht, and Julie Kientz. 2024. Incloodle-Classroom: Technology for Inclusive Joint Media Engagement in a Neurodiverse Kindergarten Classroom. In ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). [ACM DL Link]

• Maitraye Das, Darren Gergle, and Anne Marie Piper. 2023. Simphony: Enhancing Accessible Pattern Design Practices among Blind Weavers. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’23). [ACM DL Link] [Video]

• Maitraye Das, Thomas McHugh, Anne Marie Piper, and Darren Gergle. 2022. Co11ab: Augmenting Accessibility in Synchronous Collaborative Writing for People with Vision Impairments. In Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22). [ACM DL Link] [Video]

• Maitraye Das, Anne Marie Piper, and Darren Gergle. 2022. Design and Evaluation of Accessible Collaborative Writing Techniques for People with Vision Impairments. In ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), Vol. 29, 2, Article 9 (April 2022), 42 pages. [ACM DL link] [Video]

• Maitraye Das, John Tang, Kathryn E. Ringland, and Anne Marie Piper. 2021. Towards Accessible Remote Work: Understanding Work-from-Home Practices of Neurodivergent Professionals. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 5, CSCW1, Article 183, (April 2021), 30 pages. [ACM DL link] [Video]
  *Best Paper Award
  *Recognition for Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion

• Kelly Avery Mack, Maitraye Das, Dhruv Jain, Danielle Bragg, John Tang, Andrew Begel, Erin Beneteau, Josh Urban Davis, Abraham Glasser, Joon Sung Park, and Venkatesh Potluri. 2021. Mixed Abilities and Varied Experiences: A Group Autoethnography of a Virtual Summer Internship. In Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’21), 22 pages. [ACM DL link] [Blog post]
  *Best Paper Nomination
  *Invited for publication in Communications of the ACM Research Highlights

• Katya Borgos-Rodriguez, Maitraye Das, and Anne Marie Piper. 2021. Melodie: A Design Inquiry into Accessible Crafting through Audio-Enhanced Weaving. In ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), Vol. 14, 1, Article 5 (March 2021), 30 pages. [ACM DL link][Video]

• Maitraye Das, Katya Borgos-Rodriguez, and Anne Marie Piper. 2020. Weaving by Touch: A Case Analysis of Accessible Making. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '20), April 2020. [ACM DL link] [Video]
  *Best Paper Honorable Mention Award

• Maitraye Das, Darren Gergle, and Anne Marie Piper. 2019. "It doesn’t win you friends": Understanding Accessibility in Collaborative Writing for People with Vision Impairments. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 3, CSCW, Article 191 (November 2019), 26 pages. [ACM DL link]
  *Best Paper Honorable Mention Award

• Maitraye Das, Brent Hecht, and Darren Gergle. 2019. The Gendered Geography of Contributions to OpenStreetMap: Complexities in Self-Focus Bias. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '19), Glasgow, Scotland, May 2019, paper 563, 14 pages. [ACM DL link]

• Nusrat Jahan Mazumder, Maitraye Das, Tanzima Hashem, Sharmin Afrose, and Khandaker Ashrafi Akbar. 2019. Towards Privacy-preserving Authenticated Disease Risk Queries. In the Journal of Information Processing, Vol. 27, (September 2019), pp. 624-642. [Journal link]

• Maitraye Das, Nusrat Jahan Mazumder, Sharmin Afrose, Khandaker Ashrafi Akbar, and Tanzima Hashem. 2018. A Novel Secret Sharing Approach for Privacy-Preserving Authenticated Disease Risk Queries in Genomic Databases. In Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE International Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications (COMPSAC ’18),, Tokyo, Japan, July 2018, pp. 645-654. [IEEE Xplore link] [Video]
  *Best Paper Award

• Moushumi Sharmin, Monsur Hossain, Abir Saha, Maitraye Das, Margot Maxwell, and Shameem Ahmed. 2018. From Research to Practice: Informing the Design of Autism Support Smart Technology. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '18), Montreal, Canada, April 2018, paper 102, 16 pages. [ACM DL link] [Video]

• Maitraye Das, Katya Borgos-Rodriguez, and Anne Marie Piper. 2023. A Case Study of Skilled Craftwork among Blind Fiber Artists. In Elizabeth Guffey ed. After Universal Design: The Disability Design Revolution. Bloomsbury. [Note: This work was supported by NSF grant IIS-1901456.]

• Cynthia Bennett, Maitraye Das, Michael Madaio, Abigale Stangl. 2023. Intro to Popular Generative AI Tools: Opportunities and Challenges for Accessibility. In Accessible Technology Conference hosted by the New York Public Library.

• Maryam Bandukda, Giulia Barbareschi, Aneesha Singh, Dhruv Jain, Maitraye Das, Tamanna Motahar, Jason Wiese, Lynn Cockburn, Amit Prakash, David Frohlich, Catherine Holloway. 2022. A Workshop on Disability Inclusive Remote Co-Design. In Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22). [ACM DL link]

• Kelly Avery Mack, Maitraye Das, Dhruv Jain, Danielle Bragg, John Tang, Andrew Begel, Erin Beneteau, Josh Urban Davis, Abraham Glasser, Joon Sung Park, and Venkatesh Potluri. 2023. Mixed Abilities and Varied Experiences: A Group Autoethnography of a Virtual Summer Internship. In Communications of the ACM 66, 8 (August 2023). [ACM DL link]

• Maria Hamdani, Najma Farrukh Hamdani, Maitraye Das. 2023. How to Enhance Productivity of Your Employees with ADHD in the Virtual Workplace. In MIT Sloan Management Review.

• Maitraye Das. 2021. Designing for Accessible Collaborative Content Creation for People with Vision Impairments. In Human Computer Interaction Consortium (HCIC ’21). [Poster]

• Maitraye Das. 2020. Designing for Collaborative Content Creation for People with Vision Impairments. In the 2020 Conference Companion Publication on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’20). [Doctoral consortium] [ACM DL link]

• Maitraye Das, Katya Borgos-Rodriguez, and Anne Marie Piper. 2020. Rethinking Power and Politics in Accessible Making. In the 2020 ACM CHI Workshop on Investigating the Role of Critical Disability Studies in HCI. [Position paper]

• Maitraye Das. 2019. Who Can See What: Privacy and Audience Management for People with Vision Impairments on Social Media. In the 2019 ACM CSCW Workshop on Addressing the Accessibility of Social Media , Austin, Texas, USA, November 2019. [Position paper]

• Maitraye Das. 2018. Understanding Collaborative Writing Practices of People with Visual Impairments. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp ’18), pp. 1744-1749. [Short paper & poster] [ACM DL link]

• Maitraye Das. 2018. Towards Understanding the Effects of Social Networking on Postpartum Depression in Women: An Analysis in the Context of Bangladesh. In Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2018. [Poster]

• Maitraye Das, Sharmin Afrose, and Tanzima Hashem. 2015. Protecting Genomic Privacy in Medical Tests using Distributed Storage. In Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Houston, Texas, USA, October 2015. [Poster]

• Maitraye Das, Sunandita Sarker, and Shahina Ferdous. 2014. SpeechAid: A Self-treatment System for Individuals with Speech Disorder via Mobile Application. In Grace Hopper Celebration India, India, November, 2014. [Poster]
  *Best Technical Poster

• Assistant Professor | Khoury College of Computer Sciences and Department of Art + Design, College of Arts, Media & Design

• PhD in Technology and Social Behavior | August 2022
• MS in Technology and Social Behavior | March 2021

• BS in Computer Science and Engineering with Honors & Magna cum laude | September 2015

• Postdoctoral Scholar | Center for Research & Education on Accessible Technology & Experiences (CREATE) and Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering | University of Washington, Seattle, WA | September 2022 - August 2023
  Worked with Heather Feldner, Julie Kientz, Leah Findlater, and James Fogarty, among others
• Graduate Research Assistant | Northwestern University | Advised by Darren Gergle and Anne Marie Piper | Fall 2017 - Summer 2022
• Research Intern | Ability Team, Microsoft Research, USA | Summer 2020
• Graduate Researcher | Northwestern University | Mentored by Brent Hecht | Fall 2017 - Summer 2018
• Researcher | Western Washington University, USA | Mentored by Moushumi Sharmin and Shameem Ahmed | Summer 2017
• Undergraduate Researcher | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Advised by Tanzima Hashem | 2014 - 2017

• Google Research Scholar Award ($60,000) | Human-Computer Interaction | 2024
• Postdoc Research Award ($10,000) | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington | 2022-23
• Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training (ARRT) Postdoctoral Fellowship | UW Center for Research & Education on Accessible Technology & Experiences | Funding: NIDILRR | 2022-23
• Invited article in Communications of the ACM Research Highlights | 2022
• Donald H. and Carolyn E. Ecroyd Fellowship | Dept of Communication Studies, Northwestern University | 2022
• Rising Star in EECS | Organized by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2021
• Best Paper Award | ACM CSCW 2021
• Recognition for Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion (Paper) | ACM CSCW 2021
• Best Paper Nomination | ACM ASSETS 2021
• PhD Student Research Award | Dept of CS, Northwestern University | 2021
• Dissertation Research Grant | Northwestern University | 2021 ($1,500)
• Graduate Research Grant | Northwestern University | 2021-22 ($2,999)
• Finalist (top 20) | Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship 2020
• Best Paper Honorable Mention Award | ACM CHI 2020
• Best Paper Honorable Mention Award | ACM CSCW 2019
• Special Recognition for Outstanding Review | ACM CHI (6 times), ACM CSCW (2 times), ACM DIS
• Conference Travel Grant | Northwestern University | 2018-2022 (~$6,000)
• Best Paper Award | IEEE COMPSAC 2018
• Student Travel Grant | ACM UbiComp 2018 ($600)
• Student Scholarship | Grace Hopper Celebration 2018
• Best Undergraduate Thesis Award | Computer Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology | 2015
• Best Technical Poster | Grace Hopper Celebration India 2014
• Student Scholarship | Grace Hopper Celebration India 2014
• Dean’s List Award | Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology | 2011 - 2015
• University Merit Scholarship | Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology | 2011 - 2014

• Northeastern University, Khoury College of Computer Sciences | Fall 2024
  Instructor, CS 7390 - Special Topics in Human-Centered Computing (Accessible Technology Design)
• Northeastern University, Department of Art + Design, CAMD | Spring 2024
  Instructor, ARTG 6600 - Experience Design Studio 2 (Section on Design and Accessibility)
• Northwestern University, Department of Computer Science/ Communication Studies | Winter 2022
  Teaching Assistant in COMP_SCI 314/ COMM_ST 351 - Technology and Human Interaction
• United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh | October 2015 - March 2017
  Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  Courses taught: Digital Logic Design (theory and lab), Computer Architecture, Electrical Circuits, Assembly Programming Language

I love music. Singing, for me, has always been a blissful escape, a way to unwind. Coming from a music-loving family, my journey with singing started at an early age. I mostly cover Bangla songs. During my undergrad years, I performed in several events as a member of Murchhona, the central cultural club of BUET. After moving to the USA, I performed in a number of student organized events in Indianapolis and Chicago. You can check out my Youtube and Soundcloud profiles below.

My travel enthusiast soul always wants to go places (in its literal sense). I love to spend my free time planning the itinerary of my umpteenth future trip, and whenever I can carve out a few days off my busy schedule (and the world is not going through a pandemic-induced lockdown), I put on my traveler’s hat and check destinations off my lengthy bucket list. My travels have taken me to mountaintops that reach the clouds, awe-inspiring glaciers, torquoise lakes, thundering waterfalls, and pristine beaches. You can find some photos captured by my partner during our travels.