Talk Title: Entangled Ecologies: Designing Bio-Digital Futures Speaker:  Fiona Bell, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ; Director of Entangled Ecologies Lab Location: IRB 4105 and Zoom Abstract:  In light of current environmental crises, the emerging field of Biological Human-Computer Interaction (Bio-HCI) focuses on building deeper relationships between humans, computers, and…

Talk Title:  Rethinking One-Size-Fits-All: Designing Cognitively Accessible Visualizations Speaker:  Keke Wu, Assistant Professor, College of Information, University of Maryland ; Director of the Lived Data Collective ; Associate Director of MIDA Location: IRB 4105 and Zoom Abstract:  Data visualization amplifies cognition and broadens access to information. Yet most visualizations are designed with a narrow audience in…