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BBL Speaker Series: Cindy Bennett

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Talk Title: TBD

Speaker: Vedant Das Swain, Assistant Professor, New York University.

Location: IRB 4105 and Zoom

Abstract: TBD.

Bio:  Dr. Cynthia Bennett is a Staff research scientist at Google Research. Her research is about making technology-mediated experiences, such as those leveraging generative AI, accessible to and representative of people with disabilities while mitigating harmful applications. Prior, Bennett was a researcher at Apple and a postdoctoral Research Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, after receiving her Ph.D. in Human Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington. Bennett’s research has been recognized with awards from top professional organizations, including the 2025 Skip Ellis Early Career Award from the Computing Research Association. She is also a disabled woman scholar committed to raising participation of people with disabilities in the tech industry.