Alisha Pradhan
Alisha Pradhan
Assistant Professor, Informatics
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC)
Education
Ph.D.; University of Maryland-College Park; Information Studies; 2022
M.S.; University of Maryland-College Park; Human-computer Interaction; 2018
B.Tech.; National Institute of Technology; Industrial Design; 2015
M.S.; University of Maryland-College Park; Human-computer Interaction; 2018
B.Tech.; National Institute of Technology; Industrial Design; 2015
Website
2024 Fall Courses
IS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
IS 491 - SENIOR PROJECT - IS
IS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN INFO
IS 776 - IS RESEARCH STUDY
IS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IS 489 - INFO UNDERGRAD THESIS RESEARCH
IS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
IS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
IS 491 - SENIOR PROJECT - IS
IS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN INFO
IS 776 - IS RESEARCH STUDY
IS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IS 489 - INFO UNDERGRAD THESIS RESEARCH
IS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
IS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
Past Courses
IS 247: DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Research Interests
Human-computer Interaction (HCI), aging, and accessibility.
Journal Article
Hu, Ruipu, & Pradhan, Alisha, & Bonsignore, Elizabeth, & Lazar, Amanda (2024). Sustaining the Usefulness and Appeal of an Older Adult-led Makerspace through Developing and Adapting Resources. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1),
Harrington, Christina N, & Jelen, Ben, & Lazar, Amanda, & Martin-Hammond, Aqueasha, & Pradhan, Alisha, & Reeder, Blaine, & Siek, Katie (2021). Taking stock of the present and future of smart technologies for older adults and caregivers. https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/CCC-TransitionPaperOlderAdults.pdf,
Lazar, Amanda, & Jelen, Ben, & Pradhan, Alisha, & Siek, Katie A. (2021). Adopting Diffractive Reading to Advance HCI Research: A Case Study on Technology for Aging. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 28(5),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Lazar, Amanda (2020). Voice technologies to support aging in place: opportunities and challenges. Innovation in Aging, 4(Suppl 1), 317.
Pradhan, Alisha, & Lazar, Amanda, & Findlater, Leah (2020). Use of intelligent voice assistants by older adults with low technology use. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 27(4),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Findlater, Leah, & Lazar, Amanda (2019). “Phantom friend” or “just a box with information”: personification and ontological categorization of smart speaker-based voice assistants by older adults. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 3(CSCW),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Deepak, BBVL (2016). Design of intangible interface for mouseless computer handling using hand gestures. Procedia Computer Science, 79, 287--292.
Harrington, Christina N, & Jelen, Ben, & Lazar, Amanda, & Martin-Hammond, Aqueasha, & Pradhan, Alisha, & Reeder, Blaine, & Siek, Katie (2021). Taking stock of the present and future of smart technologies for older adults and caregivers. https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/CCC-TransitionPaperOlderAdults.pdf,
Lazar, Amanda, & Jelen, Ben, & Pradhan, Alisha, & Siek, Katie A. (2021). Adopting Diffractive Reading to Advance HCI Research: A Case Study on Technology for Aging. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 28(5),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Lazar, Amanda (2020). Voice technologies to support aging in place: opportunities and challenges. Innovation in Aging, 4(Suppl 1), 317.
Pradhan, Alisha, & Lazar, Amanda, & Findlater, Leah (2020). Use of intelligent voice assistants by older adults with low technology use. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 27(4),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Findlater, Leah, & Lazar, Amanda (2019). “Phantom friend” or “just a box with information”: personification and ontological categorization of smart speaker-based voice assistants by older adults. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 3(CSCW),
Pradhan, Alisha, & Deepak, BBVL (2016). Design of intangible interface for mouseless computer handling using hand gestures. Procedia Computer Science, 79, 287--292.
Conference Proceeding
Towards a System Architecture for Connected Physical and Digital Reminders Using Embodied Objects for People with Dementia
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023
Speaking from Experience: Co-designing E-textile Projects with Older Adult Fiber Crafters
February 2023
Investigating the Potential of Artificial Intelligence Powered Interfaces to Support Different Types of Memory for People with Dementia
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
An Entanglement Perspective on How Older Adults Use and Design Emerging Ubiquitous Technologies
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Wild by Design: Workshop on Designing Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Technologies for Challenging Environments
September 2021
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023
Speaking from Experience: Co-designing E-textile Projects with Older Adult Fiber Crafters
February 2023
Investigating the Potential of Artificial Intelligence Powered Interfaces to Support Different Types of Memory for People with Dementia
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
An Entanglement Perspective on How Older Adults Use and Design Emerging Ubiquitous Technologies
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Wild by Design: Workshop on Designing Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Technologies for Challenging Environments
September 2021
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Other
A More-Than-Human Perspective on Older Adults’ Use of and Participation in Design of Emerging Technologies
University of Maryland, College Park, 2022
Exploring the accessibility of home-based, voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants
University of Maryland, College Park, 2018
How well do my results generalize? Comparing security and privacy survey results from MTurk and web panels to the US
UM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-5054, 2017
University of Maryland, College Park, 2022
Exploring the accessibility of home-based, voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants
University of Maryland, College Park, 2018
How well do my results generalize? Comparing security and privacy survey results from MTurk and web panels to the US
UM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-5054, 2017