Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary With CAMD
Boston
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary With CAMD
Boston
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary With CAMD
Boston
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary With CAMD
Boston
Alexandra To
Pronouns: she/her
Alexandra To is an assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston. She is jointly appointed with the Art + Design Department in the College of Arts, Media and Design.
To focuses her work on human–computer interaction, particularly on centering and uplifting marginalized people through computing and tech. She is interested not just in inclusion but in how marginalized people can flourish and use tech to access joy, play, and justice. This research area requires plenty of collaboration and ongoing learning, which keeps To engaged and on her toes.
To has received a host of awards and recognitions for her work, including the Best Paper Award at ACM’s CHI, UIST, DIS, and CSCW conferences, plus a CSCW Recognition for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion. At Khoury College, where she has researched and taught since 2020, To teaches foundational courses in human–computer interaction. Students often take her courses after a long series of deeply technical classes, and she enjoys guiding them in their reflections about who their technology is for and why. To particularly loves the opportunity that Khoury College provides her to pursue a disparate collection of research projects, both those born of her own passions and those put forth by her student collaborators.
In her free time, To enjoys tabletop roleplaying games, fantasy video games, cooking, and tarot.
Alexandra To
Pronouns: she/her
Alexandra To is an assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston. She is jointly appointed with the Art + Design Department in the College of Arts, Media and Design.
To focuses her work on human–computer interaction, particularly on centering and uplifting marginalized people through computing and tech. She is interested not just in inclusion but in how marginalized people can flourish and use tech to access joy, play, and justice. This research area requires plenty of collaboration and ongoing learning, which keeps To engaged and on her toes.
To has received a host of awards and recognitions for her work, including the Best Paper Award at ACM’s CHI, UIST, DIS, and CSCW conferences, plus a CSCW Recognition for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion. At Khoury College, where she has researched and taught since 2020, To teaches foundational courses in human–computer interaction. Students often take her courses after a long series of deeply technical classes, and she enjoys guiding them in their reflections about who their technology is for and why. To particularly loves the opportunity that Khoury College provides her to pursue a disparate collection of research projects, both those born of her own passions and those put forth by her student collaborators.
In her free time, To enjoys tabletop roleplaying games, fantasy video games, cooking, and tarot.
