Assistant Professor Nicola Dell’s research spans Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD) with a focus on designing, building, and evaluating novel computing systems that improve the lives of under-served populations in low income regions.

Prof. Dell’s research and outreach activities have been recognized through several awards and fellowships, including a Graduate Facebook Fellowship and a Google Anita Borg Scholarship.

She was born in Zimbabwe and received a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of East Anglia (UK) in 2004, an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Washington in 2011 and 2015 respectively.

This bio is courtesy of Cornell Tech.