Teaching
Computing has the potential to help us face some of society’s toughest problems. But, with such a strong hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. De’Aira’s teaching ideology challenges students to think critically about tough problems to generate innovative solutions. A solution that “works” is simply not enough. She has extensively studied effective methods to develop, examine, and evaluate technological systems, as evidenced in her doctoral research. She continually seeks to share her insights and lessons learned with developing technologists in the classroom.
“An algorithm, after all, is just a human artifact, like a hammer, and who would entertain the idea of an ethical hammer?”
— MICHAEL KEARNS, THE ETHICAL ALGORITHM
De’Aira in Action
Designing Emotionally Intelligent Social Robots for Applications Involving Children
Guest Lecture @ Wolfson College Science Society
February 2021 (Virtual)
Social Robots Meet Social Good; Leveraging the Power of Computer Science
Guest Lecture @ SEM Link Inc.’s Teen Science Cafe
December 2020 (Virtual)