Lauren Wilcox
Lauren Wilcox, PhD, is Senior Staff Research Scientist in the Responsible AI and Human-Centered Technology organization in Google Research. Her team critically examines and aims to shape the social and technical processes that underpin AI technologies, through participatory, culturally-inclusive, and intersectional equity-oriented research that centers impacted communities. She brings over 16 years of experience conducting human-centered computing research, most of which have been in service of human health and well-being. Wilcox also holds an adjunct associate professor position in Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing, where she previously directed the Health Experience & Applications Lab as a member of the faculty. Wilcox was named a Senior Member of the ACM and an inaugural member of the ACM Future of Computing Academy. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University in 2013.
