Ihudiya Finda

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

VIRGINIA TECH

Ihudiya Finda is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech's Department of Computer Science. She received my PhD at the University of Michigan School of Information. Finda was advised by Kentaro Toyama.

Finda examines digital technology use among populations with low resources due to systemic injustices, and explore tech-enabled solutions to either highlight injustices or find future alternatives (i.e., anti-racist design). She enjoys researching the intersection of race, class, and technology.

Finda researches, designs, and develops technology that is concerned with equity and justice at the forefront. She enjoys developing spaces, places, and technology that are equitable and inclusive for all people.

Finda is the lead Principal Investigator for the Reimagining Equity and Accessibility in Computing for Humanity (REACH) Lab.

She is a member of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction (CHCI), Michigan ICTD, Michigan Interactive and Social Computing (MISC), and the Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies. Finda is the founder of the Race in HCI Collective.

Her dissertation research was generously supported by the University of Michigan Rackham Merit Fellowship, GEM Fellowship, Microsoft Dissertation Fellowship, and Google Generation Scholarship.

She publishes under her pen name, Ihudiya Finda Ogbonnaya-Ogburu.