Ishita Chordia

Ishita Chordia is a PhD student at the University of Washington, living in Atlanta. Specializing in socially just technologies, her research revolves around quantitative and qualitative studies of historically marginalized populations. Her inspiration comes from the principles of nonviolence by Gandhi and Dr.King, which she integrates into her work. Ishita has completed her Bachelor of Science in Economics at Duke University and holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, specializing in Machine Learning from Georgia Institute of Technology. She has also completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology at the University of Washington. Ishita's professional experience includes working as Software Engineer at Microsoft, Lead Data Analyst at Teach for India, and as a Health Research Assistant at Microsoft Research. She has also worked as an HCI Research Assistant, Classifying Autistic Behavior, and Children and Families Research Assistant, both at the Georgia Institute of Technology.