Modern Figures Podcast

Episode 14 - Pink & Green Robot QueenHosts: Dr. Jeremy Waisome & Dr. Kyla McMullenGuest: De'Aira BryantInstagram - @DeeGotRobotsTwitter - @DeeGotRobotsWeb - www.deairabryant.comDescription: De’Aira is a graduate student conducting interdisciplinary research focused on helping children through social robotics at Georgia Institute of Technology. Listen in as she discusses what it’s like to be a “high profile graduate student” traveling the world, sharing how we can leverage artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, ethics, and machine learning to improve outcomes for society. Her experiences now are a long way from those she had in her hometown in South Carolina within the “Corridor of Shame.” Her unconventional route into computing is hilarious but shows just how important mentorship and community is for Black women in computing.Bio:De’Aira Bryant is a third-year computer science Ph.D. student in the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research areas span the