Neha Kumar
Associate Professor
BBISS Co-lead: Collaborative Social Impact

Neha Kumar is an Associate Professor jointly appointed at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. Her research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction and global sustainable development, with a focus on global health and community informatics. Her work contributes feminist perspectives to the design and integration of emerging technologies across marginalized contexts in the Global South. 

Her research has been recognized by multiple ACM Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards. Neha received the College of Computing's Lockheed Inspirational Young Faculty Award (2017) and the Lockheed Excellence in Teaching Award (2019). She currently serves as the President of ACM SIGCHI. She earned her Ph.D. in Information Management Systems from UC Berkeley, Master’s degrees in Computer Science and Education from Stanford University, and Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Applied Math from UC Berkeley.

neha.kumar@gatech.edu
University, College, and School/Department
Georgia Institute of Technology > College of Computing > School of Interactive Computing
Research Areas
Sustainable Systems
  • Just and Equitable Development
Additional Research

Human-Computer Interaction for Global Development

IRI and Role
Sustainable Systems > Fellow
Sustainable Systems > Initiative Lead
People and Technology > Affiliated Faculty
Sustainable Systems
People and Technology