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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the School of Applied and Creative Computing, with a courtesy appointment in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focuses on equitable design, technology design education, design justice, co-design, and participatory design approaches, particularly in the context of human-computer interaction and human-robot interaction. Prior to her role at Purdue, she was a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab in the Personal Robots Group and the Social Ethical Responsibilities of Computing initiative. Anastasia completed her Ph.D. in Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, concentrating on equitable technology design. She holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where she focused on engineering design processes and idea generation. Her work explores collaboration with technologists, co-designers, and policy-makers, addressing the challenges of designing technology that meets the needs of diverse communities.
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