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Keke Wu

BIO

Dr. Keke Wu is a researcher and storyteller working to bridge data and lived experience through visualization. She helped establish the subfield of cognitively accessible visualization and continues to explore how data can be made more understandable, expressive, and meaningful across diverse audiences and contexts. With a background in Computer Science, Cinematic Arts, and Creative Technology & Design, she integrates storytelling, aesthetics, and computing to advance cognitive accessibility, foster emotional connection, and create social impact through data.

Dr. Wu received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed postdoctoral research at Emory University. She now leads the UMD Lived Data Collective, a research group dedicated to transforming how people experience and engage with data. Her work has appeared in leading venues including ACM CHI, IEEE VIS, and ACM ASSETS, and was recognized with a Best Paper Award at CHI 2021 for her contributions to inclusive visualization.

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