Batya Friedman

http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/vsd/index.html
batya [at] u.washington.edu
Faculty
Information School, Computer Science & Engineering

Batya Friedman is a Professor in the Information School and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington where she directs the Value Sensitive Design Research Lab. She received both her BA (1979) and Ph.D. (1988) from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Friedman’s research interests include human-computer interaction, especially human values in design, social and cultural aspects of information systems, and design methodology. Her 1997 edited volume (Cambridge University Press) is titled Human Values and the Design of Computer Technology. Her work on Value Sensitive Design has focused on the values of informed consent, privacy in public, trust, freedom from bias, moral agency, environmental sustainability, and human dignity; and engaged such technologies as web browsers, large-screen displays, urban simulation, robotics, open-source code bases, and location-enhanced computing. She is currently working on value sensitive tools for envisioning and multi-lifespan HCI.