Scholar
Lindah Kotut
Google Scholar ID: SrCwPDUAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, Information School, University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
251
H-index
9
i10-index
6
Publications
20
Co-authors
14
list available
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- Selected publications:
- - Griot-Style Methodology: Longitudinal Study of Navigating Design With Unwritten Stories.
- - "Things on the Ground are Different": Utility, Survival and Ethics in Multi-Device Ownership and Smartphone Sharing Contexts.
- - TL;DR Charter: Speculatively Demystifying Privacy Policy Documents and Terms Agreements.
- - Winds of Change: Seeking, Preserving, and Retelling Indigenous Knowledge Through Self-Organized Online Communities
- - Clash of Times: Respectful Technology Space for Integrating Community Stories in Intangible Exhibits.
- - Willing Buyer, Willing Seller: Personal Data Trade as a Service.
- - Amplifying the Griot: Design Fiction for Development as an Inclusivity Lens.
Research Experience
- Currently an Assistant Professor at the Information School, University of Washington, leading the ASILI Lab. Research projects include:
- - Project Griot: Indigenous Knowledge, Storytelling
- - Project Archetypes: (Usable) Privacy, Cybersecurity, Trust
- - Project Policy: Privacy Policy, Governance, AI Policy
Education
- No specific educational background information provided
Background
- Research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Indigenous Knowledge (IK), and privacy/cybersecurity. She is interested in how people tell stories both online and offline, and the role that technology plays in the telling. Particularly interested in how underserved communities leverage storytelling tools and associated technology, especially in the context of resource scarcity.
Miscellany
- Teaching two courses during the Autumn Quarter 2025: Value Sensitive Design, and Special Topics in Cybersecurity--with a focus on Cyber Resilience.
