Scholar

Cella M Sum

Google Scholar ID: XrIaUnsAAAAJ

Carnegie Mellon University

human-computer interactiondesign researchscience and technology studies

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179

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Academic Achievements

Published work at CSCW and CHI. Will be participating in the doctoral consortium and presenting 3 papers at CSCW in Bergen, Norway in Oct 2025; Successfully defended her thesis proposal titled 'The Future of Labor: Designing for Resistance, Relationality, and Collective Power' in Aug 2025.

Research Experience

Serves as a Research Assistant with Data & Society's Trustworthy Infrastructures team. Explored how frontline workers at community-based organizations negotiate disempowering data and tech practices, and how workers resist surveillance technologies.

Education

Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction and Design from UC Irvine; BS in Computer Science from Shippensburg University

Background

An interdisciplinary researcher and Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. Her research focuses on technology, power, and resistance in labor contexts. She is advised by Dr. Sarah Fox and is affiliated with the Tech Solidarity Lab.

Miscellany

Member of Collective Action in Tech and a former tech worker organizer with Big Cartel Workers Union. Over 15 years of industry experience in software engineering, UX research, and design.