Description: Ian René Solano-Kamaiko is a Ph.D. student in the School of Computing and Information Science at Cornell Tech.
I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Computing and Information Science at Cornell Tech where I am co-advised by Dr. Nicola Dell and Dr. Aditya Vashistha , with additional mentorship from Dr. Deborah Estrin .
My research interests are in human-computer interaction ( HCI ), information and communication technologies for development ( ICTD ), and responsible artificial intelligence ( R/AI ). I work on designing, building, and evaluating sociotechnical systems that enable positive social transformation for underserved communities. My research focuses on intractable yet critical problems related to computing in high-stakes healthcare settings — particularly with respect to social determinants of health for community
Prior to attending Cornell, I received an M.S. in Computer Science from New York University where I was a graduate research fellow (and currently visiting scholar) at the Center for Responsible AI under the supervision of Dr. Julia Stoyanovich . Before academia, I worked as a software engineer for various New York City technology startups. Some of my most recent work includes creating open-source software to make robots for biologists and writing software to help build educators into entrepreneurs . Outside