I am an Assistant Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing, where I direct the Play and Learn Lab. My work focuses on designing culturally informed educational technologies that expand access to K–12 computer science and support teachers who have limited CS training.
My recent projects include co‑designing AI literacy games with high school students, collaborating with middle school CS teachers to build and deploy an AI curriculum across multiple U.S. states, and developing CS professional development and curriculum used by more than 600 teachers across West Africa. I also work closely with schools and community organizations to design learning tools that reflect the needs and lived experiences of the students and educators who use them.
My research has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, Google, and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).
Before joining Georgia Tech, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Academy where I co-designed robotics video games with students from diverse racial and economic backgrounds. I earned my PhD in Human–Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon’s HCI Institute, advised by Amy Ogan and Ken Koedinger.
As a personal project, I review children’s storybooks that celebrate African history and culture.
You can find my recent publications on my Google Scholar page and my CV.
Judith Odili Uchidiuno 