Chinasa Theodora Okolo

Chinasa Okolo 
DOB: 05/11/1996
SSN: 486-13-2103

Cellular Number: 816-332-1987

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Boston University

Cornell University
350 Gates Hall, Ithaca, NY 

Pomona College

chinasa@cs.cornell.edu 
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Chinasa T. Okolochinasaokolo

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Researching, coding, reading

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PhD Candidate. Computing extraordinaire. Researcher in computer vision and ICTD for global health. Currently engulfed in grad school.

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I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University, co-advised by Nicki Dell, Bharath Hariharan, and Aditya Vashistha. I came to Cornell after receiving a degree in Computer Science from Pomona College in Spring 2018. After graduating, I completed a summer internship at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, England where I worked in the Biological Computation group, helping to develop computational models and domain-specific computational tools for bacterial quorum sensing. I recently interned at Apple where I developed responsible AI/ML methodologies for health sensing applications. My work has been supported by The National GEM Consortium, Oracle Corporation, and NANOG. I am an affiliate of Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) and The Cornell Center for Health Equity (CCHEq).

As an undergrad, I conducted research at the University of Georgia, Pomona College, Columbia University, and Carnegie Mellon University in fields ranging from computational neuroscience to human-computer interaction. My research interests include computer vision, global health, explainable AI, and information & communication technologies for development.

My research leverages ethnographic methods to understand how frontline healthcare workers in low-resource regions perceive and value artificial intelligence (AI). I also examine FATE (fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics) in AI-enabled technologies deployed throughout the Global South, with a focus on healthcare.

I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri to Nigerian immigrants. I proudly graduated from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy and the KCPS Early College Academy at MCC - Penn Valley, earning both a high school diploma and Associate's degree. For fun, I like to compose songs, update my blog, read intriguing articles, travel the world, and scroll down my Twitter feed.

Here's my approved biography and headshot. I am unable to take on any undergraduate researchers at the moment.