WiLSWorld 2017 Keynote Speaker

WiLS is pleased to welcome the keynote speaker for WiLSWorld 2017, Dr. Safiya U. Noble!

Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble (@safiyanoble) is an assistant professor in the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California (USC). Her research on the design and use of applications on the Internet is at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and technology. Her monograph, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism explores racist and sexist algorithmic bias in search engines like Google (NYU Press, 2017). She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, and is the co-editor of two edited books: The Intersectional Internet: Race, Sex, Culture and Class Online with Brendesha Tynes, and Emotions, Technology & Design with Sharon Tettegah.