Ihudiya Finda Williams

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Ihudiya Finda Williams is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan on the topic of digital literacy development for formerly incarcerated individuals. More broadly, her research examines digital technology use among populations with low resources, highlights the injustices in existing systems that they use, and explores tech-enabled solutions to challenges they face. Ihudiya has completed research internships at Adobe Research and Microsoft Research. She is an alumnus of Rochester Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

Research and Scholarly Interests

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD); Community-engagement; K-12 education; informal learning; culture; identity; computer science education; STEM education; educational technology