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Laura Dabbish is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans a range of interdisciplinary areas at the intersection of social sciences and computer science. They have contributed extensively to fields such as Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Information Systems, Computer Science Applications, and Safety Research.

Their scholarly output includes research on topics including:

  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • User Authentication and Security Systems

Laura Dabbish has authored and contributed to numerous papers, with a focus on human-computer interaction and social computing. Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Diversity Crisis in Software Development," 2021, published in IEEE Software
  • "Speaking out of turn: How video conferencing reduces vocal synchrony and collective intelligence," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "How Developers Talk About Personal Data and What It Means for User Privacy," 2021, published in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • "Making it Work, or Not," 2021, published in Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • "Limits and Possibilities for "Ethical AI" in Open Source: A Study of Deepfakes," 2022, published in the 2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency

Their frequent coauthors include Jason Hong, Cori Faklaris, James D. Herbsleb, David Gray Widder, and Huilian Sophie Qiu. This collaboration reflects a diverse network within topics related to human-computer interaction and ethical AI.

Laura Dabbish's publications are predominantly found in venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Software
  • PLoS ONE
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their work integrates social science methodologies with computer science theories to address complex issues around digital environments, privacy, and ethics. This multidisciplinary approach informs their study of how software development practices, user privacy concerns, and ethical considerations intersect in contemporary technology landscapes.

Best Publications

  • Labeling images with a computer game

    Luis von Ahn;Laura Dabbish

  • Designing games with a purpose

    Luis von Ahn;Laura Dabbish

  • Social coding in GitHub: transparency and collaboration in an open software repository

    Laura Dabbish;Colleen Stuart;Jason Tsay;Jim Herbsleb

  • Working with Machines: The Impact of Algorithmic and Data-Driven Management on Human Workers

    Min Kyung Lee;Daniel Kusbit;Evan Metsky;Laura Dabbish

  • Influence of social and technical factors for evaluating contribution in GitHub

    Jason Tsay;Laura Dabbish;James Herbsleb

  • Email overload at work: an analysis of factors associated with email strain

    Laura A. Dabbish;Robert E. Kraut

  • My data just goes everywhere: user mental models of the internet and implications for privacy and security

    Ruogu Kang;Laura Dabbish;Nathaniel Fruchter;Sara Kiesler

  • Impression formation in online peer production: activity traces and personal profiles in github

    Jennifer Marlow;Laura Dabbish;Jim Herbsleb

  • Understanding email use: predicting action on a message

    Laura A. Dabbish;Robert E. Kraut;Susan Fussell;Sara Kiesler

  • Supporting Email Workflow

    Gina Danielle Venolia;Laura Dabbish;JJ Cadiz;Anoop Gupta

  • Let's talk about it: evaluating contributions through discussion in GitHub

    Jason Tsay;Laura Dabbish;James Herbsleb

  • Controlling interruptions: awareness displays and social motivation for coordination

    Laura Dabbish;Robert E. Kraut

  • Simplifying video editing using metadata

    Juan Casares;A. Chris Long;Brad A. Myers;Rishi Bhatnagar

  • Are you close with me? are you nearby?: investigating social groups, closeness, and willingness to share

    Jason Wiese;Patrick Gage Kelley;Lorrie Faith Cranor;Laura Dabbish

  • Why do i keep interrupting myself?: environment, habit and self-interruption

    Laura Dabbish;Gloria Mark;Víctor M. González

  • Self-interruption on the computer: a typology of discretionary task interleaving

    Jing Jin;Laura A. Dabbish

  • Social transparency in networked information exchange: a theoretical framework

    H. Colleen Stuart;Laura Dabbish;Sara Kiesler;Peter Kinnaird

  • Activity traces and signals in software developer recruitment and hiring

    Jennifer Marlow;Laura Dabbish

  • The Diversity Crisis in Software Development

    Khaled Albusays;Pernille Bjorn;Laura Dabbish;Denae Ford

  • Deep Structures of Collaboration: Physiological Correlates of Collective Intelligence and Group Satisfaction

    Prerna Chikersal;Maria Tomprou;Young Ji Kim;Anita Williams Woolley

  • The Effect of Social Influence on Security Sensitivity

    Sauvik Das;Tiffany Hyun-Jin Kim;Laura A. Dabbish;Jason I. Hong

  • Privacy Attitudes of Mechanical Turk Workers and the U.S. Public

    Ruogu Kang;Stephanie Brown;Laura Dabbish;Sara B. Kiesler

  • Social Transparency in Networked Information Exchange: A Framework and Research Question

    H. Colleen Stuart;Laura Dabbish;Sara Kiesler;Peter Kinnaird

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kraut
Robert E. Kraut Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Hong
Jason Hong Carnegie Mellon University
James D. Herbsleb
James D. Herbsleb Carnegie Mellon University
Sara Kiesler
Sara Kiesler Carnegie Mellon University
Albert T. Corbett
Albert T. Corbett Carnegie Mellon University
Brad A. Myers
Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University
Scott E. Hudson
Scott E. Hudson Carnegie Mellon University
Tom Postmes
Tom Postmes University of Groningen
Gina Venolia
Gina Venolia Microsoft (United States)
Chris Parnin
Chris Parnin Microsoft (United States)

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