Hi! I’m Anh

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HCI Researcher

I graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in May 2025, and I worked as an undergraduate research assistant advised by Dr. Maria Valero in the Internet of Things as a Service (IoTaS) Lab. My work is shaped by designing health and wellbeing systems that go beyond technical performance to reflect lived experience, sociocultural context, and real-world adoption, drawing on experiences with older adults managing chronic illness, young adults navigating mental health challenges, and justice-impacted youth in reintegration programs through research, prototyping, and co-design.

I am interested in advancing research at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), sociotechnical systems, and human-centered AI, with a commitment to supporting underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable populations, including older adults, college students, and minority communities. I aim to develop solutions in three areas:

1. Community-engaged digital mental health

2. Human-centered and responsible AI-based support tools

3. Trust, safety, and usability in sensitive health technologies

• Duong, Anh; Valero, Maria; Oakley, John; and Plachkinova, Miloslava (2025) ”Teaching Tip: Establishing a GenCyber Student Camp for High School Students in Underserved Communities,” Journal of Information Systems Education: Vol. 36 : Iss. 4 , 367‑378. DOI: doi.org/10.62273/IYTO9802 Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jise/vol36/iss4/4

• Kazi, T., Oakley, J., Duong, A., Belfasi, E.A., Ingram, K., Valero, M. (2024). Advancements in Non‑invasive AI‑Powered Glucose Monitoring: Leveraging Multispectral Imaging Across Diverse Wavelengths. In: Finkelstein, J., Moskovitch, R., Parimbelli, E. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. AIME 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14844. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978‑3‑031‑66538‑7_38

• Duong, A., Valero, M. (2024). Usability of Voice Assistants in Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Salvi, D., Van Gorp, P., Shah, S.A. (eds) Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare. PH 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 572. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978‑3‑031‑59717‑6_25

• Valero, M., Ingram, K., Duong, A., Nino, V. (2024). Pervasive Glucose Monitoring: A Non‑invasive Approach Based on Near‑Infrared Spectroscopy.In: Salvi, D., Van Gorp, P., Shah, S.A. (eds) Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare. PH 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 572. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978‑3‑031‑59717‑6_19

Oct 2025 — First-authored paper published in the Journal of Information Systems Education

May 2025 — I graduated with a B.S. Computer Science and was honored as the inaugural recipient of KSU’s President’s Award of Distinction

Apr 2025 — I earned 2nd place at KSU’s C-Day Computing Showcase

March 2025 — I placed 3rd at the Apps for Well-Being Hackathon with Social Fusion

Dec 2024 — I won 1st place at the KSU Symposium of Student Scholars

Jun 2024 — My first-authored paper Usability of Voice Assistants in Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review was published!

Nov 2023 — I presented my first-authored paper at EAI PervasiveHealth

Nov 2023 — I presented my work at IEEE-EMBS BHI’23