About Me
I am Nushla Pradhan(she/her), a Rising Junior at DePauw University majoring in Computer Science. I am currently working as a DREU intern at Gallaudet University’s Accessible Information and Communication Technologies(AICT) program for the summer. I am passionate about the intersection of social issues and technology, and aim to address accessibility and inclusivity gaps within the field.
About My Mentor
Dr. Raja Kushalnagar is a Professor in the School of Science, Technology, Accessibility, Mathematics and Public Health at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. He is also a Director of the Bachelor of Science Information Technology program, and Co-Director of the Accessible Human-Centered Computing Program. His research interests are in the fields of accessible computing and accessibility/intellectual property law, with the goal of improving information access for deaf and hard of hearing individuals
https://gallaudet.edu/personnel/raja-kushalnagar/
About My Project
I will be working with the ASL Champ! team over the summer. I will be in assisting them to collect and train datasets to train deep learning algorithms that will power the sign recognition model in a new VR environment. Through this project, I will be evaluating the effectiveness of the VR-based American Sign Language (ASL) learning tool and also be addressing limitations and prospects of this research arena.