megan k strait

Welcome to my site!

I am a senior at Wellesley College, majoring in Computer Science with concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. As a passionate student, dedicated to creativity and innovation, I seek to design and develop computational systems that enhance the user experience through natural tangible and embedded interaction.

I work with my advisor, Dr. Orit Shaer in her HCI laboratory here at Wellesley. Our work is focused on developing reality-based, fluid bioinformatics UIs to better support scientific discovery. I currently lead a research team of four students in the preparation of our Surface application, the G-nome Surfer, for real-time use by the neuroscience course: Neurons, Networks, and Behavior and the Sequeira laboratory in the coming fall.

In addition to my research, I am a busy student, active teammate, and problem-solver of computing woes at the College's Computing Help Desk. Check out my research page to learn more about the G-nome Surfer and past projects, my blog for current news and activities, and see my resume page for a full CV and transcript.

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