Peya Mowar
peyajm29 [at] cmu [dot] edu

A sketch of the head of Scotty, CMU's mascot scottish terrier. Below its collar is handwritten - 'My heart is in the work' and signed @peyajm29.
Headshot of Peya Mowar: a woman with brownish black long hair.

A-407 Newell-Simon Hall /
407 S. Craig Street,
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Socials: @peyajm29

I am a second-year MS / incoming PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University (Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science). I am co-advised by Prof. Jeffrey Bigham and Prof. Aaron Steinfeld in the Accessibility at CMU group. I am interested in Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction.

Previously, I was a research fellow at Microsoft Research India, where I worked in Technology and Empowerment. Prior to that, I graduated with distinct honors from Delhi Technological University, India.

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Now

Traveling to Japan for my first CHI, where I will present CodeA11y thrice! 🍣

1. GAI & A11y Workshop
2. Full Paper Talk: Wednesday, April 30
3. Miraikan Accessibility Networking Event

Next

I will be continuing at CMU as a PhD student this fall! 👩🏻‍💻

If you are a prospective student for the upcoming application cycles, you're welcome to read my research statement or reach out with any questions!

News

Jan 2025

CodeA11y is conditionally accepted to ACM CHI 2025. See you in Yokohama, Japan! 🌸

Oct 2024

I served as a student volunteer, and presented my first-author paper and poster at ASSETS 2024 in Canada! 🍁

July 2024

I served as a project leader for AI Scholars, where my high school mentees worked on retinal image classification. 👁️

May 2024

I presented my ongoing thesis work at the W4A Doctoral Consortium in Singapore. Next, heading to Bengaluru to catch up with folks at Microsoft Research India. ✈️

Feb 2024

I am helping organise the CMU Accessibility Lunch Seminars on Mondays. Subscribe to our mailing list for updates. ✉️

To chat, please email me or book a slot in my weekly office hours.
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