David Ayman Shamma

Dr. David Ayman Shamma is a distinguished industry scientist researching people, artificial intelligence, and media experiences. His current research focuses on Carbon Neutrality at Toyota Research Institute's Human-Centered AI division. He has worked on Edge AI and future of work at FX Palo Alto Laboratory, AI sensors for wearable fashion at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), HCI + AI as a director of research at Yahoo Labs/Flickr, and UXR for remote knowledge sharing at NASA's Center for Mars Exploration. He is a Distinguished Member of the ACM, a Senior Member of IEEE, and holds over 30 patents. His research attracts international media attention, including Wired, The New York Times, and the Library of Congress. He was named a Master Inventor at Yahoo, won the Yahoo CEO Challenge, and his research at CWI received a European Design Award. He is active in the research community serving on the ACM CHI Steering Committee, previously the ACM SIGCHI Executive Committee, and has held TPC and GC roles at several ACM SIGCHI and ACM MM conferences.

I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Intelligent Information Laboratory at Northwestern University and a B.S./M.S. from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition at The University of West Florida. Before Yahoo!, I was an instructor at the Medill School of Journalism; I have also taught courses in Computer Science and Studio Art departments. Prior to receiving my Ph.D., I was a visiting research scientist for the Center for Mars Exploration at NASA Ames Research Center.