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Carlota Vazquez Gonzalez

Research interests

  • Computer science

Biography

Carlota Vazquez Gonzalez is a PhD student in the Department of Informatics. She obtained her MSc in Computer Science from King’s College London.

Carlota’s research focuses on non-verbal communication in videoconferencing tools, with the aim to improve empathetic understanding between users.

On top of her research, Carlota is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at King’s College London for several level 6 and 7 modules.

Moreover, in her time at the university she co-founded the 'The Women in Computer Science' Society at King’s. The society aims to champion and celebrate gender minorities within Computer Science, as well as challenge gender biases encountered within the field. She is currently an active member of The Women in Computer Science Committee.

King's affiliations

PhD supervision

Principal supervisor: Dr Rita Borgo

Second supervisor: Dr Timothy Neate

Research areas 

  • Human computer interaction
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Data Visualisation

Research

Group working
Human Centred Computing Research

The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

Features

Informatics PhD students engage and shine at the womENcourage conference

PhD students from the Department of Informatics share their experience at the 10th ACM womenEncourage conference.

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Research

Group working
Human Centred Computing Research

The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.

Features

Informatics PhD students engage and shine at the womENcourage conference

PhD students from the Department of Informatics share their experience at the 10th ACM womenEncourage conference.

5G