Innovation Leaders
Innovation Leaders is a section of Ubiquity that consists of interviews of young professionals, who comment on their concerns about the future of computing and their ambitions to shape the future through their leadership. We probe how the interviewee's big concern grew up in their history, what they are doing about it in the present, and what ambitions and plans they have for shaping the future. Through this section, we aim to give voice to the many moving and compelling stories our young professionals are bringing to their work and our field.
In addition to the written interview, we offer each interviewee the opportunity to make a podcast of themselves reading their own interviews. Podcasts appeal to many busy young professionals who can listen while they are walking or commuting. The podcasts are linked to the interview page when it is published.
Our innovation leader interviews are made visible to a large community through our Facebook page and Twitter channel.
If you are interested in being interviewed as an innovation leader, contact our section editor, Bushra Anjum. She can be reached via Twitter @DrBushraAnjum.
Articles
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A conversation with Roghayeh Leila Barmaki: How immersive technologies are reshaping education and healthcare
by Bushra Anjum, Leila Barmaki
March 2025In this interview, Ubiquity senior editor Bushra Anjum chats with Roghayeh Leila Barmaki to explore how immersive technologies and AI enhance education and healthcare accessibility. The discussion highlights Dr. Barmaki's journey---overcoming social communication challenges---and how it shaped research on nonverbal cues, autism, and identity formation in STEM. The conversation also examines the impact of virtual companions in learning and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.