Hi, I’m Areen Khalaila
I research, design, and engineer solutions at the intersection of accessibility and technology.
I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, with a minor in Physics, at Brandeis University, where I am a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. My senior honors thesis, advised by Prof. Dylan Cashman, explores visual perception studies with tactile representations of data for visually impaired users.
I am a Research Intern at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. I have conducted research under the guidance of Patrick Carrington and Franklin Mingzhi Li, using AI to enhance cooking experiences for visually impaired individuals.
I am always open to new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out to me via email at first name kh at brandeis dot edu or on LinkedIn. Check out my GitHub.
Featured Projects
BackTrack
BackTrack is a privacy-focused app that lets you effortlessly identify which Instagram users aren’t following you back, using locally uploaded JSON data without needing your login credentials.
StreetScape
StreetScape promotes inclusive education by allowing sighted and visually-impaired children to utilize tactile learning tools and foster spatial awareness through interactive, accessible street puzzles.
Virtual Date Dinner
Designed a Virtual Dinner Date web application using React and CSS3 for a responsive, interactive user experience. Features include a dynamic date scheduling interface with react-datepicker.
Brandeis Sport Complex
Crafted an interactive web application for the Brandeis Sports Complex, facilitating seamless member interaction through event postings, and dynamic API integration for event update
Latest News
- 🗞️ Thrilled to announce that I have received a Conference Presentation Award from the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund
- 🗞️ I will be a student volunteer at ASSETS this year!
- 🗞️ Just finished my REU at CMU and said goodbye to my lovely mentors and friends
- 🗞️ Submitted a poster to IEEE VIS 2024 and it got accepted
- 🗞️ Presented my Tactile Graphics research project at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations Symposium at Brandeis University
- 🗞️ I got accepted to the CMU HCII REU
- 🗞️ Got accepted to the Sparks Startups Program
- 🗞️ Started Head TAing COSI 12B - Java OOP at Brandeis
- 🗞️ Started TAing COSI 131A - Operating System at Brandeis
Highlights from My Journey
