Lace Padilla
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science And Psychology at University of California, Merced
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolLace Padilla is an interdisciplinary researcher and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Psychology at Northeastern University who studies how information visualization and uncertainty communication shape real-world decision making. With a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neural Science and nearly a decade of teaching and research experience across institutions like UC Merced and Northwestern, she blends perceptual science, behavioral decision theory, and data science to design visuals aligned with human judgment. Her work has earned top recognition at IEEE VIS, an APA Early Career Award, and a prestigious NSF CAREER Award, and she leads multiple NSF- and DOE-funded projects. Beyond research, she has a strong record of mentoring and advocacy for minoritized groups in STEM, having served on IEEE VIS inclusivity efforts and the Spark Society board. An MFA-trained designer with roots in visual and web design, she brings rare design sensibility to rigorous empirical work, crafting visualizations that are both usable and scientifically grounded.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of UtahCognitive Science, Cognitive Science at International Spatial Cognition Summer Institute, UCSB, CABFA, Design, BFA, Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art
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Github contributions (5)
lacepadilla/lacepadilla.github.io
May 2023 - Feb 2025
Contributions:47 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
lacepadilla/classdata
Aug 2023 - Oct 2023
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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