hello!

samia menon

I am an engineer + researcher based out of NYC, interested in the ways technology can be used to support meaningful storytelling, expression, and interaction. Currently, I am a SWE @ Squarespace and conduct research at the Computational Design Lab @ Columbia.


notable projects

MoodSmith: Enabling Mood-Consistent Multimedia for AI-Generated Advocacy Campaigns
Samia Menon, Sitong Wang, Lydia Chilton
ICCC 2024
[Paper]

Carbon Catchers AR
Created in collaboration with the Science Visualization Group at the American Museum of Natural History + Brown Institute Experience Lead + Technologist
[EarthFest 2024]

ReelFramer: Human-AI Co-Creation for News-to-Video Translation
Sitong Wang, Samia Menon, Tao Long, Keren Henderson, Dingzeyu Li, Kevin Crowston,
Mark Hansen, Jeffrey Nickerson, Lydia Chilton

CHI 2024
[Paper] [Video] [Press]

Visualizing Virality
Samia Menon and Sahil Patel

Algorithmic Amplification and Society 2023


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