shm garanganao almeda
hi there! Shm is... taking OH appointments (prioritizing CS61A & DATA C88C students!)
pronouns
contact ✉️ email : firstname (dot) lastname (at) berkeley.edu
🖼 instagram: @ shm.uh
🐦 twitter: @ shmu_h
📆 office hours: by appointment
shm garanganao almeda �pronounced: shim guhrangguhnow allmayduh
    currently... (click to expand)
    • SF Bay Area artist, computer scientist, & arts sociotechnologist
    • 5th-year PhD in EECS Program at UC Berkeley, advised Bjoern Hartmann.
    • Human Computer Interaction researcher taking a sociotechnical lens to emergent arts technologies
    • Chancellor's Fellow, Responsible Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) Frontier Research Fellow
    previously... (click to expand)
    • a child
    • Class of 2020 @ The College of New Jersey, Computer Science + Fine Art
    • Adobe Research Co-Creation for Audio, Video, and Animation Lab Intern with Joy Kim
    • Adobe Research Fellow, Computational Artistry Intern with Jose Echevaria and Stephen DiVerdi
    • the train guy at UIST 2023
interests
researching:
  • The impact of emergent technologies on creative communities
  • The downstream effects of genAI on visual culture
  • Designing systems for sustainable human-machine co-creativity (I've been thinking a lot about metadata & data dignity)
  • Creativity support tools & networks (new ones, and those that have become a part of a generation's geneaology)
  • Amplifying historically marginalized voices (while resisting the commoditization of "diverse" bodies)
generally:
favorite colors:
teaching
Select 1 of my 7 semesters of teaching below to read more!

  • CS61A + DATAC88C - Fall 2024
  • DESINV23 - Spring 2024
  • DESINV202 - Fall 2023
  • DESINV23 - Summer 2023
  • CS160 - Spring 2023
  • CS160 - Summer 2022
  • CS160 - Spring 2022
  • CS160 - Summer 2021
Select a course to learn more.
interested in research?
I am always excited to meet with folks interested in human computer interaction + creativity support research, with priority for Berkeley undergraduate students considering grad school or a career in research or art.
System & artifact building is only one of the tools I use to help study the impact of technology on arts & culture, and not the main focus. My projects often demand strong web development & design skills; they always demand solid interpersonal skills, empathy, and openness. :)
Send me an email briefly describing your interest in working with me (it does not need to be a grand reason) with a link to your personal website or portfolio, ideally with projects that showcase your creativity or passions. :-)