Iām Samia Menon - an engineer + researcher based in NYC, interested in the ways technology can be used to support meaningful storytelling, expression, and understanding. Currently, I am a SWE @ Squarespace and conduct research at the Computational Design Lab @ Columbia University.
In my free time, I am also interested in ecology, illustration, archaeology and data visualization.
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MoodSmith: Enabling Mood-Consistent Multimedia for AI-Generated Advocacy Campaigns
Samia Menon, Sitong Wang, Lydia Chilton
ICCC 2024
[Paper] [More Info]
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] [Press] [More Info]
Visualizing Virality
Samia Menon and Sahil Patel
Algorithmic Amplification and Society Symposium 2023
[Website] [About] [Presentation]
recent updates š
[Oct. 2024] āļø Attended the M3AAWG Conference, representing the Squarespace Campaigns Team
[Jun. 2024] š Presented MoodSmith at the 15th Conference on Computational Creativity
[May. 2024] š„ Reelframer was presented by Sitong Wang at CHI 2024
[Apr. 2024] š³ Facilitated the release of Carbon Catchers at the American Museum of Natural History