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I will be recruiting an iSchool or CSE Ph.D. student during the Autumn 2026 admissions cycle, to start Autumn 2027. I'm excited to work with and fund students interested in critical, liberatory CS and AI education. Have questions that aren't answered here? Write me.

Amy J. Ko, Ph.D.

she/her Professor Associate Dean for Academics The Information School Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering [courtesy] University of Washington, Seattle - Editor-in-Chief, ACM TOCE - Co-Director, CS for All WA - Co-Director, Reciprocal Reviews
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I will be recruiting an iSchool or CSE Ph.D. student during the Autumn 2026 admissions cycle, to start Autumn 2027. I'm excited to work with and fund students interested in critical, liberatory CS and AI education. Have questions that aren't answered here? Write me.

These are communities I work with to do research, advocate, and have impact.

The Center for the Learning, Computing, and Imagination logo.
The Center for the Learning, Computing, and Imagination (LCI, pronouned "Lacey") is the grassroots community of computing education researchers and educators at the University of Washington, spanning the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, The Information School, the College of Education, Human-Centered Design and Engineering, the Department of Communication, and more.
The DUB logo.
DUB is the grassroots community of HCI and design researchers and educators + teachers at the University of Washington. Amy helped grow it from a small group of HCI faculty to one of the largest and most prolific HCI research communities in the world.
The PLSE logo.
PLSE is the programming languages + software engineering researcher group in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Amy often advises or co-advises Ph.D. students in PLSE.
The Digital Youth logo.
The Digital Youth Lab studies the transformative potential of technology in young people's lives. I collaborate with faculty in the lab.
The CS for All WA logo.
CS for All WA. I founded this coalition in 2016 to advocate for universal K-12 CS education in Washington state, bringing together teacher, school leader, industry, student, and non-profit advocates to shape state practices, policies, and budgets.
The AccessComputing logo.
AccessComputing. First funded by NSF and led by Richard Ladner and Sheryl Burgstahler, AccessComputing creates pathways for students with disabilities into computing. I joined as a co-PI in 2016, and brought leadership in teaching accessibility. I help make strategic decision for the project and give talks regularly about the alliance's activities.
The CREATE center logo.
CREATE. The Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences explores how to make technology and the world accessible. My work in the center explores how to educate students and teachers about accessible computing, to ensure future generations of technologists create a more accessible digital world.

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