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Amy J. Ko, Ph.D.

she/her/hers 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 Washington - Co-Director, Reciprocal Reviews
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I will not be recruiting new Ph.D. students for the 2026-27 academic year, due to the U.S. government's grant terminations, research funding cuts, and threats to university budgets. Progress will have to wait for an administration interested in the future.

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Before you reach out, make sure you've read my website. It has a lot of answers! And if you want to talk about something sensitive, a few things to note:

  • I am one of the school's academic conduct officer. I fact find and make judgements about instructors' reports of cheating.
  • I am one of the school's conflict facilitators. If you're facing conflict in the school, review the link above.
  • I am one of the iSchool's Title IX Officials Required to Report. If I learn of violence, harassment, or discrimination, I am required to submit a report. Case managers will reach out to victims with supportive measures, resources, and how to submit a formal complaint.
  • If you're unsure whether to reach out to me, I encourage you to contact a confidential advocate.
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Office hours— If you're a current UW student, contact me via one of the channels below to see if a meeting makes sense. If you're in one my classes, see the syllabus for my course office hours. If you're not a UW student, write me an email; we'll meet if appropriate.
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Email— I primarily use email to communicate with people I don't know and occasionally with collaborators who refuse to use anything else. If you're a student, a potential collaborator, or anyone else, write me an email to connect. I read email once in the morning each weekday. I don't read on weekends unless I'm super engaged on a project.
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Slack— Slack is my preferred medium for collaboration with my Ph.D. students and other collaborators at UW and beyond. During the work day I treat Slack like instant messaging, and after hours I treat it like email, reading it in the morning. If you're at UW, join one of the Slacks and DM me. I'm usually pretty responsive throughout the day.
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Twitter— I used to be fairly active on Twitter, but mostly left in June 2022. You can find me on Bluesky, Mastodon @amyjko@hci.social. I mostly post on Bluesky, and mostly just links to my writing.
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LinkedIn— I use LinkedIn as my primary contact manager. I usually only accept connections from people I've met IRL and have a professional relationship with (students, collaborators, professional colleagues). I read my LinkedIn messages as part of my morning email routine.
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Facebook— I primarily use Facebook for non-work relationships (though that boundary is blurry). I usually only accept connections from people I've met IRL and have a social relationship with, so if I have a purely professional relationship with you, please don't be offended if I decline your friend request. Add me on LinkedIn instead.
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GitHub— I host a lot of my content and software projects on GitHub. Feel free to submit issues and pull requests to my various repositories.
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Phone— Don't call me on the phone. It's never the right time. Write me on one of the platforms above first and we can schedule a call if necessary. If you somehow find my office phone number and leave a voicemail, I will get it eventually.

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