Diana Freed

About

Diana Freed is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science at Brown University. Her research areas include Human-Computer Interaction, Security, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence. She is involved in teaching courses such as Accessible and Inclusive Cybersecurity and Privacy in Fall 2026, and Intro to Sociotechnical Systems and HCI in Spring 2027. Her work focuses on the intersection of technology and society, emphasizing security, privacy, and inclusive design.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Political Science
• Computer Security
• Internet privacy
• Psychology
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Public relations
• Business
• Law

Selected publications

• PROTECT: A Framework to Foster Digital Resilience for Youth Navigating Technology-Facilitated Abuse

  Social Sciences · 2025-06-16 · 7 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  Youth are increasingly exposed to a broad range of technology-facilitated abuse that challenges their safety and well-being. Building on previous work that examined youth help-seeking behaviors, coping strategies, threats they encounter, and the social support systems around them, we articulate a framework— called PROTECT—Problem recognition, Reaching out, Organizing support, Training, Engaging experts, Continuous support, and Tackling safety measures—which integrates existing models of support,…

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• Your Activities of Daily Living (YADL): An Image-based Survey Technique for Patients with Arthritis

  2016-01-01 · 6 citations

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  Healthcare professionals use Activities of Daily Living (ADL) to characterize a patient's functional status and to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans. ADLs are traditionally measured using standardized text-based questionnaires and the primary form of personalization is in the form of que

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• (Un)designing AI for Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing

  2024-11-11 · 5 citations

  articleOpen access

  With rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacting human health and wellbeing, scholarly discourse should focus equally on the prospective opportunities and harms of Human-AI Interaction (HAI) in Computer-Supported Collaborative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). This panel invites critical interdisciplinary discussion around the (un)designing of AI by asking: how, when, where, and why should AI (not) be involved in sociotechnical systems for mental and spiritual health and wellbeing?…

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• Help-seeking and Coping Strategies for Technology-facilitated Abuse Experienced by Youth

  Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction · 2025-05-02 · 3 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  Technology provides youth (ages 10--17) with near-constant opportunities for learning, communication, and self-expression. It can also expose them to technology-facilitated abuse: harassment, coercion, fraud, and more. The ability of youth to navigate such abuse is crucial for their well-being and development. A recent advisory by the U.S. Surgeon General called for better support of youth, including that youth should ''reach out for help.'' However, little is known about how youth seek help or…

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• Navigating Privacy and Trust: AI Assistants as Social Support for Older Adults

  ArXiv.org · 2025-05-05 · 1 citations

  preprintOpen accessSenior author

  AI assistants are increasingly integrated into older adults' daily lives, offering new opportunities for social support and accessibility while raising important questions about privacy, autonomy, and trust. As these systems become embedded in caregiving and social networks, older adults must navigate trade-offs between usability, data privacy, and personal agency across different interaction contexts. Although prior work has explored AI assistants' potential benefits, further research is needed…

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Frequent coauthors

• Nicola Dell

  Cornell University

  10 shared

• Thomas Ristenpart

  Cornell University

  9 shared

• Sam Havron

  Cornell University

  6 shared

• Rahul Chatterjee

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  5 shared

• Deborah Estrin

  Cornell University

  4 shared

• Natalya N. Bazarova

  Cornell University

  3 shared

• Damon McCoy

  New York University

  3 shared

• Jackeline Palmer

  Hunter College

  3 shared

Labs

• Socially Responsible Computing @ Brown CSPI

  Develop and implement content on the social impact of technology in CS courses.

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