Dr.
Herman
Saksono
United States
Northeastern University
Dr. Herman Saksono is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University with a joint appointment at the College of Health Sciences and the College of Computer Sciences. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard University. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Northeastern University. He was a Fulbright scholarship recipient. Herman's interdisciplinary research contributions are in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Digital Health Equity. His research investigates how digital tools can catalyze social interactions that encourage positive health behaviors, thus facilitating collective efforts toward health equity. He conducted the entire human-centered design process by designing, building, and evaluating innovative health technologies in collaboration with local community partners. Herman published his work in ACM CHI and CSCW, and two of them received honorable mentions for best paper awards.