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Illinois Global Institute Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center

Paulina Grzybowicz

MA REEES/MS LIS Student

Biography

Paulina Grzybowicz is a first-year student in the dual M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies / M.S. in Library and Information Science program at UIUC. She also currently works in Slavic languages cataloging at the Main Library’s Acquisitions and Cataloguing Services. Before UIUC, Paulina earned her B.S. in Computer Science from DePaul University in Chicago. She has several years of professional experience in software engineering and IT. In 2022-23, she was awarded a Fulbright grant, conducting HCI research at the HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation in Warsaw, Poland. Her academic pursuits are driven by an interest in human-computer interaction, algorithmic bias, and critical data studies, with a goal of linking technological interests with her cultural and personal interest in Poland and the surrounding region. 

Research Interests

Critical data studies

Human-computer interaction 

Algorithmic bias

Data Sovereignty and Privacy in Poland

Cultural Preservation Through Technology

Education

B.S. in Computer Science, DePaul University, 2020

Illinois Global Institute Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center

104 Coble Hall

801 S. Wright St.

Champaign, Illinois 61820

(217) 333-1244

Email: reec@illinois.edu

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