about me.
I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Loyola University Chicago and am the Director of the Recomputing Lab.
I completed a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Chicago. I’ve been selected as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow, EECS Rising Star, and UChicago Climate and Sustainable Growth PhD Grantee (x2).
Earlier on, I completed undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and a minor in Visual Media Studies at Duke University.
My research is driven by exploring alternative visions of future technologies that center justice and sustainability. In particular, I focus on the issue of electronic waste and use computational methods to explore how we can build tools to support a more circular computing ecosystem.
I completed a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Chicago. I’ve been selected as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow, EECS Rising Star, and UChicago Climate and Sustainable Growth PhD Grantee (x2).
Earlier on, I completed undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and a minor in Visual Media Studies at Duke University.
My research is driven by exploring alternative visions of future technologies that center justice and sustainability. In particular, I focus on the issue of electronic waste and use computational methods to explore how we can build tools to support a more circular computing ecosystem.
What if technologies were designed in relation to their environmental impacts?
How can sustainability be a pillar of computing innovation rather than left as an
afterthought?
I build interactive devices and tools to explore these ideas. You can explore some of my previous and ongoing work in ‘Publications’ and ‘Projects’. If you’re asking similar questions or interested in discussing my work, please feel free to make contact!
Outside of my research work, I’m an activist, knitter, sewer, reader, cozy-gamer, and kitty-caretaker.
Email me at jasminelu(at)cs(dot)luc(dot)edu or DM me on bluesky/mastodon @xjasminelu if you’re interested in chatting!