Alex Jiahong Lu
鲁 家宏

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[Publications]
CV

Chinese Immigrant Tech Labor

Immigrant Tech Workers for, in, and as Crisis: Te Pursuit of Global Computing Leadership
Chen, Y. and Lu, A.J.
Proceedings of the sixth decennial Aarhus conference: Computing x Crisis | AAR 2025

Poverty and Social Class

Eliciting Alternative Economic Futures Among Working-Class Detroiters: Centering Afrofuturism in Speculative Design
Dillahunt, T.R., Lu, A.J., Velazquez, J.
Proceedings of the 2023 Designing Interactive Systems Conference | DIS 2023

Emotional Labor in Everyday Resilience: Class-based Experiences of Navigating Unemployment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S
Lu, A.J., Gilhool, A., Hsiao, J. C.-Y., Dillahunt, T.R.
Proceeding of ACM on Human-Computer Interaction | CSCW 2022

The Village: Infrastructuring Community-Based Mentoring to Support Adults Experiencing Poverty
Dillahunt, T.R., Lu, A.J., Israni, A., Lodha, R., Brewer, S., Robinson, T.S., Wilson, A.B., Wheeler, E.
Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | CHI 2022
[Best Paper Honorable Mention]

Uncovering the Promises and Challenges of Social Media Use in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Insights from Employers
Lu, A.J. & Dillahunt, T.R.
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | CHI 2021

Digital Tools and Low-Wage Labor

Uncovering the Promises and Challenges of Social Media Use in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Insights from Employers
Lu, A.J. & Dillahunt, T.R.
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | CHI 2021

Examining the Internet and Social Media Use for Employment: A Survey of U.S. Job Seekers
Dillahunt, T.R., Lu, A.J.*, Israni, A.*, Cai, M., Hsiao, J.C.-Y. [*Contributed Equally]
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | CHI 2021

Elucidating Skills for Job Seekers: Insights and Critical Concerns from a Field Deployment in Switzerland
Cherubini, M., Lu, A.J., Hsiao, J.C.-Y., Zhao, M., Aggarwal, A., Dillahunt, T.R.
Proceedings of the 2021 Designing Interactive Systems Conference | DIS 2021

The Promises and Perils of Technology for Marginalized Job Seekers
Dillahunt, T.R., Lu, A.J., Branche-Wilson, A.
University of Michigan Poverty Solutions

DreamGigs: Design a Tool to Empower Low-resource Job Seekers
Dillahunt, T.R. & Lu, A.
Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | CHI 2019

DreamGigs: A "Stepping Stone" for Low-Resource Job Seekers to Reach Their Ideal Job
Lu, A., Brill, J., Dillahunt, T.R.
Companion of the 2018 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing | CSCW 2018

Designing Future Employment Applications for Underserved Job Seekers: A Speed Dating Study
Dillahunt, T.R., Lam, J., Lu, A., Wheeler, E.
Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference | DIS 2018
[Best Paper Honorable Mention]