Isabel Agadagba
Information Technology, Privacy Engineering MSIT \'25 @ Carnegie Mellon University | CMU Rales Fellow Inaugural Cohort | NYU alumna
- Role
- Graduate Research Assistant at Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering At Carnegie Mellon University
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Isabel Agadagba
Hey there! I\'m Isabel, a Privacy Engineering grad student at Carnegie Mellon and a proud…
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering At Carnegie Mellon University
Feb 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Research Graduate working under Dr. Giulia Fanti and Nicolas Christin on a cross-national study examining digital payment adoption in Africa. Currently working on a team of 3 researchers to conduct qualitative research across Tanzania, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe, investigating how factors like trust, usability, and demographics influence the adoption of mobile money, cryptocurrencies, and CBDCs. Specializing in privacy and security research within non-Western financial technology contexts, managing comprehensive ethical approval processes, and conducting thematic analysis of user experiences to inform African fintech policy. Passionate about bridging the research gap between Western-focused studies and African user perspectives in digital financial inclusion
Education
Union Public Schools
High School Diploma
New York University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Masters degree, Privacy Engineering
Columbia University
Visiting Student , Computer Science
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