Mya Bolds

Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering · UC San Diego

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Computer Science and Engineering Department

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

My research sits at the intersection of Machine Learning and Human-Computer Interaction. I evaluate and mitigate biases in AI using applied Machine Learning.

Outside the lab, I run cyber-safety and digital-literacy workshops for girls from underrepresented backgrounds, and mentor undergraduates on Ph.D. prep through UCSD’s STARS program.

You can find my full CV here and my publications here.

news

Jan 01, 2026 New paper, “Centering Context in Computing Ethics Education: An Experience Report,” accepted to RESPECT 2026.
Jan 01, 2025 New paper, ““I Hadn’t Thought About That”: Creators of Human-like AI Weigh in on Ethics & Neurodivergence,” accepted to ACM FAccT 2025.
Jan 01, 2024 New paper, “Are Robots Ready to Deliver Autism Inclusion?”, accepted to ACM SIGCHI 2024.

selected publications

  1. In submission
    The Mirror Lies: How Beauty Filters Rewrite Race, Age, and Gender for AI Systems
    Mya Bolds, Kristen Vaccaro, and Imani Munyaka
    2026
    In submission
  2. In submission
    What Race Labels Miss: Continuous Appearance Measures for Auditing Computer Vision Systems
    Mya Bolds, Kristen Vaccaro, and Imani Munyaka
    2025
    In submission