PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Sarita Schoenebeck

Sarita Schoenebeck is a professor at the University of Michigan School of Information who directs the Living Online Lab. In 2016, she described a sensing-based game for family internet use and coauthored an LGBT-parent social media paper selected for CHI’s Best of CHI list. In 2020, she and Paul Conway received a CSCW Best Paper Honorable Mention for Data and Power; she later consulted for Google Search Generative Experiences from 2023 to 2026, while her 2024 research examined non-consensual intimate media and sensitive inferences in targeted advertising. A 2026 ICML position paper she coauthored received an Outstanding Position Paper Honorable Mention for its focus on AI-generated intimate imagery.

Timeline

  1. 2016

    A Best of CHI paper

    In 2016, she describes a sensing-based web game to help families manage internet use. She and collaborators publish “LGBT Parents and Social Media: Advocacy, Privacy, and Disclosure during Shifting Social Movements,” which appears on CHI 2016’s Best of CHI list.

  2. 2020

    Data and Power

    In 2020, she and Paul Conway earn a CSCW Best Paper Honorable Mention for Data and Power, which frames archival appraisal theory as a framework for data preservation.

  3. 2023–2026

    Consulting on Google Search

    She serves as an occasional paid consultant with Google Search Generative Experiences from 2023 to 2026. In 2024, she and collaborators introduce the sociotechnical stack to map technical components of non-consensual intimate media to social impacts. Their 2024 study examines people's comfort with sensitive inferences in targeted advertising.

  4. 2026

    A position on deepfake research

    In 2026, she and three coauthors argue that deepfake research should address dignity harms to people targeted by AI-generated intimate imagery. Their position paper receives an ICML Outstanding Position Paper Honorable Mention.

  5. As of October 2026

    Professor and lab director

    She is a professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and directs the Living Online Lab.

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  1. Should You Post Photos of Your Kids on the Internet? Anonymity and Privacy in Family Life Online microsoft.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Best of CHI chi2016.acm.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Sarita Schoenebeck yardi.people.si.umich.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Sarita Schoenebeck yardi.people.si.umich.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. The Sociotechnical Stack: Opportunities for Social Computing Research in Non-consensual Intimate Media arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Sensitive Inferences in Targeted Advertising scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Position: AI/ML Deepfake Research is Misaligned with AI Generated Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (AIG-NCII) proceedings.mlr.press. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Announcing the ICML 2026 Awards blog.icml.cc. Checked 15 October 2026.