Anna Szlavi
About
Diversity and inclusion have been the driving forces of both my professional and personal path. I have been doing research and teaching courses on various aspects of gender throughout my academic career, utilizing the findings in numerous projects with the goal of creating interventions. In my current work, I aim to build bridges between social sciences and computer science, mainly through integrating the concept of non-binary gender and intersectionality into CS.
In 2025 I was nominated for the DigIT Woman of the Year in Tech Award and the Nordic Women in Tech Award as the "DEIB Champion of the year".
Research
EUGAIN
Women STEM UP
Publications
Szlávi, Anna, Versino, Serena; Raffini, Daniel; Oppenhagen, Tuva Cornelia & Jaccheri, Letizia. (in press). Mentoring as a Tool for Better Gender Diversity in Informatics. In: Birgit Penzenstadler, Karima Boudaoud, Sonay Caner Yildirim, Antinisca Di Marco (Eds.) Actions for Gender Balance in Informatics Across Europe. Springer Nature.
Szlávi, Anna; Haugland, Hanne & Jaccheri, Letizia. (2024). Role Models as an Intervention for Gender Diversity in Computing Education. In: Proceedings of UDIT Norwegian Conference on Didactics of IT Education.
Zanardi, Irene; Versino, Serena; Bolesta, Karolina; Szlavi, Anna; Landoni, Monica (2023) Looking for a Major in Computing? Technical Knowledge versus Broader Social Values in Computing Major. NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Szlávi, Anna; Hansen, Marit Fredrikke; Husnes, Sandra Helen & Conte Uchoa, Tayana. (2023) Intersectionality in Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Review. GE@ICSE
Szlávi, Anna; Versino, Serena; Zanardi, Irene; Bolesta, Karolina; & Jaccheri, Letizia. Bridging Values: The Inclusion of Young Generations in Computing. In: M. Antona and C. Stephanidis (Eds.): Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14020, pp. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35681-0_10
Szlavi, Anna & Soares Guedes, Leandro. (2023). Gender Inclusive Design in Technology: Case Studies and Guidelines. In: Marcus, A., Rosenzweig, E., Soares, M.M. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14030. Springer, Cham., pp. 343-354. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35699-5_25
Szlávi, Anna & Landoni, Monica. (2022). Human Computer Interaction - Gender in User Experience. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S. (eds) HCI International 2022 Posters. HCII 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1580. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06417-3_18
Szlávi, Anna. (2021). Barriers, Role Models and Diversity. Women in IT. Central European Journal of New Technologies in Research, Education and Practice, Vol 3, No. 3. Doi: 10.36427/CEJNTREP.3.3.2582
Szlávi, Anna & Bernát, Péter. (2021). Young Women’s Barriers in IT. Journal of Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science. 2021/19/1 (5) pp. 77-101. Doi: 10.5485/TMCS.2021.0521
Szlávi, Anna. (2021). Educating Tech Students About Gender – A Case Study from Hungary. Engines of Difference, Jan 19, 2021. University of Kassel.
Bernát, Péter & Szlávi, Anna. (2020). Lányok az Informatikában – Módszerek és Esettanulmányok a Nők Eredményesebb Bevonására. (Girls in Informatics – Methods and case studies about better involving women in IT). InfoDidact.
Szlávi, Anna. (2020). Introducing the Gender Aspect into IT Education. Central European Journal of New Technologies in Research, Education and Practice, Vol 2, No. 2. 10.36427/CEJNTREP.2.2.472
Szlávi, Anna. (2019). Nemi Sztereotípiák az Informatika Oktatásban (Gender Stereotypes in IT Education). InfoDidact.
Szlávi, Anna. (2019). The Construction of Gender In Hungarian Discourses. (Doctoral dissertation). Budapest: Eötvös Loránd University.
2025
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Szlavi, Anna;
Benestad, Esben Esther Pirelli.
(2025)
In Stormy Waters But Not Alone – Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad Sends Message of Support.
QLit A MAGYAR LESZBIKUS* MAGAZIN ÉS PROGRAMSZERVEZŐ IRODA
Reader opinion piece
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Szlavi, Anna;
Hanne, Haugland;
Zeynep, Sahin Timar.
(2025)
Designing Retention Tools Involving Role Models For Inclusive Computing Education.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
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Hyrynsalmi, Sonja M;
Sanchez-Gordon, Mary;
Szlavi, Anna;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2025)
The Tech DEI Backlash – The Changing Landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering.
Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
Academic article
2024
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Szlavi, Anna;
Hansen, Marit Fredrikke;
Husnes, Sandra Helen;
Conte, Tayana Uchôa;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2024)
Designing for Intersectional Inclusion in Computing.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Haugland, Hanne Sofie;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2024)
Role Models as an Intervention for Gender Diversity in Computing Education.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
2023
-
Zanardi, Irene;
Versino, Serena;
Bolesta, Karolina;
Szlavi, Anna;
Landoni, Monica.
(2023)
Looking for a Major in Computing? Technical Knowledge versus Broader Social Values in Computing Major.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Hansen, Marit Fredrikke;
Husnes, Sandra Helen;
Conte, Tayana Uchôa.
(2023)
Intersectionality in Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Review.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Guedes, Leandro.
(2023)
Gender-Inclusive Design: Case Studies and Guidelines.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Versino, Serena;
Zanardi, Irene;
Bolesta, Karolina;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2023)
Bridging Values: The Inclusion of Young Generations in Computing.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
2022
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Jaccheri, Maria Letizia;
Cutrupi, Claudia Maria;
Diaconu, Mara Gabriela;
Lenarduzzi, Valentina;
Szlavi, Anna;
Takaoka, Alicia Julia Wilson.
(2022)
Where are the female professors in STEM?.
techrxiv
Report
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Szlavi, Anna;
Landoni, Monica.
(2022)
Human Computer Interaction - Gender in User Experience.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Benestad, Esben Esther Pirelli.
(2025)
In Stormy Waters But Not Alone – Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad Sends Message of Support.
QLit A MAGYAR LESZBIKUS* MAGAZIN ÉS PROGRAMSZERVEZŐ IRODA
Reader opinion piece
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Hanne, Haugland;
Zeynep, Sahin Timar.
(2025)
Designing Retention Tools Involving Role Models For Inclusive Computing Education.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Hyrynsalmi, Sonja M;
Sanchez-Gordon, Mary;
Szlavi, Anna;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2025)
The Tech DEI Backlash – The Changing Landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering.
Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Hansen, Marit Fredrikke;
Husnes, Sandra Helen;
Conte, Tayana Uchôa;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2024)
Designing for Intersectional Inclusion in Computing.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Haugland, Hanne Sofie;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2024)
Role Models as an Intervention for Gender Diversity in Computing Education.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
-
Zanardi, Irene;
Versino, Serena;
Bolesta, Karolina;
Szlavi, Anna;
Landoni, Monica.
(2023)
Looking for a Major in Computing? Technical Knowledge versus Broader Social Values in Computing Major.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Guedes, Leandro.
(2023)
Gender-Inclusive Design: Case Studies and Guidelines.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Versino, Serena;
Zanardi, Irene;
Bolesta, Karolina;
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia.
(2023)
Bridging Values: The Inclusion of Young Generations in Computing.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Landoni, Monica.
(2022)
Human Computer Interaction - Gender in User Experience.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Part of book/report
-
Szlavi, Anna;
Hansen, Marit Fredrikke;
Husnes, Sandra Helen;
Conte, Tayana Uchôa.
(2023)
Intersectionality in Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Review.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Jaccheri, Maria Letizia;
Cutrupi, Claudia Maria;
Diaconu, Mara Gabriela;
Lenarduzzi, Valentina;
Szlavi, Anna;
Takaoka, Alicia Julia Wilson.
(2022)
Where are the female professors in STEM?.
techrxiv
Report
Teaching
Supervision
mentoring and gender inclusion