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PhD in Computer Science 

Advisor: Leah Buechley, Hand and Machine Lab
University of New Mexico, May 2025

MS in Computer Science

University of New Mexico, May 2021

BS in Computer Science

University of New Mexico, May 2020

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Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

 

Leah Buechley and Alyshia Bustos. 2023. “Characteristics of Conductive Paints and Tapes for Interactive Murals.” Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT ‘23).

Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, Mia Shaw, Fiona Bell, and Leah Buechley. 2024. “Ode to Barelas: Supporting Youth Agency, Cultural Expression, and Community Engagement through an Interactive Mural.” Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’24).
 

Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, Mia Shaw, Fiona Bell, and Leah Buechley. 2024.“Interactive Murals: New Opportunities for Collaborative STEAM Learning.” Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24). 26% Acceptance Rate

Leah Buechley, Alyshia Bustos, Eleonora Edreva, Tyler Fenske, Reuben Fresquez, Samuel Hafer, Aislinn Handey, Michelle Louie, John Ng, Alan Shen, Randi Smith, Amber Sustaita, Michael Truong, Kai Vallon, and Kage Weiss. 2022. “A Computational Fabrication Course: Exploring Philosophical Reflection, Real-World Use, Personal Expression, and Social Connection.” Proceedings of the 7th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF’ 22).

Lightly Reviewed Conference Abstracts

Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, and Leah Buechley. 2024. “Designing Interactive Murals: Blending traditional mural-making practices and ubiquitous computing.” Open Hardware Summit Workshop Series (OHS '24).

Fiona Bell, Camila Friedman-Gerlicz, Jamie Gould, Erin McClure, Deanna Gelosi, Alyshia Bustos, Monica Silva-Lovato, Jeff Suina, and Leah Buechley. 2024. “Demonstrating New Materials, Software, and Hardware from the Hand and Machine Lab.”  Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24 EA).

Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, and Leah Buechley. 2023. “Interactive Murals:

Designing Culturally-Responsive Learning Activities to Empower Diverse Youth Through Collaboration and Self-Expression.” University of New Mexico Shared Knowledge Conference Poster Session (SKC '23).

Journal Articles

Alyshia Bustos, Nanibah Chacon, and Leah Buechley. 2023. “Interactive Murals: New Interactions and educational opportunities for diverse youth.” XRDS Summer 2023 Vol 29 No 4.

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