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About Me

Coder. Dancer. Creator.

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As a UX Researcher pursuing a PhD in Informatics from Pennsylvania State University, I bring a wealth of knowledge in the area of human-computer interaction and human behavioral dynamics. My extensive background in both AI and HCI research has given me a well-rounded understanding of both the technical aspects of AI and the principles of design. My active participation in various projects across different labs at Penn State, exploring subjects such as AI biases, crisis response, adaptive learning, and community evaluation, has further honed my ability to think critically and work collaboratively in order to find impactful solutions through research. My PhD is supervised by Dr. Mary Beth Rosson. I am a part of the Innovation and Collaboration Lab led by Dr. Jack M. Carroll and Mary Beth Rosson. My primary research focus is to leverage data-driven approaches rooted in educational psychology to design cutting-edge tools that improve the online learning experience.

I am currently on the job market!

UX Research Portfolio

Using Social Media during Crisis Response
Ethics in LLMs
Social Learning using AI
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Honors and Awards

2023                   College of IST Graduate Student Travel Grant 

2023                   Nittany AI Challenge 2023 Semi‑Finalist (ChronoNews)

2023                   Nittany AI Challenge 2023 Semi‑Finalist (ClassCollab)

2020                  Robert Graham Endowment Graduate Fellow, Pennsylvania State University

2019                   Robert Graham Endowment Graduate Fellow, Pennsylvania State University

2015-2019         Undergraduate Scholar (Tuition Waiver), Shiv Nadar University

2013-2019         National Talent Search Scholar, Government of India

Leadership Roles
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PRESIDENT

Graduate Student Organization College of Information Sciences and Technology

Pennsylvania State University

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CO-ORGANIZER

HackData- The Data Science Hackathon

Shiv Nadar University

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CHAIR

SNU ACM-W Chapter

Shiv Nadar University

News

2023

  • October : Presenting my position paper at CSCW Workshop 2023! See you in Minneapolis.

  • August : Presenting our work in 'Unmasking Nationality Bias' at AIES 23 in Montreal!

  • July : Started on a new journey with my blog! Check it out here!

  • June : I will be attending CSST 2023 in Colorado. Rockies here I come! 

  • June : I will be attending FAccT 2023 in Chicago as Student Volunteer. 

  • June : I will be joining the Penn HCI Lab at University of Pennsylvania for Summer 2023. Looking forward to working with Dr. Danaë Metaxa !

  • May : Our paper got accepted at AIES 23!

  • April : I will be presenting my work at CHI 2023 in Germany!

  • February : Our CHI-LBW Paper got in!

  • January : We got our paper accepted at EACL!​

2022

  • December : Our poster paper got accepted at SIGCSE Technical Symposium.

  • November : I will be attending CSCW as a Student Volunteer. 

  • September : I am happy to share that I will be joining Dataminr as a Research Science Intern (Human AI Innovation) for Fall.

  • August : Our work with 911 Centers during Covid-19 got accepted at ISCRAM Asia Pacific.  

​2021

  • October : I will be presenting my paper on the We Are project at CSCW. I will also be a Student Volunteer at the conference.

  • September : I am happy to share that I will be joining Dataminr as a Research Science Intern (Human Computer Interaction) for Fall. 

  • August : I successfully defended my PhD Thesis Proposal! I am now an ABD!

  • April : I will be attending the 2021 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Women . 

2020

2019

  • August : I have been awarded the Robert Graham Graduate Fellowship

  • May : I graduated with Honors in Computer Science with a minor in Economics from Shiv Nadar University

  • April : I will be attending Penn State starting this Fall to pursue PhD in Informatics with a focus on Human Computer Interaction. 

  • February : I got PhD acceptances from Penn State, Arizona State and Singapore Management University.

  • January :  I will be starting as a Technology Strats Intern at Goldman Sachs

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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"

J. K. Rowling

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Professional Experience

Research Intern, HAI

Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

Dataminr

Designed and executed three studies; exploratory card sorting, dairy study and focus group study

Communicated with the stakeholders the findings, aligning with strategic business objectives

Collaborated with designers, providing comprehensive needs assessment reports to inform key product development decisions

Research Intern, HCI

Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

Dataminr

Qualitative researcher in the AI Engineering team, driving critical research initiatives and delivering valuable insights

Designed, executed, and analyzed semi-structured interviews with diverse stakeholders

Designed survey, collected data and employing advanced analytical techniques to summarize results and uncover meaningful patterns

Extracted performance insights to optimize workflow

Technology Strats Intern

Jan 2019 - May 2019

Goldman Sachs

Spearheaded the development of a cutting-edge, web-based microservices-driven payment control portal to replace legacy platform.

Designed and developed an intuitive user interface for the web-based microservice, ensuring seamless functionality and an exceptional user experience.

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Pennsylvania State University
University Park
PA 16802

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