Sayantan Pal
Scholar

Sayantan Pal

Google Scholar ID: PijDcHAAAAAJ
PhD student , State University of New York at Buffalo
NLPConversational AIInformation RetrievalMachine Learning & Deep Learning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
22
 
H-index
1
 
i10-index
1
 
Publications
5
 
Co-authors
3
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • 1. Published a paper titled 'Beyond Discrete Personas: Personality Modeling Through Journal Intensive Conversations' at COLING 2025.
  • 2. Published a paper titled 'Empowering AAC Users: A Systematic Integration of Personal Narratives with Conversational AI' at EMNLP 2024 Workshop (CustomNLP4U).
Research Experience
  • 1. Working on designing AI agents capable of intrinsically capturing personality traits and tailoring their responses accordingly.
  • 2. Collaborated with experts in the Communication and Disability Department at the University at Buffalo to create conversational systems for individuals with non-standard speech, helping them communicate more effectively and authentically.
Education
  • PhD student in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at The State University of New York at Buffalo, advised by Professor Rohini K. Srihari.
Background
  • Research Interests: Conversational AI, specifically building personalized large language models (LLMs) that adapt to user-specific traits and interactions. Passionate about advancing dialogue systems that feel natural, empathetic, and human-like.
Miscellany
  • Holds a keen interest in music and playing instruments (Mohan Veena, Synth, Guitar, and more).