- “Maybe We Need Some More Examples:” Individual and Team Drivers of Developer GenAI Tool Use, ICSE 2026
- What Guides Our Choices? Modeling Developers’ Trust and Behavioral Intentions Towards GenAI, ICSE 2025
- How Far Are We? The Triumphs and Trials of Generative AI in Learning Software Engineering, ICSE 2024
- Debugging for Inclusivity in Online CS Courseware: Does it Work?, ICER 2024
- Adaptive Rough-Fuzzy Kernelized Clustering Algorithm for Noisy Brain MRI Tissue Segmentation, CVIP 2021 (Distinguished Paper Award)
Research Experience
Joining Microsoft Research (SAINTES group) as a Research Intern starting June 2025. Appointed as MOSIP Global Impact Research Fellow starting March 2025.
Education
Ph.D. student at Oregon State University, advised by Dr. Anita Sarma. Mentored by Anita Sarma and Margaret Burnett (SE+HCAI), Igor Steinmacher and Bianca Trinkenreich (SE), Christopher Sanchez (Cognitive Psychology), Christian Bird and Marco Gerosa (SE+AI).
Background
Research Interests: Human-Centered AI (HCAI), Software Engineering (SE), Cognitive Science, UX Design, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Current research focuses on: 1. cognitive processes that influence human-AI interactions in SE, and 2. methods for designing human-centered interfaces for AI tools to improve user-experiences in AI-assisted software development.
Miscellany
On the industry research scientist job market (2025-26) seeking positions in Human-Centered AI, Developer-experiences, UX research, and related areas. Contact: choudhru[at]oregonstate[dot]edu