2025/09/24 - 'Generative Propaganda' preprint is now public
2025/06/09 - Undergraduate student mentee Pranay Midha's poster accepted at CI 2025
2025/05/20 - Latest findings on why Quadratic Voting and Quadratic Surveys work will be presented at CI 2025
2025/01/17 - First paper on designing and validating interface for Quadratic Surveys (and also Quadratic Voting) to be presented at CHI 2025
2025/12/16 - Officially announced Here@Illinois as the coolest tool for staffs to manage their courses and events
2024/08/27 - Internship project at Microsoft Research with the SAINTES Group, tech report available
2024/05/01 - Received second Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the CS Department and campus-wide recognition for excellence in TA role for CS598SPH/SMC Research Methods in HCI
Research Experience
Applied Researcher: Bridging AI & Engineering into Practical Applications; Software Engineer: Building Complex Systems into Scalable Products; UX Researcher: Blueprinting AI Experiences into Decision-Support Tools.
Education
PhD - UIUC, HCI and CSCW, Advisors: Prof. Karrie Karahalios, Prof. Hari Sundaram
Background
A Ph.D. candidate at UIUC, working in HCI and CSCW under the guidance of Prof. Karrie Karahalios and Prof. Hari Sundaram. Currently studying Quadratic Surveys, a method for eliciting individual preferences for collective action. More broadly, his research investigates tools for collective decision-making and Human-AI interaction.
Miscellany
Interests include writing blog posts, sharing personal insights and technical experiences.