- Publications: Published multiple papers in top-tier conferences and journals like ACL, EMNLP, EACL, covering topics such as social influence in dialogue systems, opponent modeling in negotiation dialogues, and emotion-aware negotiation agents.
- Awards: Finalist for the 2023 Meta Research PhD Fellowship; CaSiNo negotiation dataset nominated for Best Paper Award at WeCNLP 2021
- Patents: No specific patent information provided
- Projects: Organized a new workshop series in *ACL conferences (SICon - Social Influence in Conversations)
Research Experience
- Capital One: Applied Researcher I (Manager), working on Generative AI research
- Industry Experience: Worked at Adobe, Amazon, and Google, gaining experience in translating the latest research into useful, scalable products
Education
- PhD: Computer Science, University of Southern California, Advisors: Gale Lucas, Jonathan Gratch; Also guided by: Jonathan May
- Bachelor's: Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Graduated in 2017
Background
- Research Interests: Design and innovation of AI-driven systems that comprehend, participate in, and prepare us for our everyday social interactions, including conversational AI assistants and tools for practitioners such as customer support agents, therapists, lawyers, and educators.
- Field: Computer Science
- Brief Introduction: Currently working as an Applied Researcher I at Capital One, focusing on Generative AI for efficient customer support interactions.