Google Scholar citations: 6015, h-index: 42 (h-index since 2020: 26), i10-index: 99; ACM Senior Member (SIGIR), ASIS&T Distinguished Member, Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists.
Research Experience
Currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Information eXperience Lab at the iSchool, University of Texas at Austin; has participated in numerous international conferences and workshops such as SIGIR, CHIIR, and NeuroIS.
Education
PhD in Engineering (industrial, electrical, and computer engineering), two master's degrees, and a postdoc in cognitive psychology
Background
An engineer turned cognitive scientist with a PhD and two masters' degrees in engineering (industrial, electrical, and computer engineering) and a postdoc in cognitive psychology. Focuses on human information interaction, search, and retrieval, applying methods from experimental cognitive psychology and neuro-physiology to understand information searchers and improve the search experience. Emphasizes understanding one individual at a time before generalizing.
Miscellany
Interests include travel and participation in various academic events such as SIGIR'2025, CHIIR'2025, Neuroinformatics Assembly'2024, etc.