1. Published papers in venues such as CHI, CSCW, DIS, TOCHI, FAccT, AAAI HCOMP, and JMIR. 2. Received Best Paper Award (CHI) and three Honorable Mentions (CHI×2, CSCW×1). 3. Contributed to the development of the Small Steps SMS program, which has reached over 5,000 users in North America. 4. Designed and launched several large-scale online interventions that have supported over 2,000 students in the Greater Toronto area in achieving academic goals and improving psychological wellbeing. 5. Research on personalizing the communication traits of conversational agents has been directly applied by Microsoft AI, influencing user interaction features in other Microsoft products, including Xbox. 6. Research on digital support interactions has driven policy changes at two major helplines: Partnership to End Addiction in the USA and Kaan Pete Roi in Bangladesh.
Research Experience
1. Postdoctoral Fellow at the King Center on Global Development, Stanford University, working with Professors Emma Brunskill and Diyi Yang. 2. Internship at Microsoft Research, contributing to incorporating personality traits into Copilot.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto; B.S. from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Background
Research Interests: Designing and building AI-driven interactive interventions to promote users' psychosocial wellbeing. Field: Computer Science. Brief Introduction: Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the King Center on Global Development, Stanford University.
Miscellany
Originally from Bangladesh, personal interests not detailed.