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Faculty, doctoral researchers, and undergraduate researchers in the lab.

Faculty

Dominic DiFranzoFaculty

Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering

Rosemary SteupFaculty

Labor, care & technology

Doctoral researchers

Hanjing ShiDoctoral Researcher

Agentic AI governance, disclosure, epistemic coordination

Chenchen MaoDoctoral Researcher

AI trust & anthropomorphism

Emily WegrzynDoctoral Researcher

AI-mediated communication and the norms of generative AI use

Ojaswi JoshiDoctoral Researcher

Algorithmic systems and human relationships · platform care work

Chioma Chigozie-OkwumDoctoral Researcher

Participatory design of algorithmic systems

Joshua KrinskyDoctoral Researcher

Deepfake creation, detection, and end-user intervention

Undergraduate researchers

Kabir GuptaUndergraduate Researcher

AI companionship · science, technology & society

Former members

  • Zhila AghajariDoctoral researcher, Fall 2019 – Fall 2022 (graduated Summer 2024) · now NLP Applied Researcher, eBay
  • Xinhui ChenDoctoral researcher, Fall 2021 – Summer 2026
  • Zhuojie JiDoctoral researcher, Fall 2024 – Spring 2025
  • Adyn GallagherMaster’s (thesis), Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 · now Senior Consultant, CapTech
  • Emma MirabelliMaster’s, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 · now Software Engineer, JPMorgan Chase