Student Affiliates
Parth Sanjay Kshirsagar
- Computer Science
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Computer Science
Email: pxk5310@psu.edu
Research Interests: How bots on the web can use AI to pass bot tests and how this will affect current security standards and other fields of cybersecurity; how current AI models work with ethical choices
Patrick Kudo
- Artificial Intelligence
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Penn State Great Valley
Major/Program: Artificial Intelligence
Email: pxk5282@psu.edu
Research Interests: My current interests are in the intersection of ML/AI industry, its societal impacts, and public policy. Additionally, I'm interested in learning how ML/AI can be used to optimize the electric industry and to create robust solutions for current and future global climate challenges.
Clin Lai
- Psychology (Cognitive)
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of the Liberal Arts
Major/Program: Psychology (Cognitive)
Email: clin.lai@psu.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in the role of expertise and prior knowledge in learning, especially in noisy environments. Currently, I am examining how statistical learning of humans are affected by different aspects of prior knowledge.
Hui Min Lee
- Mass Communications
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Mass Communications
Email: hvl5699@psu.edu
Research Interests: Understanding the specific affordances of media such as generative AI and how they influence our cognitive and affective processing.
Sangwook Lee
- Mass Communications
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Mass Communications
Email: sfl5584@psu.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in investigating the impact of AI transparency and how the affordances of AI can affect individuals' attitudes and actions. I am also exploring how organizations can communicate about AI ethics to promote sustainability.
Xiaotian (Vivian) Li
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: xxl228@psu.edu
Research Interests: HCI, Design Research, Data Visualizations, Human-AI interaction
Mengqi Liao
- Mass Communication
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Mass Communication
Email: mul914@psu.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in studying the process and psychological effects of human interactions with communication technology, including mobile devices, social media and the emerging artificial intelligence.
Yansheng Liu
- Mass Communications
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Mass Communications
Email: yvl6116@psu.edu
Research Interests: Media effects, media psychology, psychology of communication technology
Simone Luchini
- Psychology
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of the Liberal Arts
Major/Program: Psychology
Email: skl5875@psu.edu
Research Interests: My research broadly focuses on the study of creativity, a complex human function which is yet to be fully understood. I employ techniques from several domains to achieve this goal, including psychometrics, natural language processing, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience, so to advance creativity research through an interdisciplinary approach.
Aditya Majumdar
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: apm6483@psu.edu
Research Interests: AI for Social Good, AI for healthcare, Code-mixing capabilities of LLMs
Mihir Mehta
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Email: mihir.mehta@psu.edu
Research Interests: My research work is in the domains of inclusive pedagogy and trustworthy artificial intelligence. I am working on contextual inclusive pedagogy development based on my implemented inclusive teaching practices. Additionally, I am developing trustworthy AI applications for the public health context.
Kevin Mekulu
- Industrial Engineering
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Industrial Engineering
Email: kxm5924@psu.edu
Research Interests: Health informatics, Generative AI in healthcare, early-stage dementia detection, AI-powered behavioral analysis
Jenna Meleedy
- Media Studies
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Media Studies
Email: jmm9649@psu.edu
Research Interests: K-12 artificial intelligence education, artificial intelligence in higher education, development of ethical best practices, moral panic, civic engagement and political misinformation.
Hannah Merseal
- Psychology
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of the Liberal Arts
Major/Program: Psychology
Email: hmerseal@psu.edu
Research Interests: I am a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab at Pennsylvania State University. My research interests include the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying music improvisation, building fairness and equity in neurocognitive research using open and reproducible methods, and using large-scale creativity studies to inform policy decisions in education and the workplace.
Bonam Mingole
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: bjm6940@psu.edu
Research Interests: Responsible AI, AI for social good