Student Affiliates
Tianqi Kou
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: tfk5237@psu.edu
Research Interests: I am interested in epistemology of machine learning, how machine learning method research and ML-based science justify their research claims. Key words: philosophy of science and technology, epistemology of machine learning, justification, reproducibility.
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.
Nahyun Lee
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: nbl5304@psu.edu
Research Interests: V2I/V2X Communication, Autonomous Vehicles, Situation Awareness, Large Language Model, Attention and Cognition
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.