Student Affiliates
Agnimitra Sengupta
- Civil Engineering
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Civil Engineering
Email: avs6897@psu.edu
Research Interests: My research focuses on development and application of data-driven and machine-learning algorithms to various domains of transportation engineering. The specific application domains include structural condition evaluation, damage identification and quantification using NDTs; Traffic flow predictions; Traffic safety analysis; Reliability analysis of highway designs.
Saiber Shaikh
- Counselor Education
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Education
Major/Program: Counselor Education
Email: sjs8036@psu.edu
Research Interests: GenAI in Higher Ed and Counselor Education
Zimeng Shao
- Applied Linguistics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of the Liberal Arts
Major/Program: Applied Linguistics
Email: zvs5327@psu.edu
Research Interests: corpus-based genre analysis and pedagogy, second language (L2) writing and assessment, and computer-assisted language learning. I am particularly interested in applying LLMs to empower genre analytical approaches to language use, and promoting socially responsible use of AI to enhance language teaching and learning.
Shahriar Shayesteh
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: sxs7285@psu.edu
Research Interests: RAI, HCI, NLP, Trustworthy NLP, Fairness in NLP models
Amutheezan Sivagnanam
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: aqs7319@psu.edu
Research Interests: Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence
Mukund Srinath
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: mus824@psu.edu
Research Interests: Information extraction, information retrieval, natural language processing
Yuan Sun
- Mass Communications
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Major/Program: Mass Communications
Email: yws5055@psu.edu
Research Interests: AI transparency; User trust; Digital health
Swetha Suresh
- Industrial Enginerring
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Industrial Enginerring
Email: sps6515@psu.edu
Research Interests: Streamline operational processes, predict and track inventory, develop optimization and slotting algorithms, labor management and efficient shift rationalization
Shreya Tarat
- Information Sciences and Technology
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Information Sciences and Technology
Email: sbt5432@psu.edu
Research Interests: Developing algorithms and models that promote fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI systems; providing clearer and interpretable clarifications for AI model predictions and decisions
Apoorv Thite
- Data Sciences (Applied Data Sciences)
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Data Sciences (Applied Data Sciences)
Email: aat5564@psu.edu
Research Interests: Exploring and developing ethical frameworks for AI systems, impact of AI on society, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI algorithms, and promoting responsible deployment to address real-world challenges while minimizing potential risks and biases
Tisya Vaidya
- Data Sciences (Computational Data Sciences)
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Engineering
Major/Program: Data Sciences (Computational Data Sciences)
Email: tmv5264@psu.edu
Research Interests: Data visualization, human-computer interaction, natural language processing tools
Neha Vengesanam
- Data Sciences (Applied Data Sciences)
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Data Sciences (Applied Data Sciences)
Email: nsv5054@psu.edu
Research Interests: Data Science, Big Data, Data Modeling and Visualization, Pattern recognition, Interface design, Human-centered computing, AI Fairness and Accountability
Ruyuan Wan
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: rjw6289@psu.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Social Computing, focusing on communication dynamics in human-human and human-AI interactions, such as annotation disagreement in subjective data, logic fallacy detection in misinformation narratives, and user behavior analysis in social media.
Shan Wang
- Informatics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics
Email: sxw820@psu.edu
Research Interests: Human-AI interaction, diversity and inclusion in AI, cognitive modeling and simulation
Xinyu Wang
- Informatics and Social Data Analytics
- CSRAI Student Affiliate
College: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Major/Program: Informatics and Social Data Analytics
Email: xzw5184@psu.edu
Research Interests: Computational Social Science, Online Harm, Misinformation, Ethics of AI