Assistant Professor
Tulane University
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Short Bio. I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University. Previously, I was a Ph.D. student in Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology, and a graduate research assistant at the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research and Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory, where I was fortunate to be advised by Dr. Matt Huenerfauth. Check out my full CV here.
Research.
My research focuses on accessibility, human-computer interaction (HCI), and computational social science. I am particularly enthusiastic about three research areas:
Industry Experience. During my doctoral studies, I was a Student Researcher and Research Intern at Google Research, where I worked with the Sign Language Understanding Group (SLUG). During Summer and Fall 2022, I was Research Scientist Intern at Meta Reality Labs, where I worked with the audio experiences team.
Teaching. I have been fortunate to be taught by life-changing teachers throughout my schooling, who have inspired me to pursue teaching and research. I am currently teach human-computer interaction and data science. See teaching section for more details about my teaching experience. I would like to see more diverse groups of people become active in higher education and research, and I think diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are important towards that.
Undergrad. Prior to starting at RIT, I did my undergrad at Lahore University of Management Sciences, where I got my Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science.
I'm always looking to work with new researchers and talk about shared academic or non-academic interests so please drop me an email.
more** Beyond research the things that matter to me the most are political activism, sustainability, and human welfare.
News
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March 30, 2024
Two papers on affective captions and AI-based dance learning accepted at CHI 2024! Preprints available on Publications page. will be attending in-person in Hawaii. -
July 1, 2023
I started as a tenure track assistant professor at Tulane University! -
May 12, 2023
I successfully defended my dissertation! I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my doctoral advisor and committee members: Dr. Matt Huenerfauth, Dr. Kristen Shinohara, Dr. Danielle Bragg, and Dr. Garreth Tigwell, as well as my friends at the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research. -
January 15, 2023
I will serving on the organizing committee and programme committee of ASSETS 2023. -
July 15, 2022
I was recognized as one of the five receipients of Duolingo's dissertation award & grant. I am interested in collaborating on ed-tech research on second language acquisiion. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested.