I am a Research Scientist in Human-Computer Interaction at Toyota Research Institute (TRI), where I am designing, developing, and evaluating human-centered AI solutions to improve safety and well-being. Before TRI, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Computer Science department at Stanford University, where I was supervised by James Landay. I received my PhD in Information Science from Cornell University, where I was advised by Tanzeem Choudhury.
My research spans the areas of Human-Computer Interaction and Ubiquitous Computing. My work focuses on designing, developing and evaluating mobile and ambient technologies to sense and improve people's health, safety, and well-being.
PhD in Information Science, 2019
Cornell University
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Wearable device that regulates anxiety unobtrusively using haptic feedback
A novel approach to design behavior change technologies that works subtly and effortlessly
Smartwatch app to improve cognitive performance in the moment using haptic feedback
Regulating anxiety during interpersonal conflicts using voice modulation
A method to measure societal happiness from smiles present in online pictures
Android application that infers alertness from pictures taken by smartphones