About Me

I am a Research Data Scientist at Roku Inc. in New York City. Previously, I was a postdoc fellow in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University co-advised by Dr. Robert E. Kraut and Dr. Yuqing (Ching) Ren. I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at Vanderbilt University under the supervision of Dr. Yevgeniy Vorobeychik in August 2017.

My research interests lie in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction and Operations research. My work develops computing methods and techniques to help the ​growth of socio-technical systems, where human actors interact with other agents, artifacts and technologies. Two such systems that I have studied include the world’s largest online open collaboration community, ​Wikipedia and the US’s leading residential solar market, ​California . In general, I am interested to study two types of research questions. First, ​how do these systems work​? To answer the question, I often apply machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and econometrics to mine, predict and model individual behaviors and system dynamics. Second, ​how to sustain the growth of these systems​? To tackle the problem, I design efficient algorithms and intelligent systems to compute and execute promotional strategies.

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Agent-Based Computing, Optimization Algorithms​, ​Human-Computer Interaction

Teaching Interest

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Agent-Based Simulation, Algorithmic Marketing, Social Computing