I am a Researcher at The University of Washington where I work within the (RAISE Lab) (Responsibility in AI Systems and Experiences) Lab.
I obtained my PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Boston University where I was a core member of the Security Lab (SeclaBU).
I have collaborated with the International Data-driven Research for Advanced Modeling and Analysis Lab (iDrama Lab) and Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab (STIR LAB).
My research focuses on cyber safety, applied machine learning, and social computing.
I aim to understand, detect, and combat online harms using a data-driven approach.
My research involves identifying pertinent issues within cyberspace, developing tools to mitigate malicious behavior, and offering policymakers guidelines to ensure user safety on social media platforms.
Read more about my research here.
My work has been published in top-tier venues in Online Privacy and Security, Web Measurement and HCI, including ACM CHI, CSCW, IEEE S&P, WebSci, RAIDS and has been reported by WIRED. My research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) .
News
| 2024 | August | Started postdoc at the University of Washington. Go Huskies! |
| 2024 | May | Defended my PhD. Thesis. You can call me a doc. now!! |
| 2023 | December | Gave a talk on "Tackling Malicious Activity Online" at the University of Iowa |
| 2023 | November | I was awarded "Rising Star in Social Computing and Tech Policy" by University of Iowa |
| 2023 | October | Our paper "Sliding into My DMs" received the Impact Recognition award! |
| 2023 | August | I got selected for the SIGCHI Gary Marsden Travel Award. |
| 2023 | May | I received Research PhD. Fellowship Finalist Award at Meta. |
| 2023 | April | Our papers titled "Getting Meta" and "Sliding into My DMs" got accepted at CSCW'23. Two papers yaayy!! |
| 2022 | August | My Paper "Understanding the Digital Lives of Youth" got the Honorable Mention Award at CHI'22'!! |
| 2022 | April | Our paper titled "Understanding the Digital Lives of Youth" got accepted at CHI'22! |
My Blog
Read my blog on "Unlocking the Power of Multimodal Analysis for Safer Online Spaces"
Stay tuned for more!!