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Publications
Vibe Check: Understanding the Effects of LLM-Based Conversational Agents' Personality and Alignment on User Perceptions in Goal-Oriented Tasks
ACM CHI 2026
CCD-Bench: Probing Cultural Conflict in Large Language Model Decision-Making
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2026
"Who wants to be nagged by AI?": Investigating the Effects of Agreeableness on Older Adults' Perception of LLM-Based Voice Assistants' Explanations
ACM CHI 2026
The Differential Effects of Agreeableness and Extraversion on Older Adults' Perceptions of Conversational AI Explanations in Assistive Settings
arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08164, 2026
Behavior-Adaptive Conversational Agents: Toward a Fluid Personality Framework
Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC), AAAI-26 Bridge Program (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence), 2026
Education & Experience
PhD in Interdisciplinary Design and Media
- Research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-AI Interaction.
- Exploring conversational AI and conversational user interfaces.
- Advised by Smit Desai.
BSc in Computer Science and Interactive Media
- Capstone: "Search-Based Optimization of Matrix Multiplication in the MLIR Auto-Scheduler."
- Capstone advised by Riyadh Baghdadi.
Equitech Scholar
- Explored ethical implications of technology, focusing on human-centered design and societal impacts of AI.
- Advised by Abhilash Mishra.