Hi! I’m a PhD candidate in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. I am advised by James Fogarty. My research is focused on enabling people to more effectively collect and use data particularly in the domain of health. This often involves building prototype systems, designing interaction techniques, and developing computational algorithms that allow individuals to control data and AI systems and align these systems to evolving needs and context. Specifically, I have worked on: 1) novel frameworks and architectures that augment people’s expertise in using their personal data for well-being, 2) data-driven behavior planning techniques that scaffold data sense-making in health behavior change, and 3) computational methods that characterize and quantify the impact of social adversities on mental and emotional state. In these efforts, I have combined theories and formative qualitative or quantitative studies to understand needs and considerations. I have leveraged this knowledge in designing, building, and evaluating systems via controlled or observational experiments and field deployments. Supporting these contributions I have built data processing pipelines for large scale longitudinal studies and foundation model based solutions.

I am a Meta PhD Fellowship recipient. Before coming to UW, I obtained my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology , and M.Sc. degrees in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of British Columbia (SPIN Lab) and Computer Vision at the Simon Fraser University (Vision & Media Lab). I also worked as a software developer in the Jonah Group (later acquired by 3Pillar Global). Additional details are in my CV.