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Director

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Dr. Saiph Savage

Director

Assistant Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Science at Northeastern. Named one of the 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Tech & recognized by UNESCO as having the top most impactful AI projects. Former Tech Worker.

PhD Students

Dr. Ghanahshyam Kshirsagar

Post Doctoral Visiting Scholar

Working on Brain Computer Interface, Biosignals, Machine (Deep) Learning. He is currently also working with the Northeastern Exponential AI Institute.

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Kashif Imteyaz

PhD Student

He is working on designing collective action systems for gig workers. In the past he has created tools to digitize India’s rural workforce.
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Christopher Curtis

PhD Student

Creating culturally aware AI based tools for gig workers.

Qiushi Liang

PhD Student in CS

Working on designing AI systems to support workers with disabilities.

Claudia Flores-Saviaga

Alumni: Dr. Claudia Flores-Saviaga

Alumni: PhD Candidate

Claudia graduated and joined Meta’s Observatory Board as a researcher to conduct investigations around disinformation in the real world.

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Alumni: Dr. Carlos Toxtli

Alumni: PhD Candidate

Carlos graduated in 2022. He is now an Assistant Professor at Clemson University.

Undergraduate Students

Viraj Upadhyay

AI+ UX Research Engineer

Researcher in Human Centered AI, eorking on Data Visualizations and Political Disinformation. Viraj finished his masters degree in CS at Northeastern.

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Mitanshi Vyas

AI Masters Graduate

She is designing intelligent tools and recommender systems for gig workers

Maya De Los Santos

Undergraduate Researcher

Maya is a computer engineering undergraduate who is creating AI based tools for Latina gig workers.

Cai Peng

Masters Student

Working on human centered AI tools to support incarcerated workers

Joon Lee

Undergraduate Researcher working on AI Gaming Interfaces

Ryan Heminway

Masters Student

Working on Human Centered AI tools for gig workers and incarcerated workers.

Shazia Ansari

Shazia Ansari

Product Manager

Shazia is focused on Human Centered Intelligent Cyber security used by Federal Governments. She has a masters degree in Computer Science.

Vahid Agbortoko

Masters student working on designing and evaluating AI tools for gig workers and undeserved communities

Research Collaborators

Norma Elva Chavez

Norma Elva Chavez

Professor

Professor at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). Professor Norma Elva is a research collaborator of our lab supporting our research on robots and workforce development.

Saul Lopez

Computer Science Research Assistant

One of our undergraduate collaborators from UNAM who is designing human-centered AI tools to support workers in Latin America, in partnership with the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI).

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Gema Toledo

UX Research Collaborator

Gema is a Computer Engineer from UNAM, and is UX and Innovation Specialist. She has created a number of iniciatives to promote latinas in tech, such as BrunchTech and Technolatinas.

Rafael Morales

Director Gov Tech

Rafael is leading our gov tech research and helping us to connect and work with a number of governments in Latin America so we can design empowering technologies for them. He is a researcher and professor at UNAM.

Jesse Nava

Program Manager and Research Assistant.

Driving the Innovation of AI Tools to Empower Rehabilitation and Workforce Inclusion for Former Prisoners.

David Lopez

Research Assistant

Specializes in human-centered AI tools to enhance workplace well-being for former prisoners.

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