My research explores how people think, feel, and learn through computational artifacts.

I began my PhD in Computational Media at UCSC, working with Dr. Magy Seif El-Nasr in the Game User Interaction and Intelligence Lab.

I delivered the oral presentation of our SpaceCHI paper at NASA Ames Research Center, sharing our work on human-centered AI for crew-autonomous space missions.

I presented our FDG ’26 paper, “Talking Wildfire: How Discourse in Serious Games Shapes Collaborative Learning and Preparedness,” at the conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Our paper, “Designing for Mars: Human-Centered AI, Resilience, and the Future of Crew-Autonomous Space Mission Planning,” was accepted to SpaceCHI and selected for an oral presentation. SpaceCHI is the world’s first conference focused on advancing HCI for space exploration. (SpaceCHI)

Our paper, “Exploring Indian International Students’ Experiences with LLMs,” was accepted to the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII ’26).

“The Sphinxes” was featured in Forbes. I contributed to the project as an immersive artist and HCI researcher. (Forbes)

Our position paper, “Relationship-Centered Care: Relatedness and Responsible Design for Human Connections in Mental-Health Care,” was accepted to the Toward Relationship-Centered Care with AI workshop.