mentees

The people I have been fortunate to work with — alumni and current mentees, internal and external.

Working alongside these researchers and designers has shaped how I think about ethical interaction design. Their questions, values, and refusals push my own.

Alumni

Qiuquan Gu
alumna
Qiuquan Gu
Product Designer @ TikTok (AI Social) · San Jose
creative workflows social AI human interaction
“I explore how AI reshapes human interaction — from creative workflows to social connection.”
  1. DISCo-Designing with Transformers: Unpacking the Complex Role of GenAI in Interactive System Design Education’25
Doris Maria Rhomberg
alumna
Doris Maria Rhomberg
TU Wien
ethical UX dark patterns measurement
“I want to create technology that helps people achieve their own goals instead of manipulating them toward someone else’s through dark patterns.”
  1. ZfPDeception Is Ugly: Linking Aesthetic Judgment to Perceived Manipulation in Dark Patterns’26
  2. CHIWORK LBWMaking Indecent Persuasion Visible: How Evaluation Metrics Shape UX Designers’ Ethical Reasoning’26
  3. CHI WorkshopTowards Quantifying Ethical User Experience: Evaluating User Perceptions of Dark Patterns in Social Media’24

Current mentees

Irene Wu
current mentee
Irene Wu
Cornell University
AI bias inclusive design under-represented voices
“As more people turn to AI tools to generate content and design, I worry these systems, which are meant to boost creativity, can end up reinforcing bias and narrowing what’s possible, especially for users whose perspectives weren’t reflected in the training data.”
Pranav Prabhat Sinha
current mentee
Pranav Prabhat Sinha
MS Artificial Intelligence · Columbia University
prev. B.Tech. AI · SRM Institute of Science and Technology
responsible AI human potential societal impact
“I believe responsible AI innovation can unlock human potential and drive meaningful progress for society.”
  1. CHIWORK WorkshopVisible Adoption, Untracked Contribution: GitHub Evidence of the Accountability Gap Across Three Cohorts of an HCI Prototyping Course’26
Hayatt Khan
current mentee
Hayatt Khan
B.Tech. Computer Science · Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Mumbai
information clarity anti-manipulation AI transparency
“I’m drawn to building tools that help people see clearly through the noise of AI-generated content and through manipulative design.”

If you’re a former or current collaborator not shown here, ping me and I’ll add you.