Our Team

Faculty

Jiqun Liu

Associate Professor (AI and Data Science) and Lab Director

School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

My research focuses on the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), interactive information seeking/retrieval, and cognitive psychology, and seeks to apply the knowledge learned about people interacting with information in adaptive recommendation, user education, and intelligent nudging.

Yong Ju Jung

Associate Professor

School of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma

My research centers on the social and affective aspects of informal learning and information behaviors with innovative technologies across libraries, museums, makerspaces, and online environments, with a particular focus on children’s interest development and agency.

PhD Students

Ben Wang

PhD Student in Information Studies2021 –

My research interests are in Large Language Models, Interactive Information Retrieval, and Human-Computer Interaction. My work aims to improve user experience and system performance in Human–AI interaction by understanding user behaviors and integrating state-of-the-art models.

Mahdieh Nazari

PhD Student in Information Studies2022 –

My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction and User Studies. My previous work on assessing the usability of a Learning Management System helped me explore users’ cognitive biases and how they perceive and use learning technologies.

Master Students

Jamshed Karimnazarov

Computer Science, OU2025 –

Keywords: Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Recommendation Systems.

Nischal Dinesh

Computer Science, OU2025 –

Keywords: Large Language Models, Big Data

Seunghyun (Peter) Oh

Data Science, OU2026 –

Keywords: Large Language Models, Conversational Information Access, and multi-turn dialogue evaluation.

Yanyan Luo

Data Science, OU2026 –

Keywords: Human-AI interaction and large language model evaluation.

Visitors & External Student Collaborators

Yuhao Zhang

Visiting PhD Student, Renmin University of China2022 –

My research interests are in digital inequality, community informatics, and interactive information seeking, with a focus on promoting digital equity for disadvantaged groups.

Tianji Jiang

PhD Student, UCLA2021.7 –

Research Interests: Biases and limitations in user experiment reporting, human information behavior.

Alumni

Diego Cifuentes Madero

Computer Engineering, OU2024 –

Keywords: Human-Computer Interaction, Data Analytics, Large Language Models.

Danielle Mosby

Information Science and Technology, OU2024 –

Keywords: Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Human-Computer Interaction.

Nicolas Thompson

Computer Science, OU2023.8 –

Keywords: Ethical Engineering, Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction.

Brandon Robertiello

Computer Science, OU2023.2 –

Keywords: Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction.

Jack Graham

Economics, OU2023.2 –

Keywords: Behavioral Economics, Data Analytics.

Keon Moradi

Computer Science and Mathematics, OU2022.8 –

Research Interests: Machine learning; fairness-aware learning to rank in information retrieval.

Zeming Hu

Petroleum Engineering, OU2022.2 –

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Data Analytics.

Darius Jones

M.S. Data Science, OU DSAI2022.2 –

Research Interests: User behavior analysis; user-centered information retrieval evaluation.

Tyler Brown

M.S. Data Science, OU DSAI2021.6 –

Research Interests: Expectation-aware information retrieval evaluation.

Satanu Ghosh

PhD Student in Information Studies2021 – 2022

Research Interests: Conversational and interactive information retrieval using NLP techniques, with a focus on transformer-based approaches.

Pragya Chatterjee

BSIST, OU SLIS2021 – 2024