How do people use and interact with digital tools?

This is the fundamental question I seek to investigate under the guidance of Dr. Arvind Satyanarayan at MIT. I situate my work in the context of data visualization where I study how data scientists use complex interactive visualizations in their analyses. To answer this question, I conduct mixed-methods empirical research, record and model user interaction traces, and build systems that enhance user interaction with interfaces.

My research aims to develop computational models of human interaction. Central to this work is the machine comprehension of interfaces, which can enable recommendations that intelligently facilitate humans' interaction with computers.