Hi, I’m Nur👋

I am an assistant professor in the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia.

📢📢 I’m recruiting PhD students (fully funded) in Fall 2024. If you’re interested in working with me, please send me an email with your CV and research interests.

I research Human-AI Interaction to make AI useful in real-world contexts. My research interests include designing and evaluating AI applications across domains, such as healthcare, productivity, and public services. I use human-centered and participatory design approaches where I work with domain stakeholders throughout the AI development lifecycle (e.g., clinicians, knowledge workers).

I received my Ph.D. in human-computer interaction from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where I was advised by John Zimmerman and Jim McCann. I was also a research intern at industry research labs, including the People + AI Research at Google Deepmind, and the Health Futures at Microsoft Research. My research has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and Accenture.

A full list of publications is available on my CV and on my Google Scholar page.

News & Travel

• September 2024 – Selected as an 🌟EECS Rising Star🌟
• August 2024 – Started as an Assistant Professor in the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia.
• May 2024 – Presented three papers at CHI 2024, one paper received a Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 🏅
• March 2024 - Gave talk at South by Southwest (SXSW) on Designing Successful AI Products and Services