Faculty

Associate Professor
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Computing Education
Email: radler@illinois.edu

Professor
Research Interests: Usability, Usefulness, Human-Centered Design, Information Behavior, Embodiment, Human and Nonhuman Perception, De-Centering Design, Anthropocene
Email: cplueg@illinois.edu
Affiliate Faculty
Dr. Meredith Castles (University of Tasmania, Australia)
Dr. Devorah Kletenik (Brooklyn College), Associate Professor
Dr. Ruth West (University of North Texas), Professor
Ph.D. Students

Abhinav Choudhry (iSchool)
Research Interests: Health Informatics; Applied Generative AI to Health, Education, FinTech; Inclusive Design; Information Search Behaviour; Financial Literacy; HCI
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: ac62@illinois.edu

Ke Ding (Informatics)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Human-AI Interaction, Embodied and Immersive Interaction, Immersive Environments for Empathy Amplification, More-than-Human Design, Design for Ecological Futures (Anthropocene)
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Lueg
Email: keding4@illinois.edu

Chunyu (Nora) Liu (iSchool)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Human-AI Interaction, Social Computing, Computing Education
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: chunyu3@illinois.edu

Zihan (Hazel) Liu (Informatics)
Research Interests: Human-AI Interaction, Conversational AI, AI and Meaning-Making, Computational Humor
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: zihanl18@illinois.edu

Matthew Makila (CS)
Research Interests: I am passionate about human-centered computing, with a focus on improving social outcomes and technology for marginalized communities (e.g., Black, Latino, and neurodiverse groups). My research explores how social conditions shape our lived experiences, while seeking to create tools and strategies that enhance how marginalized groups engage with and benefit from technology.
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Sterman & Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: mmakila2@illinois.edu

Sujin Song (iSchool)
Research Interests: Design Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Information Technology and Politics, Embodiment & Affect Theory, More Than Human-Centered Design, HCI, STS
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Lueg & Dr. Brandon Batzloff
Email: sujins3@illinois.edu

Ebubechukwu Uba (iSchool)
Research Interests: Critical Technology Design, Technology Governance, Co-Designing Culturally-contextual Technologies, Community Informatics
Advisor: Dr. Colin Rhinesmith & Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: euba2@illinois.edu

Olivia Wang (Informatics)
Research Interests: Accessibility, Music and Sound, Human-Computer Interaction, Games, Physical Computing, AR/VR
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler & Dr. Deana McDonagh
Email: ohw2@illinois.edu

Jialuo Yang (iSchool)
Research Interests: Embodiment & Ex-bodiment, Social Agent & Human-Agent Interaction, Social & interpersonal Dynamic, Human-Computer Integration, HCI
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Lueg
Email: jialuoy2@illinois.edu
Affiliate Ph.D. Students

Haocong Cheng (iSchool)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Accessibility, d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Education, Empirical Study, Social Computing
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Downie
Email:haocong2@illinois.edu

Justin Eric Chen (Informatics)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Health, Social Media, Privacy, and Ethics
Advisor: Dr. Harsh Taneja and Dr. Sang-Hwa Oh
Email:jechen4@illinois.edu

Siyao Cheng (iSchool)
Research Interests: Copyright Literacy and Education, Everyday Information Behavior, Cultural Heritage
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Ocepek
Email: siyaoc2@illinois.edu
Ph.D. Alumni

Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (iSchool)
Research Interests: AI Ethics, Usable Security and Privacy, Inclusive Design, HCI
Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, University of Texas at San Antonio
Email: zz78@illinois.edu
M.S. Students
Tolu Adedoja (UCLA)
Tejas Honmode
Jiajing Liang
Youdong Lu
Bashab Mazumder (R.G.P.V, now at Microsoft Windows)
Yawen Ou
Freax Ruby (Yaoyao Qian) (Northeastern)
Atharva Sathaye
Yulan Shen
Dipal Taker
Yujia Wei
Zijing Ye
B.S. Students
Eshaan Andotra
Morgan Cahill
Songyang Chen
Vili Dai
Roqaya Elmenshawy
Jasmitha Garre
Krish Golcha
Annabelle Handjojo
Dylan Heimbach
Mithali Iyer
Elina Lee
Carlos Lopez
Daria Meshcheriakova
Shreya Pitre
Grace Requeno
Daniela Raudales Reyes (Northeastern Illinois University)
Dhruv Sawhney
Ruhie Shah
Qichen Shen
Eman Siddiqi
Atharva Sindwani
Samantha Sy
Janani Venkatachalam
Michelle Wu
Vivian Zheng
Arina Zhou
Previous Students
Anchal Ankola
Tavi Barlow
Kevin Baez (Northeastern Illinois University)
Amritha Barani
Ayan Vimal Bhakta
Allie Bosch
Brady Matthew Brooks
Arianna Caveney
Jack Damhorst
Melissa Delgado (Northeastern Illinois University)
Shannon Dwyer
Aishi Dua
Elise Feuerborn
Tanisha Gajjar
Tejas Garg
Lily Isabella Ge
Carol Gong
Rohan Guntaka
Celesta Irawan
Elizabeth Jarvis (Northeastern Illinois University)
Preeti Kamma
Isha Koradiya
Jacquelin Lai
Zehong Lan
Yunqi Li
Zhi (Richie) Li
Tony Liang (Brooklyn College)
Chenyu Liao
Jaclyn Lo
Elizabeth Lodvikov (Brooklyn College)
Lauren Marks
Aditi Mathur
Luisa Matzner
William Merrick
Jonathan Mshvelidze (Brooklyn College)
Abrar Mubeen
Diana Ngo
Anne (Xiangyue) Que (Berkeley)
Aleksandra Peric (Northeastern Illinois University)
Ellie Popoca
Bryan Rivera (Brooklyn College)
Luyang Si
Jingwen (Sally) Shan
Aditya Sharma
Gwendolyn Slaughter
Jocelyn Sotelo (Northeastern Illinois University)
Annie Wang
Sihun Wang
Avi Weiner (Touro University)
Ashley Grace Witte
Hangyue Zhang
Margaret Zhang
Jason Wu
Yueqi Yan
Daniel Yao
Qiuyu Ye