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Dr. Nirmalya Thakur

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science, Emory University, USA

Dr. Thakur received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, USA. Prior to his Ph.D., he also received his Master of Science in Computer Science degree from the University of Cincinnati, USA. He has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from KIIT University, India. Before joining Emory University, he was working as a Dean's Fellow at the University of Cincinnati, USA. His research interests include Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Pattern Recognition, and Natural Language Processing. He has co-authored 41 peer-reviewed publications (12 journal papers, 27 conference papers, and 2 invited book chapters) in these fields. He has delivered 28 presentations as an invited speaker/presenter at international conferences and universities in 9 countries: the United States, Canada, China, France, Denmark, Nepal, Malaysia, Switzerland, and Indonesia. He has been interviewed by IEEE TV, featured on the cover page of the Millennium Magazine, and received several nationally and internationally recognized awards such as the Young Scientist of the Year Award, the Young Innovator of the Year Award, and the Excellent Researcher of the Year Award. His research works have been featured on Business Insider, Yahoo News, and on different newspapers. To learn more about his work, please visit his website at http://nirmalyathakur.com/

Email: nirmalya.thakur@emory.edu

Office Address: W302-J, Math and Science Center, Department of Computer Science, Emory University

Isabella Hall

Isabella Hall is currently in her third year pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. She has been working with Dr. Thakur on research projects since 2021 and has co-authored 3 conference papers. She is interested in the areas of Cyber Security, Cryptography, AI, and Human-Computer Interaction. She has done her last two internships at Siemens Digital Industry as a Software Developer and an Engineering Consultant.

Email: hallib@mail.uc.edu

Karam Khanna

Karam Khanna is currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics at Emory University. He has over two years of experience as an engineering intern. In his previous role, Karam worked as a "resident hacker," tackling native-run OCR models that train on data received from different applications (using CoreML on apple and Win32 API on Windows), dockerizing servers, running them in GCS, and building cross-platform compression between Mac/Windows. In DDIHTS, he is working on a research project at the intersections of Big Data, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.

Email: karam.khanna@emory.edu

Hyunji Lee

Hyunji Lee is currently pursuing a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science and a minor in Philosophy at Emory University. She is a volunteer at Girls Who Code Emory, where she teaches Python to middle school girls. She is also working as a Teaching Assistant for CS 224 this semester. Outside her studies, she enjoys cooking and chess. In DDIHTS, she is working on a research project at the intersections of Data Mining, Data Analysis, and Natural Language Processing.

Email: hyunji.lee@emory.edu

Hazel Cho

In the last few years at Emory, Hazel was involved in Language Acquisition Lab, Korean Liquid study, NLP chatbot research, and now in the DDIHTS team. She has experience in data analysis, language acquisition research, and technologies, including Praat, Java, Python, and ClanC. She is also working as a Teaching Assistant for CS 224 this semester. In DDIHTS, she is working on a research project at the intersections of Data Mining, Data Analysis, and Natural Language Processing.

Email: hazel.cho@emory.edu

Haokun Cheng

Haokun Cheng is a junior at Emory University, majoring in Quantitative Science Informatics track. His research interests include Data Analysis and Data Mining. In DDIHTS, he is working on a research project at the intersections of Data Mining, Data Analysis, and Natural Language Processing.

Email: haokun.cheng@emory.edu

Nazif Azizi

Nazif is currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at Emory University. In DDIHTS, he is working on a research project at the intersections of Big Data, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.

Email: mohammad.nazif.azizi@emory.edu

Shuqi Cui (Nicole)

Nicole has worked on projects that involved performing sentiment analysis using the Twitter developer API. She is also working on creating a chatbot named StyAIist that can generate discussion regarding fashion with its users. In DDIHTS, she is working on a research project at the intersections of Big Data, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.

Email: nicole.cui@emory.edu

Zihui (Chloe) Liu

Chloe is currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at Emory University. Her areas of interest include Data Management, Data analysis, and Data Visualization. She is also an active member of Emory Pawsitive Outreach and enjoys volunteering at animal shelters regularly. In DDIHTS, she is working on a research project at the intersections of Big Data, Data Mining, and Machine Learning.

Email: chloe.liu2@emory.edu

Austin Wheeler

Austin Wheeler is currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University. He is the treasurer of Emory Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time away from studies practicing combat sports.

Email: austin.wheeler@emory.edu

Oanh Nguyen

Oanh Nguyen is currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University. In the summer of 2021, she pursued research with Emory alumni Dr. Kathy Trang on the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in LMICs. For the past two years, she has been a Special Features writer for the Emory Research Undergraduate Journal. She is also the Secretary for Liberation Through Education, an international non-profit organization that provides educational resources to impoverished communities.

Email: oanh.nguyen@emory.edu