Hi! My name is Alex. I am currently a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where I am advised by Dr. Karrie Karahalios as a part of the Social Spaces Group. I earned a BS in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). While at USC, I was mentored by Dr. Heather Culbertson as an undergraduate researcher in the Haptics Robotics and Virtual Interaction lab.

Broadly, my research interests are at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and AI/ML, with specific focuses on Human-AI Interaction, Accessibility, and Education Technology. In my current research, I study the implications of technology, and in particular AI, for the participation of disabled persons in Higher Education and for designing more inclusive learning spaces.