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The COoKIE Group

The COoKIE group celebrates interdisciplinarity and appreciates the methodological and conceptual diversity of research which allows us to better explore the complex multidisciplinary texture of Human-AI interaction. Members of the research group are encouraged to collaborate on national and international levels, including collaborations with individual researchers, research groups, and with industry.

Team

Meet the Team

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Anastasia Kuzminykh

Assistant Professor,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Director of The COoKIE Group and the Toronto Human-AI Interaction Research School (THAI RS)

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Nazar Ponochevnyi

Undergrad. Research Intern,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Developing Voice Interface for Chart Creation

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Paula Aoyagui

Research Assistant, Previously Master's Student, Faculty of Information, UofT

Explainable AI Strategies in Non-Ground-Truth Cases

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Christina Wei

Ph.D. Student, THAI RS'22,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Conversation Architecture for Artificial Agents

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Yuxin Xu

Master's Thesis Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Image Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users

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Rimsha Rizvi

Master's Research Assistant, Reading Student, Faculty of Information, UofT

Fairness Mitigation in Human-AI Collaboration

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Rezvan Boostani

Ph.D. Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Artificial Agents for Financial Assistants for Older Adults

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Fatima Zohra

Master's Thesis Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Accuracy Preserving Fairness Mitigation Techniques for Financial ML Models

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Shradha Anand

Master's Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Document Exploration Through Conversational Interfaces

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Senjuti Dutta

Ph.D. Student, Electrical Eng. & Computer Science, UTK

Intelligent Systems to Support Crowdwork Flexibility

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Janet Lu

Master's Thesis Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Conversational Agents for Co-Design Assistance 

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Mohammed Elkhechen

Master's Research Assistant, 

Faculty of Information, UofT

Psychological Ownership in Human-AI Collaboration

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Manveer Kalirai

Ph.D. Student, THAI RS'22, Faculty of Information, UofT

Information Architecture for Smart Homes

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Nabila Chowdhury

PhD Research Assistant, THAI RS'22, Faculty of Information, UofT

Promt-Based Bias in AI Generated Art

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Tanisha Amarakoon

Master's Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Psychological Ownership in Human-AI Collaboration

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Nimisha Karnatak

Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Information, UofT

Explainable Medical AI for Doctors in Rural Areas

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Sharon Ferguson

PhD Research Assistant, THAI RS'21, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UofT

Architecture of AI Explanations of Subtle Sexism

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Juan Antonio Nelson

Master's Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Automatic Speech Detection with a focus on Caribbean Dialects

Alumni

Alumni

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Hidaya Ismail

Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Psychological Ownership in Human-AI Collaboration

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Mona Abou Swaid

Master's Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Sense of Ownership Over Digital Artifacts

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Deepak Surya

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern, 2022, Faculty of Information, UofT

Text-to-Voice Conversation Style Transformation

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Akriti Kaur

Master's Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Document Exploration Through Conversational Interfaces

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Kusum Grandhi

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern, 2022, Faculty of Information, UofT

Modality-Dependant Decision Effects of AI Explanations

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Lizhen Ying

Master's Reading Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Anthropomorphization of Disembodied Agents

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Kelly McConvey

Ph.D. Research Assistant,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Collaboration with AI Models in Education

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Mujgan Ozceylan

Master's Research Assistant, Reading Student, THAI RS'21

Faculty of Information, UofT

AI Explanations of Subtle Sexism

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Lakshya

Master's Reading Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Designing Human-AI Conversation

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Julia Gil

Undergrad Reading Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

User Communication with Conversational Agents

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Jinchi Lin

Master's Reading Student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Personalization of Disembodied Intelligent Agents

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Ruijia Yang

Undergrad Reading Student,

Computer Science, UofT

Simulation As a

Research Method in HCI

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Bill Than

NSERC USRA, BI student,

Faculty of Information, UofT

Engagement Dynamics for Teleconferencing Classrooms During Covid-19

Join the Team

Join the Team

PostDocs 

We would be happy to consider applications from potential postdoc candidates. Typically, a postdoc contract is offered for a year with a potential consequent extension for another year. Currently, we are looking for postdoc candidates, broadly interested in Human-AI Collaboration with a particular focus on conversational interactions. If you are interested in a postdoc in our group, please send your CV, writing samples, and a brief statement of research interest to Dr. Kuzminykh (anastasia.kuzminykh@utoronto.ca).

Ph.D. Program 

We invite applications from candidates with a Master's degree in Computer Science, Systems Design Engineering, Data Science, Psychology, Communication Studies, or similar fields. Research experience and academic publications are expected from the applicants. The application period is typically September-November, with the entry into the program once a year, in September. Please review the admission requirements to the Ph.D. in Information Program. Prior to submitting your application, it is highly recommended to contact Dr. Kuzminykh to have a discussion about your research plans and interests. If you are interested in a Ph.D. in our group, please send your CV, writing samples, and a brief statement of research interest to Dr. Kuzminykh (anastasia.kuzminykh@utoronto.ca).

Master's Thesis

The Master's Thesis option at the COoKIE group is available to students, enrolled in the Master's of Information program at the iSchool, University of Toronto. Please review the prerequisites and eligibility for the master's thesis. To inquire about the reading course and/or the thesis work at the COoKIE Group, please send your CV and a brief statement of research interest to Dr. Kuzminykh (anastasia.kuzminykh@utoronto.ca). If applicable, please mention any relevant experience, including prior research experience and/or reading courses taken in the past.

RAship

The COoKIE Group typically has 1-2 Research Assistantship positions available for Ph.D., Master's, or undergraduate-level students. While most commonly we hire students from the University of Toronto, occasionally, external applications can be considered. The standard RA contract in our group includes 12 weeks, 5-10 hours per week, working on an individual or a group project. To inquire about open positions and to apply for RAship, please contact Dr. Kuzminykh (anastasia.kuzminykh@utoronto.ca), preferably a week before the beginning of an academic term. Please include your CV and a brief statement of research interest.

Collaborator

Our Collaborators

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