Data Science Institute

Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign

People

Meet the faculty, staff, students, and postdocs who contribute to the CNTR.

People

Meet the faculty, staff, students, and postdocs who contribute to the CNTR.

Leadership

Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Director of the Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign, Professor of Data Science and Computer Science

suresh_venkatasubramanian@brown.edu
Meredith Mendola

CNTR Program Manager, CNTR AISLE Product Director, SRCH Advisor

meredith_mendola@brown.edu

LinkedIn Profile
Katie Cappello

CNTR Communications and Events Coordinator

katie_cappello@brown.edu

LinkedIn Profile
Sheri Mangili

Executive Assistant to Suresh Venkatasubramanian

sheri_mangili@brown.edu

Core Collaborators

Serena Booth

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

serena_booth@brown.edu

Personal Website
Holly Case

Deputy Director of the Data Science Institute, Professor of History

holly_case@brown.edu

Departmental Profile
Kim Fernandes

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

kim_fernandes@brown.edu

Personal Website
Diana Freed

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science

diana_freed@brown.edu

Research Profile

Personal Website
Kim Gallon

Associate Professor of Africana Studies

kim_gallon@brown.edu

Research Profile
Tomo Lazovich

Assistant Professor of the Practice, AI Governance and Policy, CNTR AISLE Policy Director

tomo_lazovich@brown.edu

Research Profile

Personal Website
Julia Netter

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Philosophy and Computer Science, Socially Responsible Computing Program Coordinator

julia_netter@brown.edu

Personal Website
Sohini Ramachandran

Professor of Computer Science, Hermon C. Bumpus Professor of Biology and Data Science

sohini_ramachandran@brown.edu

Research Profile

Lab Website
Harini Suresh

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

harini_suresh@brown.edu

Personal Website

Community Contributors

Oludurotimi Adetunji

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Inclusive Science , Director, Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards, Executive Producer, SciToons

oludurotimi_adetunji@brown.edu
Stevie Bergman

Visiting Assistant Professor

a_stevie_bergman@brown.edu

Personal Website
Samantha Dalal

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy, CNTR AISLE UX Researcher

sd3765@princeton.edu
Felicia Jing

Visiting Scholar in Science, Technology, and Society

felicia_jing@brown.edu
TJ Kalaitzidis

Assistant Director, Learning Systems Innovation

tj.k@brown.edu
Ellie Pavlick

Briger Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Computer Science, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Associate Professor of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences

ellie_pavlick@brown.edu

Research Profile

Departmental Profile
Tuan Pham

Former Research Associate in Neuroscience, Current PhD Student at Virginia Tech, CNTR AISLE Advisor

tuanhpham@brown.edu
Stephen Porder

Acacia Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology and Environment and Society, Associate Provost for Sustainability, SRCH Sustainability Team Advisor

stephen_porder@brown.edu

Personal Website
Malika Saada Saar

Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, The Watson Center

malika_saada_saar@brown.edu

Departmental Profile

Industry Affiliates

Shravan Doosa

Data Product, The AI Research Center
Francia Garduno

Product Design, The AI Research Center
Ryan MacInnis

Principle Product Marketing Manager, Public Sector & Regulated Industries at Adobe, Formerly: Twitter, U.S. Department of State
Mukul Malik

Product Engineering, The AI Research Center
Akshay Reddy

Director of Product, The AI Research Center, Primary Preferred Contact for The AI Research Center

Graduate Students

Ahana Bhattacharya

PhD Student in Computer Science

ahana_bhattacharya@brown.edu
Maya De Los Santos

PhD Student in Computer Science

maya_de_los_santos@brown.edu
Michelle L. Ding

PhD Student in Computer Science, Founder of SRC Handbook, AI Expert for CNTR SciToons

michelle_ding@brown.edu
Yujia Gao

PhD Student in Computer Science

yujia_gao@brown.edu
Alyssa Lanter

PhD Student in Computer Science

alyssa_lanter@brown.edu
Sybille Légitime

PhD Student in Computer Science

sybille_legitime@brown.edu
Anish Mitagar

Masters Student in AI, Governance, Safety, SRCH: AI Research Team

anish_mitagar@brown.edu
Praveen Nair

PhD Student in Computer Science

praveen_nair@brown.edu
Victor Ojewale

PhD Student in Computer Science

victor_ojewale@brown.edu
Skye Thompson

PhD Candidate in Computer Science, Teaching Assistant for Summer School '26

rory_thompson@brown.edu
Timmy Wang

Masters Student in Computer Science, CNTR AISLE Data Engineer

zhizhi_wang@brown.edu
Rui-Jie Yew

PhD Student in Computer Science

rui-jie_yew@brown.edu

Affiliated Graduate Research Students

Wennie Jian

PhD Student in Cognitive Science, CNTR AISLE Research Coordinator

wen_jian@brown.edu
Dennis Wang

Masters Student in Data Science, SRCH: Privacy Research Team

yihai_wang@brown.edu

Undergraduate Student Leadership

Sharanya Jain

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Business-Economics, CNTR Mentorship Coordinator, SRCH: AI Research Team
Ange Yeung

Undergraduate Student in Environmental Studies and Sciences, CNTR Membership Coordinator
Chanel Baxter

Undergraduate Student in Africana Studies, CNTR Design Coordinator
Jude Essa

Undergraduate in Computer Science and Anthropology, CNTR Events Coordinator
Lola Gutierrez-Huang

Undergraduate Student in International and Public Affairs, CNTR Events Coordinator

Affiliated Students

Sayid Achilov

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Math, Economics, Former CNTR Mentorship Program Coordinator

sayid_achilov@brown.edu
Wilber Anterola

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and International and Public Affairs, CNTR AISLE Data Engineer

wilber_sean_anterola@brown.edu
Anjali Bhimani

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Economics, CNTR Career Atlas Developer, Former CNTR Communications Coordinator
Haya Bugshan

Undergraduate Student in Computational Neuroscience and Applied Mathematics

haya_bugshan@brown.edu
Elif Cebe

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science-Economics & International and Public Affairs, SRCH: Product Development Team

elif_cebe@brown.edu
Jenny Chen

Undergraduate Student in Biology, CNTR SciToons Project Animator

jenny_chen1@brown.edu
Tenzin Choezin

Undergraduate Student in Behavioral Decision Sciences, SRC Project: Accessibility Research Team

tenzin_choezin@brown.edu
Jasmin Elias Contreras

Undergraduate Student in Economics and Computer Science, SRCH: Privacy Research Team

jasmin_elias_contreras@brown.edu
Avery Espiritu

Undergraduate Student, SRCH: AI Research Team

avery_espiritu@brown.edu
Solomon Goluboff-Schragger

Undergraduate Student in English

solomon_goluboff-schragger@brown.edu
Keira Hale

keira_hale@brown.edu
Emily Hong

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Sociology, Former CNTR Mentorship Program Coordinator, CNTR AISLE Policy Analyst

emily_hong@brown.edu
Navyaa Jain

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Economics, CNTR AISLE Research Coordinator

navyaa_jain@brown.edu
Jaehee Jung

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & Political Science, CNTR AISLE Policy Analyst

jaehee_jung@brown.edu
Jasmine Kamara

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & Science, Technology and Society, SRCH: Product Designer

jasmine_kamara@brown.edu
Ava Karousos

Undergraduate Student in Economics and Psychology , SRCH: Sustainability Research Team Lead '26-'27

ava_karousos@brown.edu
Sarya Baran Kiliç

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Comparative Literature, Developer Lead for Tech as Prosthetics

sarya_kilic@brown.edu
Kaluki Kithome

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Behavioral Decision Sciences, SRCH: Product Developer

kaluki_kithome@brown.edu
Kathy Li

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Science, Technology, & Society, SRCH: Accessibility Research Team

kathy_m_li@brown.edu
Dawson Lin

Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, SRCH: Privacy Research Team

dawson_a_lin@brown.edu
Nava Litt

Undergraduate Student in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, SRCH: AI Research Team

nava_litt@brown.edu
Kellie Louis

Undergraduate Student in History and Applied Math & Computer Science, Assistant for Tech as Prosthetics

kellie_louis@brown.edu
Cunyan Ma

Undergraduate Student in Social Analysis and Research

cunyan_ma@brown.edu
Joe Maffa

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, SRC Project: Product Developer

joseph_maffa@brown.edu
Hannah Magino

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and STS, SRCH: AI Team Lead Fall 2026

hannah_magino@brown.edu
Chloe Medina

Undergraduate Student in History of Art and Architecture and Visual Arts, CNTR SciToons Project Animator

chloe_medina@brown.edu
Kalie Minor

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & Religious Studies, SRC Project: Accessibility Research Team

kalie_minor@brown.edu
Maja Mishevska

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & Gender and Sexuality Studies, SRCH: Product Development Team

maja_mishevska@brown.edu
Krish Nambiar

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science-Economics, SRCH: Sustainability Research Team

krish_nambiar@brown.edu
Siddharth Nareddy

Undergraduate Student in Computational Biology, Former CNTR Student Liaison - Brown 2026
Mira Needlman

Undergraduate Student in Engineering, SRCH: Sustainability Research Team

mira_needlman@brown.edu
Indy Nijjar

Undergraduate Student in International and Public Affairs, Computer Science-Economics, SRCH: Sustainability Research Team

inderjot_nijjar@brown.edu
Laurence Nunes

Undergraduate Student in Behavioral Decision Sciences, CNTR AISLE Product Owner

laurence_nunes@brown.edu
Sasha Oquendo

Undergraduate Student in Business Economics and Computer Science, SRCH: Privacy Team Lead '26-'27, SRCH: Privacy Research Team '25-'26

sasha_oquendo@brown.edu
Anushka Parikh

Undergraduate Student in Graphic Design, SRCH: Product Designer

aparik01@risd.edu
Justin Park

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Mathematics, CNTR AISLE Product Developer

jeonghyeok_park@brown.edu
Christina Peng

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & English, SRC Project: Product Developer

christina_peng@brown.edu
Sonya Rashkovan

Undergraduate Student in Anthropology and Data Fluency, SRCH Project Director '26-'27, SRCH: AI Team Lead S'26, SRCH: AI Research Team F'25

sofiia_rashkovan@brown.edu
Julia Belle Reyfman

Undergraduate Student in International and Public Affairs, Data Fluency Certificate, SRCH: Privacy Research Team

julia_belle_reyfman@brown.edu
Natalia Riley

Undergraduate Student in International and Public Affairs, CNTR AISLE Policy Analyst

natalia_riley@brown.edu
Sana Saab

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & English, SRC Project: Product Designer

sana_saab@brown.edu
Ethan Schenker

Undergraduate Student in International and Public Affairs & Economics, SRC Project: Privacy Research Team

ethan_schenker@brown.edu
Nico Schmid

Undergraduate Student in History and Political Science

nicolaas_schmid@brown.edu
Heewon Seo

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, CNTR AISLE Software Developer

heewon_seo@brown.edu
A.J. Shulman

Undergraduate Student in Computational Neuroscience, SRC Project: Accessibility Research Team

aj_shulman@brown.edu
Brandon Sun

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Mathematics, CNTR AISLE Product Developer

brandon_sun1@brown.edu
Jennifer Wang

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Paragon Policy Fellowship Founder

jennifer_wang@brown.edu
Vivian Wang

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Cognitive Science, CNTR AISLE Product Designer

vivian_z_wang@brown.edu
Brooke Wangenheim

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, SRCH: AI Research Team

brooke_wangenheim@brown.edu
John Wilkinson

Undergraduate Student

john_wilkinson@brown.edu
Selena Williams

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, SRC Project: AI Research Team

selena_williams@brown.edu
Jiayi Wu

Undergraduate Student in Mathematics-Computer Science, SRCH: AI Research Team, SRCH Liaison '26-'27

jiayi_wu4@brown.edu
Zhaocheng Yang
Qinan Yu

Undergraduate Student

qinan_yu@brown.edu
Kate Zhang

Undergraduate Student in Applied Mathematics and Human-Centered Design, Design Lead for Tech as Prosthetics

kate_zhang@brown.edu
Richard Zhang

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science Economics, SRCH: Accessibility Research Team

tiancheng_zhang1@brown.edu
Amber Zhao

Undergraduate Student in International & Public Affairs and Behavioral Decision Sciences, Former CNTR Student Liaison - Brown 2026

amber_zhao1@brown.edu
Grace Zhong

Undergraduate Student in English and Mathematics, CNTR AISLE Project Manager

ruoxi_zhong@brown.edu
Joy Zou

Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, International & Public Affairs, SRCH: Product Designer

jiangyi_zou@brown.edu

Alumni

Huda Abdulrasool

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, SRCH: Product Team Lead Fall '25, SRCH: Product Developer '24

huda_abdulrasool@brown.edu
Mahir Arora

Former Undergraduate Student

mahir_arora@brown.edu
Dre Boyd-Weatherly

Former Undergraduate Student in International & Public Affairs, Former CNTR AISLE Policy Analyst

dre_boyd-weatherly@brown.edu
Nora Cai

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant, CNTR AISLE Research Assistant

yinuo_cai@brown.edu
Connor Flick

Former Undergraduate Student in Computational Biology, SRCH: Privacy Team Lead '25-'26, SRCH: Privacy Team '24-'25

connor_flick@brown.edu
Timothy Fong

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Mathematics, Former CNTR AISLE Research Analyst

timothy_fong@brown.edu
Jo Gasior-Kavishe

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & International and Public Affairs, CNTR AISLE Research Analyst 2025, SRCH: AI Team Lead Fall '25, SRCH: AI Research Team '24-'25

jo_kavishe@brown.edu
Robayet Hossain

Undergraduate Student

robayet_hossain@brown.edu
Doren Hsiao-Wecksler

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Former SRCH: Project Director

doren_hsiao-wecksler@brown.edu
Emma Huang

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant, Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and International and Public Affairs, SRC Project: AI Research Team

emma_b_huang@brown.edu
Aanya Hudda

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science & Behavioral Decision Sciences, SRC Project: Product Manager

aanya_hudda@brown.edu
Samdeet Khan

Former Masters Student in Data Science, SRC Project: AI Research Team Lead

samdeet_khan@brown.edu
Rachel Kim

Former Undergraduate Student

rachel_kim@alumni.brown.edu
Lizzie Kumar

Brown Computer Science PhD Graduate, Postdoc in Health Policy at Stanford University

indra_kumar@alumni.brown.edu
Karina LaRubbio

PhD Student in Computer Science, SRC Project: Accessibility Research Team Lead '24-'25

karina_larubbio@brown.edu
Andrew Junwon Lee

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science - Economics & Public Health, Former SRCH: Accessibility Research Team

andrew_junwon_lee@brown.edu
Amit Levi

Former Undergraduate Student

amit_levi@alumni.brown.edu
Peyton Luiz

Former MPH Student in Epidemiology, Former SRCH: Privacy Research Team

peyton_luiz@brown.edu
Havi Nguyen

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Former CNTR AISLE Product Designer

havi_nguyen@brown.edu
Pegah Nohkiz

Brown Computer Science PhD Graduate, Postdoc at Cornell University

pegah_nokhiz@alumni.brown.edu
Lucy Qin

Brown Computer Science PhD Graduate, Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University's Initiative for Technology and Society

lucy_qin@alumni.brown.edu
Leah Rosenbloom

Brown Computer Science PhD Graduate, Postdoc at Northeastern University

leah_rosenbloom@alumni.brown.edu
Nasim Sonboli

Former Postdoctoral Research Associate in Data Science

nasim_sonboli@brown.edu
Fern Tantivess

Former Undergraduate Student

varisa_tantivess@brown.edu
William Tolmie

Former Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Applied Math-Economics, Former SRCH: Product Developer

william_tolmie@brown.edu
Tiffany Tran

Former Undergraduate Student in Behavioral Decision Sciences, SRCH: Accessibility Team Lead '25-'26, SRCH: Accessibility Research Team '24-'25

tiffany_m_tran@brown.edu
Terren Wise

Former Undergraduate Student in Design Engineering

terren_wise@brown.edu
Titi Zhang

Former Undergraduate Student

yifan_zhang4@brown.edu

People

People

Samantha Dalal

Ange Yeung

Chanel Baxter

Jude Essa

Lola Gutierrez-Huang

Qinan Yu

Robayet Hossain

Lucy Qin