Social NLP Lab - Research Team

IC2S2 2024, Philadelphia, USA (from left: Aria, Shadi, Layla, Elham)

The Social NLP Lab: Understanding Language, Culture, and Society Through Data

Our lab explores the socio-cultural dimensions of human and machine-generated texts by integrating natural language processing, computational social science, social network analysis, and human-centered data science. Our research aims to understand how language influences social interactions and cultural practices.

Current Members

Layla Bouzoubaa

Ph.D. Student, Fall 2022-present

Information Science

Aria Pessianzade

Ph.D. Student, Fall 2023-present

Information Science

Elham Aghakhani

Ph.D. Student , Winter 2024-Present

Information Science

Research Assistant, Winter 2025-present

M.Sc. Student (Software Engineering)

Co-op, 2025-2026

M.Sc. Student (AI/ML)

Chinomso Mishael Chukwuma

Research Assistant, Fall 2025-present

M.Sc. Student (AI/ML)

Co-Op, Fall 2025

M.Sc. Student (AI/ML)

Co-Op, 2025-2026

B.Sc. Student (Data Science)

Research Asistant. Summer 2025-present

B.Sc. Student (Computer Science)

Shailyshreyee Tagore

Research Asistant, Summer 2025-present

B.Sc. Student (Economics & Data Science)

Research Asistant. Summer 2025-present

B.Sc. (Economics & Data Science)

Alumni

Princie Shah, B.Sc. (Cybersecurity), Star 2025
Janhi Ong, B.Sc. (Data Science)
Nam Hoang, B.Sc. (Software Engineering) Co-op 2025
Subhrato Som, M.Sc. Computer Science 2025, (Now: Data Scientist at )
Darshit Rai, M.Sc. Data Science 2025, (Now: Data Scientist at )
Jackson Sherbun, B.Sc. Computer Science, Co-op 2025 (Now: Temple University)
Muqi Guo, M.Sc. Computer Science, Co-op 2024 (Now: PhD student at Drexel)
Max Song, M.Sc. Data Science, Co-op 23-24 (Now: United Nations)
Samiha Zarin, B.Sc. Computer & Data Science, STAR 2023
Minh Trinh, B.Sc. Economics & Data Science, STAR 2023
Jasmine Ben-Whyte , B.Sc. Computer Science, Co-op 2024
Zarah Malik, B.Sc. Data Science, STAR 2024
Patricia Tran, B.Sc. Computer Science, STAR 2024
Trevor Canfor-Dumas, B.Sc. Computer Science, STAR 2024
Jesus Romero , B.Sc. Computer Science, STAR 2024
Anthony Vaygen, B.Sc. Computer Science, STAR 2024

Hoàng Minh Lê Vũ, B.Sc. Software Engineering, STAR 2024
Geeta Kukreja, M.Sc. Computer Science, 2023
Linh Phuong Nguyen, B.Sc. '24, Computer & Data Science, 2022-2023
Amui Gayle, M.Sc. '24, Data Science, 2022-2023
Satvik Bhasin, B.Sc. '23, Computer & Data Science
Rishabh Sharma, M.Sc.'24, Data Science, Drexel (2023)
Medhavi Pandit, Data Science, Drexel (2022)
Minh Nguyen, B.Sc.'23, Computer Science, Drexel (2022-2023)
Jessie Kou, B.Sc.'22. Statistics, UIUC (2021)
Kevin Redline, M.Sc.'21 Library and Information Science, UIUC (2021)
Junjie (Nick) Yue, M.Sc.'21 Information Management, UIUC (2021)
Farras Rivai, B.Sc.'22 Information Science, UIUC (2020-2021)
Tiffany Lu, B.Sc.'18, M.Sc.'21 Information Management, UIUC (2018-2021)
Ikenna Akuba, B.Sc.'20 Econometrics, UIUC (2020)
Vaishnavi Myadam, B.Sc.'22 Statistics and Computer Science, UIUC (2020)
Lan Jiang, M.Sc.'20 Information Management, UIUC (2020)
Saumil Shah, M.Sc.'19 Information Management, UIUC (2019)
Jessica Schmiederer, B.Sc.'18 Actuarial Science and Economics, UIUC (2018)

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