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
Ph.D. (Information Science), Fall 2022-present
Aria Pessianzade
Ph.D. (Information Science), Fall 2023-present
Ph.D. (Information Science), Winter 2024-Present
Alumni
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), Drexel (2023)
Linh Phuong Nguyen, B.Sc. '24, (Computer & Data Science), Drexel (2022-2023)
Amui Gayle, M.Sc. '24, (Data Science), Drexel (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)